Ezra Taft Benson
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Clear AllBorn in Whitney, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1899 August 4
Relationships
Father
Mother
Sarah Sophia Dunkley
Baptized by George Taft Benson Jr.
1907 August 4 (Age 8)
Set Apart as Missionary
British Mission
1921 July 15 – 1923 December 23 (Age 21)
1921 July 15 – 1923 December 23 (Age 21)
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Set Apart
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Arrived at Home
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Departed from Home
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Priesthood Quorum When Called
1st
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Seymour B. Young
Media
Mission Photo
Sheffield Mission Conference, 1923
Missionaries Wearing Kilts
Married Flora Smith Amussen
1926 September 10 (Age 27)
Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1943 October 7 – 1986 April 6 (Age 44)
1943 October 7 – 1986 April 6 (Age 44)
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Sustained
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New Assignment
Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1973 December 30 – 1986 April 6 (Age 74)
1973 December 30 – 1986 April 6 (Age 74)
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Called
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Sustained
Called as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
First Presidency
1985 November 10 – 1994 May 30 (Age 86)
1985 November 10 – 1994 May 30 (Age 86)
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Called
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Died in Position
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Sustained
Died
1994 May 30 (Age 94)
Media
Ezra Taft Benson Profile Photo
Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994) Profile
Mission Photo
Sheffield Mission Conference, 1923
Missionaries Wearing Kilts