Spencer W. Kimball

Spencer W. Kimball
12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
December 30, 1973 (1973-12-30) – November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05)
Predecessor	Harold B. Lee
Successor	Ezra Taft Benson
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
July 7, 1972 (1972-07-07) – December 30, 1973 (1973-12-30)
End reason	Became President of the Church
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23) – July 2, 1972 (1972-07-02)
End reason	Became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 7, 1943 (1943-10-07) – December 30, 1973 (1973-12-30)
End reason	Became President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
October 7, 1943 (1943-10-07) – November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05)
Reason	Deaths of Sylvester Q. Cannon and Rudger Clawson
Reorganization at end of term	Joseph B. Wirthlin ordained
Personal details
Born	Spencer Woolley Kimball (1895-03-28)March 28, 1895 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
Died	November 5, 1985(1985-11-05) (aged 90) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000
Education	Secondary Education, 1914, Gila Junior College
Spouse(s)	Camilla Eyring
Children	4
Signature

Camilla Eyring
Newlyweds Spencer Kimball and Camilla Eyring (1917)
Born	Camilla Eyring Kimball (1894-12-07)December 7, 1894 Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died	September 20, 1987(1987-09-20) (aged 92) Salt Lake City, Utah
Parent(s)	Edward Christian (father) Caroline Cottam Romney (mother)

Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was an American business, civic, and religious leader, and was the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The grandson of early Latter Day Saint apostle Heber C. Kimball and his wife, Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He spent most of his early life in Thatcher, Arizona, where his father, Andrew Kimball, farmed and served as the area's stake president. He served an LDS mission from 1914 to 1916, then worked for various banks in Arizona's Gila Valley as a clerk and bank teller. Kimball later co-founded a business selling bonds and insurance which, after weathering the Great Depression, became highly successful. Kimball served as a stake president in his hometown from 1938 until 1943, when he was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Like most LDS Church apostles, Kimball traveled extensively to fulfill a wide variety of administrative and ecclesiastical duties. Early in his time as an apostle, Kimball was directed by church president George Albert Smith to spend extra time in religious and humanitarian work with Native Americans, which Kimball did throughout his life. He initiated the Indian Placement Program, which helped many Native American students gain educations in the 1960s and 1970s while staying with LDS foster families.