Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-24
PRESIDENCY OF MORMON
CHURCH REORGANIZED
Joseph n. Smith Becomes President and
Names John II. Winder and Anthem
II. Lund as Counseiors.

II. Lund as Counseiors'
The first presidency of the Mormon
church, which was dissolved by the
death of President Lorenzo Snow on
October 10th, was reorganized Thurs
day by the selection of Joseph F. Smith
as president and John r. Winder and
Apostle Anton H. Lund as his coun-
selors The counselors were of course
named by President Smith after his
promotion, Mr. Winder being given the
chief position and Apostle Lund the
second place.
The meeting at which the first esi-
dency was reorganized was held in the
Temple, and there were present Apos-
Ties Joseph f. Smith, Brigham Young,
John Henry Smith, George Teasdale,
John W. Taylor, NJ. w. Merrill, Anthem
II. Luud, NJ. F. Cowley, A. o. Wood
ruff, Rudger Clawson and Reed Smoot.
Patriarch John Smith was also in at
tendance.
AS soon as the meeting had been
called to order and prayer offered for
guidance, it was announced that the
reorganization of the first presidency
was in order. Apostle brigham Young,
who is next to President Smith in point
of seniority, then moved that President
Smith be sustained ms president of the
church. The motion prevailed by a
unanimous vote of the assembled apos-
ties, and President Smith was re-
he Immediately did by selecting John
R. Winder and Apostle Lund. The
selections were likewise unanimously
sustained, and President Smith was
then sustained as trustee-in-trust for
the church and as president of the Salt
Lake Temple. John r, Winder was
then named as President Smiths as
sistant in the Temple work.
President Joseph r. Smith, the sixth
president of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, is the son of Hy-
rum Smith, and nephew of the Prophet
Joseph Smith. lie was born at Far
West, Mo-, on November 13, 1888, and
was residing at Nauvoo H., when his
father and Joseph Smith were killed,
after the tragedy he went, with his
mother to Winter Quarters, Mo-, and
two years later, in 1913, he drove an
OK team across the plains to Salt Lake,
arriving here on September card. Un-
til 1854 he herdcd cattle in the valley
and performed such other work as falls
to the lot Of a farmer boy. At that
time he was called on mission to the
Sandwich islands, where he remained
until 1857, when he returned to Utah.
He reached home on February "a, 1858,
when he joined the Nauvoo legion,
which was sent out to intercept john
ston's army. In March, 1858, President
! Smith was ordained high priest and
appointed mem ber of the high coun
Gil. Two years later he was called
upon mission to Great Britain, where
he remained until 1868, when he was
called home. Later be was sent on
another mission to the Sandwich is
lands, returning home in December,
1864. Upon his return he was elected
mem ber of the city council and also
to the legislature. On July /, 1856, he
was ordained an apostle by President
Brigham Young, and began active SER
vice as member of the quorum in 0c-
tober, SCI For several years there
after he was resident of Provo, but
later returned to Salt Lake and re-
sumed work in the historians office.
In 1874 he was sent on a second mission
to Europe, and after visiting various
countries, returned home in 1875, re-
naming year and then returning to
Europe to preside over the mission
there. The death OF President Young
resulted in his recall. In October
1880, when John Taylor succeeded tc
the presidency of the church, he was
chosen second counselor, which posi-
ton he retained practically until a few
days ago, when President Snow ad
vanced him to the first position, mad.
vacant by the death Of George Q. Can
non. During the prosecution of the
polygamists under the Edmunds- Tuck
er act, President Smith remained out
of Utah for everal years.
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