“Brethren and sisters, let us go
to our homes. If our houses are not in
order, let us set them in order. Let us
renew our determination to honor God and keep His commandments, to love one
another, to make our homes the abiding place of peace. Each of us can contribute to that in the homes
in which we live.”
HISTORICAL SUMMARY
| 1870 APRIL 4 | BORN IN SALT LAKE CITY TO JOHN HENRY SMITH AND SARAH FARR. | |
| 1883 | AGE 13 | BEGAN WORK IN THE ZCMI OVERALL FACTORY. |
| 1884 | AGE 14 | RECEIVED PATRIARCHAL BLESSING, WHICH FORETOLD HIS FUTURE CALLING TO THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE. |
| 1891 | AGE 21 | SERVED MISSION TO SOUTHERN UTAH FOR YOUNG MEN'S MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. |
| 1892 MAY 25 | AGE 22 | MARRIED LUCY EMILY WOODRUFF (SHE DIED NOVEMBER 5, 1937). |
| 1892–1894 | AGE 22–24 | SERVED MISSION TO SOUTHERN STATES. |
| 1898 | AGE 28 | APPOINTED RECEIVER OF THE U.S. LAND OFFICE AND SPECIAL DISBURSING AGENT FOR UTAH BY U.S. PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY. |
| 1903 OCTOBER 8 | AGE 33 | ORDAINED APOSTLE BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH. |
| 1909–1912 | AGE 39–42 | ILLNESS PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING ACTIVE IN THE QUORUM. |
| 1916 | AGE 46 | ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS. |
| 1917 | AGE 47 | ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL DRY FARM CONGRESS. |
| 1919–1921 | AGE 49–51 | SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN MISSION. |
| 1921 | AGE 51 | APPOINTED GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF YOUNG MEN'S MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. |
| 1922 | AGE 52 | ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. |
| 1931 | AGE 61 | ELECTED MEMBER OF NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. |
| 1938 | AGE 68 | TOURED MISSIONS IN THE CHURCH IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC., |
| 1943 JULY 1 | AGE 73 | SET APART AS PRESIDENT OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. |
| 1945 MAY 21 | AGE 75 | BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH. |
| 1945 SEPTEMBER 23 | AGE 75 | IDAHO FALLS IDAHO TEMPLE DEDICATED. |
| 1945 NOVEMBER 3 | AGE 75 | MET WITH PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN AND PRESENTED PLANS TO HELP RELIEVE THE LDS SAINTS IN EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR II ENDED. |
| 1946 JANUARY | AGE 75 | CHURCH STARTED SENDING SUPPLIES TO EUROPE. |
| 1947 | AGE 76 | UTAH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED. |
| 1949 OCTOBER | AGE 79 | FIRST GENERAL CONFERENCE BROADCAST ON KSL TELEVISION. |
| 1951 APRIL 4 | AGE 81 | DIED IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. |
