Luke Samuel Johnson
View in FamilySearchBaptized by Joseph Smith and ordained a priest by Christian Whitmore. Ordained a high priest by Oliver Cowdery, 25 Oct.1831. Member of Quorum of the Twelve, 1835-1837.
Born in Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont
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Baptized by Joseph Smith Jr.
Served in Northern States Mission
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Companion was Robert Rathburn and also served with Sidney Rigdon.
Served in Southern States Mission
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Called in Jan. with Wm E. McLellin and then served with Seymour Brunson. In company with Hazen Aldrich left Hiram, Ohio to resume mission in the South on 28 Dec, 1832. Left in Feb. 1833 to help father on the farm.
Member of First High Council of the Church
D&C 102:3 at Kirtland, Ohio
Served in Eastern States Mission
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Traveled through Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and the Eastern States preaching and holding conferences with his fellow Apostles. Married Susan Arminda Poteet on 1 Nov, 1833.
Served in Eastern States Mission
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Per Luke Johnson's personal history, he left on a mission to Canada in the spring of 1836, preached in New York on the way, and returned to Kirtland in the fall. Richard Bennett, "A Study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Upper Canada, 1830 - 1850" p. 92 Appendix 3, Provo, Utah Brigham Young University
Death in Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah Territory
