Lorenzo Snow
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Clear AllBorn 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)
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1837 (Age 22)
1837 (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
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1838 (Age 23)
1838 (Age 23)
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)
1840 October 21 – 1843 January 17 (Age 26)
Start Date Details
Arrived in the Field
End Date Details
Ended On 1843 January 17
Departed from the Field
Additonal Dates
On 1843 April 12
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Ilinois.
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Called as Missionary
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 30)
1844 April 15 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
Called
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)
1847 December 9 (Age 33)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
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
End Date Details
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Organization was Ended
Called as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1849 February 12 – 1898 September 13 (Age 34)
1849 February 12 – 1898 September 13 (Age 34)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended On 1898 September 13
New Assignment
Departed from Home as Mission President
Italian Mission
1849 October 19 – 1852 August 30 (Age 35)
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
Additonal Dates
On 1850 June 25
Arrived in the Field
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
End Date Details
Circa 1852
Organization was Ended
Called as Mission President
Malta Mission
1852 February 26 – May 16 (Age 37)
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)
1864 March 2 – June (Age 49)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
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)
1872 October 13 – 1873 June 18 (Age 58)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1873 June 18
Arrived at Home
Additonal Dates
On 1872 October 14
Departed from 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 Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
First Presidency
1873 April 8 – 1874 May 9 (Age 59)
1873 April 8 – 1874 May 9 (Age 59)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1874 May 9
New Assignment
Sustained as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
First Presidency
1874 May 9 – 1889 April 7 (Age 60)
1874 May 9 – 1889 April 7 (Age 60)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1889 April 7
New Assignment
Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1889 April 7 – 1898 September 13 (Age 75)
1889 April 7 – 1898 September 13 (Age 75)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1898 September 13
New Assignment
Sustained as Young Men General President
General Young Men Organization
1898 – 1901 (Age 83)
1898 – 1901 (Age 83)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1898
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1901
Died in Position
Sustained as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
First Presidency
1898 October 9 – 1901 October 10 (Age 84)
1898 October 9 – 1901 October 10 (Age 84)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1901 October 10
Died in Position
Sustained as Sunday School General President
General Sunday School Organization
1901 May – October (Age 87)
1901 May – October (Age 87)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1901 May
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1901 October
Released
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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Lorenzo Snow (1814 - 1901) Profile
Lorenzo Snow (1814 - 1901)