Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th president of the LDS Church, served a shorter tenure at the helm than any of his predecessors. Yet there were many distinguishing features about his administration. Some of these were: – Church membership soared past the 3,000,000 mark during his 2’/Z-year administration. – Far-reaching organizational changes were made to provide a… Continue reading 10th President of LDS Church
Category: LDS Church Leadership
Eleventh LDS President
Eleven men have served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during its 144-year history – an average of some 13 years per president. The tenure of Harold B. Lee, the 11th president, was less than 18 months, shortest served by any president. But in that time President Lee made a… Continue reading Eleventh LDS President
Joseph Fielding Smith – 10th President of LDS Church
Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th president of the LDS Church, served a shorter tenure at the helm than any of his predecessors. Yet there were many distinguishing features about his administration. Some of these were: – Church membership soared past the 3,000,000 mark during his 2 1/2-year administration. – Far-reaching organizational changes were made to provide… Continue reading Joseph Fielding Smith – 10th President of LDS Church
Recalling Sermon to Soviets
In the headlines at about the same time recently were the naming of Ezra Taft Benson as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and President Reagan’s appeal for prayers for success at the upcoming summit meetings with Soviet leader Gorbachev. Somehow the two stories combined to remind me of an extraordinary spiritual happening… Continue reading Recalling Sermon to Soviets
Growth, Change: They’re Perpetual Watchwords
So we’ve entered a new decade! High hopes for happiness and prosperity are mingled with concerns over inflation, energy shortages, and other economic problems as we turn from the 70’s and advance into a new 10-year span. There are other concerns too, as war clouds gather in parts of the world. The Soviet Union is… Continue reading Growth, Change: They’re Perpetual Watchwords
Inauguration of ‘Y’ President
President Dallin H. Oaks of Brigham Young University apparently set the tone for the years immediately ahead in the closing paragraph of his inaugural address. “We have passed through a period of extraordinary growth at BYU,” he told the capacity audience at the inauguration Friday. “We are now entering a period of maturing, deepening, and… Continue reading Inauguration of ‘Y’ President