Moses Thatcher
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Moses Thatcher | |
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vote of the church | |
LDS Church Apostle | |
April 9, 1879[b] | – August 22, 1909|
Reason | Deaths of Brigham Young and Orson Hyde[a] |
Reorganization at end of term | No apostles ordained[c] |
Personal details | |
Born | Moses Thatcher February 2, 1842 Sangamon County, Illinois, United States |
Died | August 22, 1909 Logan, Utah, United States | (aged 67)
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Moses Thatcher (February 2, 1842 – August 22, 1909) was an
Early life
Thatcher was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, to Hezekiah Thatcher and Alena Kitchen. The Thatcher family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1843, and moved to Macedonia, Illinois, and later to Nauvoo. Together, with the main body of the church, they began their trek westward in 1846 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in September 1847.[1][citation needed]
Hezekiah and Alena, with seven of their eight living children (including Thatcher), departed for
From 1860 to 1861, Thatcher studied at the
Apostolic service
Thatcher became an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in April 1879.[citation needed] He replaced Orson Hyde, who died on November 28, 1878.[citation needed]
From 1880 to 1898, Thatcher was the second assistant to
At the April 1896
However, Thatcher was not excommunicated from the church and retained his position in the leadership of the YMMIA.[citation needed] Thatcher remained supportive of the church after being removed from the Quorum, testifying on many occasions of the divinity of the work and the divinity of the calling of its leaders.[citation needed] Matthias F. Cowley replaced Thatcher in the Quorum of the Twelve. Thatcher held the priesthood office of apostle until his death.[citation needed]
Post-Quorum of the Twelve service
After being removed from the quorum, Thatcher testified in the Reed Smoot hearings held before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections.[3] He was supportive of the church and its positions.[citation needed]
Thatcher died at his home on August 22, 1909, in Logan, Utah.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ After Thatcher was added to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles it still was only composed of 11 apostles.
- ^ Thatcher was released from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by a vote of the church in 1896; however, he retained the priesthood office of apostle until his death.
- ^ Since Thatcher was not a member of the Quorum of the Twelve when he died, his death did not create a vacancy that needed to be filled by the calling of a new apostle.
References
- ^ a b c Jenson, Andrew (1901). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Harold B. Lee Library. Salt Lake City : The Andrew Jenson History Co. pp. 127–136.
- Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints6:330–36.
- ^ Proceedings Before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the United States Senate In the Matter of The Protests Against the Right of Hon. Reed Smoot, A Senator from the State of Utah, to Hold His Seat. Records of the 59th Congress of the United States 1st Session Senate. 4932-486. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1906. p. 1.
- ^ "Moses Thatcher Dead". The New York Times. Salt Lake City. August 23, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Moses Thatcher's Missionary Diaries Digital Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Moses Thatcher at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2017)