UJohn Taylor (1 Novemba 1808 – 25 Julayi 1887) wayengumholi wezenkolo owazalwa ngesiNgisi owayesebenza njengomongameli wesithathu we- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) kusuka ngo-1880 kuya ku-1887.Ungumongameli wokuqala futhi kuze kube manje kuphela ongumongameli weSonto LDS ozalwe ngaphandle kwaseMelika. UTaylor wazalelwa eMilnthorpe, eWestmorland (manje eyingxenye yeCumbria ), eNgilandi, indodana kaJames no-Agnes Taylor. Wayenezikole ezihlelekile kuze kube yiminyaka eyishumi nane, wabe esesebenzela ubambiswano lokuqala futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi waqeqeshwa njengomshintshi wezinkuni nowenza ikhabethe.Uthe ngesikhathi eseyinsizwa, wayenombono "wengelosi emazulwini, iphethe icilongo emlonyeni wayo, izwakalisa umlayezo ezizweni" - leyo eyayizoyikhomba kamuva njengengelosi uMoroni.Wayelethwa christened kule iSonto LaseSheshi, kodwa bajoyine Methodist esontweni elishumi elinamithandathu.Waqokwa njengomshumayeli ojwayelekile ngemuva konyaka, futhi wezwa ubizo lokushumayela eMelika .Abazali bakaTaylor kanye nezingane zakubo bathuthela e- Upper Canada (i- Ontario yanamuhla) e1830.UTaylor wasala eNgilandi ezolahla impahla yomndeni futhi wajoyina umndeni wakhe eToronto ngo-1832.Uhlangane noLeonora Cannon ovela e- Isle of Man ngenkathi ehambela iSonto LaseToronto LaseMethodist futhi, yize ekuqaleni asenqaba isicelo sakhe, wamshada ngomhlaka 28 Januwari 1833.