Heber Jeddy Grant
Information regarding Heber J. Grant:
- Apostle number: 40
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 33
- Date of birth: November 22, 1856
- Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Date of apostolic ordination: October 16, 1882
- Age when ordained apostle: 25 years 10 months
- End of apostolic service: May 14, 1945
- Total apostolic years: 62 years 6 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: October 16, 1882
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 36 years 1 month
- Date called as President of the Church: November 23, 1918
- Age when called as President: 62 years 0 months
- Tenure as President of the Church: 26 years 5 months
- Date of death: May 14, 1945
- Age at death: 88 years 5 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Remarks: President Grant succeeded President Joseph F. Smith as President of the Church in November of 1918, but he was not sustained in that position by the general membership of the Church until June 1919. This delay was due to the world-wide influenza epidemic which prevented the Saints meeting in a general conference until June. President Grant was the son of Jedediah Morgan Grant, also an apostle.
- Inspirational quote: “That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do—not that the nature of the thing is changed, but that our power to do is increased.”
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