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Lorenzo Snow

Birth Date
On 1814 April 3
Death Date
On 1901 October 10
Gender
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Born in Mantua, Portage, Ohio, United States

1814 April 3

Date Details

Occurred On 1814 April 3
Birth

Relationships

Father
Oliver Snow III
Mother
Rosetta Lenora Pettibone

Baptized

1836 June (Age 22)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

British Mission
1840 October 21 – 1843 January 17 (Age 26)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1843 January 17
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Ilinois.
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1844
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Called to preside with Lester Brooks over the forty one elders appointed to preach the gospel and assist with Joseph Smith's presidential campaign in Ohio (Journal History, April 15, 1844, p. 2)


Married Mary Adaline Goddard

1845 January 17 (Age 30)

Married Sarah Ann Prichard

1845 April 21 (Age 31)

Married Harriet Amelia Squires

1846 January 17 (Age 31)

Married Charlotte Merrill Squires

1846 January 17 (Age 31)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Northern States Mission
1847 December 9 (Age 33)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Iowa
Location Served
Iowa
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He accompanied Jonathan C. Wright and others.


Married Eleanor Houtz

1848 June 1 (Age 34)

Joined Brigham Young Company

1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 34)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Organization was Ended

Departed from Home as Mission President

Italian Mission
1849 October 19 – 1852 August 30 (Age 35)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 August 30
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Joined Company Unknown

1852 (Age 37)

Start Date Details

Occurred Circa 1852
Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Circa 1852
Organization was Ended

Called as Mission President

Malta Mission
1852 February 26 – May 16 (Age 37)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 May 16
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Married Caroline Horton

1853 October 9 (Age 39)

Married Mary Elizabeth Houtz

1857 March 5 (Age 42)

Married Phebe Amelia Woodruff

1859 April 4 (Age 45)

Departed from Home as Mission President

Hawaiian Mission
1864 March 2 – June (Age 49)

End Date Details

Ended On 1864 June
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Sarah Ephramina Jensen

1871 June 12 (Age 57)

Set Apart as Missionary

Turkish Mission
1872 October 13 – 1873 June 18 (Age 58)

End Date Details

Ended On 1873 June 18
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Prussia and Palestine
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Traveled with George Albert Smith, Daniel Hanmer Wells, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Anson Call and others.


Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1889 April 7 – 1898 September 13 (Age 75)

End Date Details

Ended On 1898 September 13
New Assignment

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1901 October 10 (Age 87)

Date Details

Occurred On 1901 October 10
Died

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