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Heber J. Grant
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1856 November 22
Date Details
Occurred On 1856 November 22
Baptized by Joseph S. Schofield
1864 June 3 (Age 7)
Married Lucy Stringham
1877 November 1 (Age 20)
Served in Unspecified Native American Mission
1883 January 6 – April 23 (Age 26) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Navajo, Zuni, and Moqui Tribes
Date Details
Started On 1883 January 6
Departed from Home
Ended On 1883 April 23
Arrived at Home
Served in Unspecified Native American Mission
1883 October 29 – December 30 (Age 26) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Location Served
Navajo and Zuni Tribes
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 29
Departed from Home
Ended On 1883 December 30
Arrived at Home
Married Hulda Augusta Winters
1884 May 26 (Age 27)
Married Emily Harris Wells
1884 May 27 (Age 27)
Called as President to Japan Mission
1901 July 18 – 1903 September 18 (Age 44) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1901 July 18
Set Apart
Ended On 1903 September 18
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/grant_mission_card_psd130805_vh58.jpg)
President Grant's Mission Card
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/S/john-william-stoker-1883-fs-7.jpg)
Missionaries of the Japan Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/CHL-PH-2508.jpg)
First Missionaries to Japan
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/First missionaries to Japan - PH 2334_b0001_f0002_00017.jpg)
Missionaries in Yokohama
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/36432Balt.jpg)
Japan Dedication Site
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/CHL-PH-39.jpg)
Missionaries in Tokyo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/G/heber-j-grant-1856-PH 9157_f0001_00001-japan-mission-open.jpg)
Opening the Japanese Mission
Called as President to British Mission
1903 November 28 – 1906 December 5 (Age 47) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Date Details
On 1903 October 6
Called
Started On 1903 November 28
Arrived in Field
On 1904 January 1
Took Charge Of Mission
Ended On 1906 December 5
Departed from Field
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/alonzo-justice-marchant-1882-FS.jpg)
Belfast Conference, British Isles Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Nottingham Conference 1904 - FamilySearch.jpg)
Nottingham Conference
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/george-edward-james-1881-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/edwin-aldous-bingham-2-1864-FS.jpg)
Missionaries in the British Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/robert-charles-kelly-1-1870-FS.jpg)
Mission Photo
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/james-heber-corbridge-1-1872-FS.jpg)
Yorkshire, England
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/jesse-brentnall-higgs-1869-fs-5.jpg)
Formal British Mission Portrait
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/jesse-brentnall-higgs-1869-fs-7.jpg)
British Mission
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/andrew-otto-ingelstrom-1853-fs-02.jpg)
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1945 May 14 (Age 88)
Media
![Heber Jeddy Grant (1856 - 1945) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/heber-j-grant-165051.jpg)
Heber Jeddy Grant (1856 - 1945) Profile
![Wash Day in Japan ca 1902-1904](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/annie-marie-snow-1883-fs-1.jpg)
Wash Day in Japan ca 1902-1904
![Mutual Improvement Association Missionaries, 1899](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/harley-phelps-randall-1876-fs-1.jpg)
Mutual Improvement Association Missionaries, 1899
![Thank You From Hawaii Heber J Grant, 1935 July](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/henry-castle-hadlock-murphy-1897-fs-2.jpg)
Thank You From Hawaii Heber J Grant, 1935 July
![President Grant's Mission Card](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/grant_mission_card_psd130805_vh58.jpg)
President Grant's Mission Card
![Missionaries of the Japan Mission, Between 1902 – 1903](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/S/john-william-stoker-1883-fs-7.jpg)
Missionaries of the Japan Mission, Between 1902 – 1903
![First Missionaries to Japan](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/CHL-PH-2508.jpg)
First Missionaries to Japan
![Missionaries in Yokohama](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/First missionaries to Japan - PH 2334_b0001_f0002_00017.jpg)
Missionaries in Yokohama
![Japan Dedication Site](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/36432Balt.jpg)
Japan Dedication Site
![Missionaries in Tokyo, 1902 February 17](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/japan/CHL-PH-39.jpg)
Missionaries in Tokyo, 1902 February 17
![Opening the Japanese Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/G/heber-j-grant-1856-PH 9157_f0001_00001-japan-mission-open.jpg)
Opening the Japanese Mission
![Belfast Conference, British Isles Mission, 1905](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/alonzo-justice-marchant-1882-FS.jpg)
Belfast Conference, British Isles Mission, 1905
![Nottingham Conference](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Nottingham Conference 1904 - FamilySearch.jpg)
Nottingham Conference
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/J/george-edward-james-1881-fs-3.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Missionaries in the British Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/edwin-aldous-bingham-2-1864-FS.jpg)
Missionaries in the British Mission
![Mission Photo](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/robert-charles-kelly-1-1870-FS.jpg)
Mission Photo
![Yorkshire, England](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/james-heber-corbridge-1-1872-FS.jpg)
Yorkshire, England
![Formal British Mission Portrait](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/jesse-brentnall-higgs-1869-fs-5.jpg)
Formal British Mission Portrait
![British Mission, Between 1903 – 1904](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/jesse-brentnall-higgs-1869-fs-7.jpg)
British Mission, Between 1903 – 1904
![Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/other/andrew-otto-ingelstrom-1853-fs-02.jpg)
Two Scandinavian & 1 European Mission Presidents, 1905 July 19