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Jose
ph S
mith
(18
05–
1844
)1s
t Pre
siden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
John
Taylo
r (18
08–
1887
)3r
d Pr
esid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Lore
nzo
Snow
(18
14–19
01)
5th
Pres
iden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Hebe
r J. G
rant
(18
56–19
45)
7th
Pres
iden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Geor
ge A
lber
t Sm
ith
(1870
–1951
)8t
h Pr
esid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Jose
ph F.
Sm
ith
(1838
–1918
)6t
h Pr
esid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Wilf
ord
Woo
druf
f (18
07–
1898
)4t
h Pr
esid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Brigh
am Y
oung
(18
01–1
877)
2nd
Pres
iden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 4 37
ILLUS
TRAT
IONS
BY
ROBE
RT T.
BAR
RETT
AND
THO
MAS
S. C
HILD
38 F r i e n d
• Heavenly Father and Jesus C
hrist appeared to him
when he was 14 years old.
• He translated the Book of M
ormon from
the golden plates.
• He directed the Saints to build the Kirtland and Nau-voo tem
ples.
• He chose to be baptized after taking a Hebrew class with Joseph Sm
ith.
• He almost drowned while
going to preach in Hawaii.
• He told Church m
embers
they would be blessed if they paid their tithing.
• He was the son of Hyrum
Smith, and Joseph Sm
ith was his uncle.
• At age nine he drove a team
of oxen to Utah with his m
other and other pioneers.
• He was only 15 years old when he began serving a m
ission in Hawaii.
• He and his widowed mother
didn’t have much m
oney, but he once gave his coat to a boy who needed it.
• He practiced hard to im
prove his baseball and handwriting skills.
• He was President during the G
reat Depression.
• He had many health chal-
lenges, including poor eyesight.
• One of his lifelong goals
was: “I would be a friend to the friendless and find joy in m
inistering to the needs of the poor.”
• As President, he sent hum
anitarian aid to Europe after W
orld War II.
Prophet Cards• He becam
e an Apostle just three years after joining the C
hurch.
• He led the pioneer Saints to Utah.
• He began work building the Salt Lake Tem
ple.
• He grew up in England.• He sang for Joseph and
Hyrum Sm
ith in Carthage
Jail.
• At the Martyrdom
he was shot at several tim
es but still survived.
• He served several missions
and baptized thousands of people.
• He was Church Historian
and wrote in his own journal daily for 63 years.
• He dedicated the Salt Lake Tem
ple.
David
O. M
cKay
(18
73–19
70)
9th
Pres
iden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Jose
ph F
ield
ing S
mith
(18
76–19
72)
10th
Pre
siden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Spen
cer W
. Kim
ball
(1895
–1985
)12
th P
resid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Haro
ld B
. Lee
(18
99–19
73)
11th
Pre
siden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Ezra
Taft
Ben
son
(1899
–1994
)13
th P
resid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Howa
rd W
. Hun
ter
(190
7–19
95)
14th
Pre
siden
t of t
he C
hurc
h
Gord
on B
. Hin
ckle
y (19
10–2
00
8)15
th P
resid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
Thom
as S.
Mon
son
(1927
)16
th P
resid
ent o
f the
Chu
rch
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 4 39
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40 F r i e n d
• The Spirit helped him avoid
dangerous situations as a child, like telling him
not to explore a run-down shed.
• He was a teacher in a one-room
schoolhouse.
• He helped create the C
hurch Welfare Program
.
• As a boy, he mem
orized scriptures and hym
ns while m
ilking cows.
• While President, the num
ber of tem
ples doubled.
• He received revelation that all worthy m
en could hold the priesthood.
• He grew up on a farm and
studied agriculture in school.
• Before becoming President
of the Church, he served
as Secretary of Agricul-ture for the United States governm
ent.
• He encouraged people to read the Book of M
ormon
every day.
• As a boy, he learned to unselfishly share with those in need.
• He was called as a bishop at age 22 and as an Apostle at age 36.
• He encouraged Church
mem
bers to go to the rescue of those who have wan-dered away from
Heavenly Father.
• He earned his Eagle Scout Award at age 15.
• When he was young, he
played in a band that trav-eled to Asia on a cruise ship.
• He traveled to the Middle
East as an Apostle and helped choose the site for the BYU Jerusalem
Center.
• A walnut tree he planted was used to build the pulpit of the C
onference Center.
• He presented “The Family:
A Proclamation to the
World” in 1995.
• While he was President,
more than 70
temples were
dedicated.
• He was raised on a farm
and loved animals all his life.
• While serving a m
ission in Scotland, he saw a carving that becam
e his motto:
“What-e’er thou art, act well
thy part.”
• While he was President, the
first stakes were organized outside of North Am
erica.
• He was the son of President Joseph F. Sm
ith.
• As a young man, he drove
his mother in a carriage
when she needed to take care of wom
en in the neighborhood.
• He loved playing sports, especially handball.
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