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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)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Marinda Goff autograph book from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225546487]
Identifier: MSS 2805
Abstract Contains autographs and personal notes written by various male LDS Church members and leaders convicted and incarcerated for polygamy, a violation of the Edmunds Act, at the Utah Territory Prison; also includes autographs and notes from friends, family members, and Church leaders from West Jordon, Utah Territory, where Marinda and Hyrum Goff resided; the last autograph and note was written as testimonial in 1900. The book contains testimonials, affirmation of LDS Church doctrine regarding...
Dates: approximately 1886-1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marinda Goff autograph book from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary

Home missionary meeting minutes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319797]
Identifier: MSS SC 2118
Scope and Contents

Three handwritten items. One item contains a list of Home Missionaries for the Mormon Church who were being set apart and blessed by the Mormon leaders Lorenzo Snow (1814-1901), Joseph Edward Taylor (1830- ), Angus Munn Cannon (1834- ), and Charles Coulson Rich (1809-1883) on October 8th, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The other two documents are written accounts of Home Missionary meetings.

Dates: 1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Home missionary meeting minutes

Lorenzo Snow Lyman collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328814]
Identifier: MSS SC 2976
Scope and Contents Correspondence and certificates of Lorenzo S. Lyman and Lyman family papers. The correspondence deals with 19th and 20th century Utah politics; references to Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, the St. George Temple, and Utah mining and politics; Family History; family activities in various locations (San Bernardino, California and Fillmore and Parowan, Utah); and letters from Francis M. Lyman about being an apostle and travels (a visit to Egypt and Palestine in 1902)....
Dates: 1853-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorenzo Snow Lyman collection

Photographs of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles under President John Taylor

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197227644025]
Identifier: MSS 3712
Scope and Contents This large framed photo montage consists of images of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1881. The photographs are arranged in order of seniority: President John Taylor, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon (1st Counselor), Joseph F. Smith (2nd Counselor), Brigham Young Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, and John Henry Smith. Around each photo is the man's age, stature...
Dates: 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles under President John Taylor

Photographs of university trustees

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 830
Scope and Contents

Contains thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of presidents of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young Academy and University; also views of chairmen of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of BYU. Also includes view of Karl G. Maeser's wife, Anna.

Dates: 1875-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Photographs of university trustees

C. R. Savage photograph of the funeral of President Wilford Woodruff

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197227644108]
Identifier: MSS 4208
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one photograph of the funeral of LDS Church President Wilford Woodruff in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. Some of the LDS Apostles and the First Presidency can be identified on the stand, including Joseph F. Smith. Lorenzo Snow was speaking at the pulpit when the picture was taken.

Dates: 1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / C. R. Savage photograph of the funeral of President Wilford Woodruff

Lorenzo Snow certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334408]
Identifier: MSS 1066
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and printed certificate stating that Lorenzo Snow was made the second president of the Saltair Beach Company. The item was signed by Lorenzo Snow and L. John Nutall, a notary public.

Dates: 1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorenzo Snow certificate

Lorenzo Snow letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340249]
Identifier: MSS 102
Abstract

The folder contains a printed letter addressed to B. F. Cummings, Jr. and dated 8 September 1894. The item is a form letter in which Cummings' name was handwritten. Snow, then president of the Salt Lake Temple of the Mormon Church, requests donations of books to build up the library of that temple.

Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorenzo Snow letter

Ammon M. Tenney papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320480]
Identifier: MSS SC 2214
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence, certificates, patriarchal blessings, family histories, and genealogies. The items relate to Ammon M. Tenney and to other members of the Tenney family. The letters and certificates are from prominent Mormon Church leaders.

Dates: 1874-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ammon M. Tenney papers

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Welch family papers

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