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Snow, Lorenzo, 1814-1901

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1814 - 1901

Biographical History

Lorenzo Snow (1814-1901) was an ecclesiastical leader in Utah, and served as the fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Lorenzo Snow was born on April 3, 1814 in Mantua, Ohio. He was baptized into the Church in After being baptized a member of the Church in 1836, he served as a missionary in Ohio and the East. He was ordained to the office of Seventy in 1840, and was ordained an apostle in 1849. He then served missions in England and Europe. In 1898 he became president of the Church. During his service he is known for the revelation on tithing that he received in St. George, Utah.

Snow passed away on October 10, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
His Juvenile instructor, 1901.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1992: page 1647 (Snow, Lorenzo, born April 3, 1914, Mantua, Ohio; died October 10, 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah; educator; Apostle in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, February 12, 1849, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, April 7, 1889; President of the Church, September 13, 1898-October 10, 1901) page 1367 (Snow, Lorenzo, fifth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; baptized June 19, 1836 and moved to Kirtland; served various missions; returned to Nauvoo in 1843; left Nauvoo in 1846; on way west stop at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa because of illness; 1848 moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah; mission to Italy in 1849; return to Salt Lake City in 1852, organized the Polysophical Association; Utah Legislature for 29 years; 1853 colonized Box Elder County, Utah; founded Brigham City, Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association; 1864 mission to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands; eight years later went to Palestine; 1855 mission among Indians of the Pacific Northwest; dedicated Manti Temple in 1888; president of the Salt Lake Temple in 1893; died in the Beehive House on October 10, 1901; scholar, schoolmaster, missionary, legislator, cooperative leader, financiar, temple worker, and prophet)

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Welch family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2906
Scope and Contents The John Welch family correspondence includes letters from Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Mormon Church and Martha Jane Welch; a letter to Harriet Atwood Silver from her parents; and a letter from James E. Talmage, an apostle in the Mormon Church, to John Dunn.Snow's handwritten and signed letter is dated 24 Jan. 1877 and addressed to John Welch. Snow offers aid to the Mormons in Welch's colony in southern Utah. He also discusses business issues, including his interest in...
Dates: 1847-1932