LDS Prophets Flashcards
To learn about the Latter-Day Saint prophets: names, when they served, what they are known for, what they looked like, etc.
Who was the first president of the church?
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Who was the second president of the church?
Brigham Young
Who was the third president of the church?
John Taylor
Who was the fourth president of the church?
Wilford Woodruff
During what years did
Joseph Smith, Jr.
serve as the President and Prophet of the church?
1830-1844
During what years did
Brigham Young
serve as the President and Prophet of the church?
1847-1877
During what years did
John Taylor
serve as the President and Prophet of the church?
1880-1887
During what years did
Wilford Woodruff
serve as the President and Prophet of the church?
1887-1898
What major events are associated with
Joseph Smith Jr.’s
time as leader of the church?
- Publishing of the Book of Mormon
- Restoration of the Priesthood
- Church organized on April 6, 1830
- Building of the Kirtland and Nauvoo temples
- Restoration of the sealing power
- Zion’s Camp
- Missionary efforts spread beyond the US
- Martydom
- Lots more!
What major events are associated with
Brigham Young’s
time as leader of the church?
- Migration to the Salt Lake valley.
- Mormon Battalion
- Construction begun on the Salt Lake, St. George, and Logan temples
- Settling of the Utah Valley, Idaho, Arizona, and Northern Mexico.
- The “Mormon War”
- Utah becoming a Territory of the US with Brigham Young as Governor
- Brought the telegraph and the railroad to Utah.
What major events are associated with
John Taylor’s
time as leader of the church?
- Oversaw the church during persecution due to plural marriage. Church members were being fined, imprisoned, and denied their right to vote.
What major events are associated with
Wilford Woodruff’s
time as leader of the church?
- Dedicated temples in Salt Lake City and Manti
- Oversaw the organization of the Genealogical Society
- Received the revelation ending the practice of plural marriage
Give a brief synopsis of the life of
Joseph Smith Jr.
- Born in Dec. 1805 in Sharon, Vermont
- First Vision in 1820 and then visited by the angel Moroni in 1823
- Married Emma Hale
- Father of 9 children and adopted 2. Only 5 of the 11 children survived to adulthood.
- Translated the Book of Mormon, the Bible, the Book of Abraham and The Book of Moses
- Organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Received numerous revelations on the organization of the church, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the Plan of Salvation
- Organized the School of the Prophets
- Sent the apostles to England
- Martyred at Carthage, Ill. on June 27, 1844
Give a brief synopsis of the life of
Brigham Young
- Born in June 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont.
- Joined the church in 1832, and three years later was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- Led the migration west in 1846–47 to the Rocky Mountains and founded Salt Lake City.
- Sustained as President of the Church on December 27, 1847.
- Served as Territorial Governor of Utah
- Died in August, 1877
