Samuel Otis Bennion
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Clear AllBorn in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1874 June 9
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Mother
Baptized by Llewelyn J Mantle
1882 May 4 (Age 7)
Married Charlotte Ella Towler
1898 August 25 (Age 24)
Set Apart as Missionary
Central States Mission
1904 November 9 – 1906 November 7 (Age 30)
1904 November 9 – 1906 November 7 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Released
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Arrived in The Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
115th
Location Served
South Texas Conference, mission headquarters as missionsecretary
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
M. W. Merrill
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Called as Mission President
Central States Mission
1906 October 1 – 1934 January 1 (Age 32)
1906 October 1 – 1934 January 1 (Age 32)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
115th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Served With Children
Yes
Notes
Bennion had been called as mission president on 1 October 1906 and shadowed James G. Duffin for a month before assuming leadership of the mission.
Mission Companionship
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Sustained as First Seven President in the First Council of the Seventy
First Council of the Seventy
1933 April 6 – 1945 March 8 (Age 58)
1933 April 6 – 1945 March 8 (Age 58)
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Sustained
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Died in Position
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1945 March 8 (Age 70)
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