Joseph F. Smith

Alternate Names

Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr. (Birth Name)

Birth Date

On 1838 November 13

Death Date

On 1918 November 19

Gender

Male

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Born in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States

1838 November 13

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Father

">Hyrum Smith

Mother

">Mary Fielding

Joined Heber C. Kimball Company

1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 9)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Mary Fielding (46)
John Smith (15)
Jerusha Smith (12)
Sarah Smith (10)
Martha Ann Smith (7)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Hawaiian Mission
1854 May 28 – 1857 October 4 (Age 15)

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Departed from Home

End Date Details

Released

Additional Dates

Arrived in The Field

Departed from The Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Single

Residence When Called

Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Elder

Location Served

Maui, Kohala, Hilo, and Molokai Conferences

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Joined Freeman E. Tanner Company

1857 November 16 – 1858 January 19 (Age 19)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

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Arrived at Home

Married Levira Annette Clark Smith

1859 May 5 (Age 20)

Departed from Home as Missionary

British Mission
1860 April 25 – 1863 September 28 (Age 21)

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Departed from Home

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Dates

Arrived in The Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Single

Residence When Called

Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

High Priest

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

Orson Hyde and Parley Pratt

Media

Elder Joseph F. Smith

Mission Photo

Joined John W. Woolley Company

1863 August 9 – October 4 (Age 24)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

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Departed from Field

Set Apart as Mission President

Hawaiian Mission
1864 March 2 – October 2 (Age 25)

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Set Apart

End Date Details

Released

Additional Dates

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Single

Residence When Called

Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

High Priest

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

President Brigham Young

Called as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency

First Presidency
1866 July 1 – 1877 August 29 (Age 27)

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Start Date Details

Started Circa 1866 July 1

Called

Notes

Smith was ordained to the priesthood office of Apostle prior to being called to the First Presidency, however he was not set-apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until 1867. The Church Leadership data is meant to track Church positions, not priesthood ordinations.

End Date Details

New Assignment

Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1867 October 8 – 1901 October 17 (Age 28)

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Sustained

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New Assignment

Married Sarah Ellen Richards

1868 March 1 (Age 29)

Married Edna Lambson

1871 January 1 (Age 32)

Set Apart as Mission President

British Mission
1873 November 28 – 1876 October 1 (Age 35)

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Set Apart

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Dates

Arrived in The Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Plurally Married

Residence When Called

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Apostle

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

President Brigham Young

Set Apart as Mission President

British Mission
1877 April 25 – September 28 (Age 38)

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Set Apart

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Plurally Married

Residence When Called

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Apostle

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

President Brigham Young

Mission Companionship

Sarah Ellen Richards (26)

Set Apart as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1878 September 2 – 28 (Age 39)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Plurally Married

Residence When Called

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Apostle

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Location Served

Missouri, Illinois, Ohio and New York

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

Wilford Woodruff

Sustained as Young Men General Presidency First Counselor

General Young Men Organization
1880 – 1898 (Age 41)

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Start Date Details

Started Circa 1880

Sustained

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1898

New Assignment

Sustained as Second Counselor in the First Presidency

First Presidency
1880 October 10 – 1887 July 25 (Age 41)

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Sustained

End Date Details

New Assignment

Married Alice Ann Kimball

1883 December 6 (Age 45)

Married Mary Taylor Schwartz

1884 January 13 (Age 45)

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

Hawaiian Mission
1885 February 9 – 1887 July 1 (Age 46)

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Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field

End Date Details

Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Salt Lake City, Utah

Priesthood Office When Called

Apostle

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Notes

Per Hawaiian Mission Record of Missionaries, 1850-1914, his wife Julina Lambson, and daughter Julina C. accompanied him; son Elias Wesley was born on 21 Apr 1886 in Hawaii; and mother & children Departed from Field on 16 Mar 1887.

Per Hawaiian Mission Index, 1850-1930, daughter Donette joined them 31 Oct, 1886.