David A. Smith (Mormon)
| David A. Smith | |
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| First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| July 18, 1918 – April 6, 1938 | |
| Called by | Charles W. Nibley |
| End reason | Honorable release of Sylvester Q. Cannon and his counselors |
| Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| December 4, 1907 – July 18, 1918 | |
| Called by | Charles W. Nibley |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in Presiding Bishopric |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Asael Smith May 24, 1879 Julina Lambson |
David Asael Smith (May 24, 1879 – April 6, 1952) was a member of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
.
Smith was born in
baptized
on his eighth birthday.
When
Orrin Porter Miller died in 1918, Nibley made Smith his new first counselor. When Nibley was asked to join the First Presidency of the church in 1925, the new presiding bishop, Sylvester Q. Cannon, asked Smith to remain in the Presiding Bishopric as first counselor. Smith served in this capacity until April 6, 1938, when Cannon was released and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As a member of the Presiding Bishopric, Smith was the head of LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City
.
In 1908, Smith was made the first official president of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir. In this capacity, Smith's duties included managing the administrative, financial, and logistic details of the choir's increasing concert and tour schedule.[1] [2]
Smith was president of the choir until his release from the presiding bishopric in 1938.
Smith was a member of the general board of the
Deseret Sunday School Union. Smith died in Salt Lake City of cerebral arteriosclerosis[3] and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery
.
See also
Notes
- ^ Michael Hicks. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography. p. 56
- ^ "Who has served as president of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square?". 6 August 2021.
- ^ "State of Utah Death Certificate". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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