Elder Luke Samuel Johnson
Information regarding Luke S. Johnson
- Apostle number: 10
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 8
- Date of birth: November 3, 1807
- Place of birth: Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont
- Date of apostolic ordination: February 15, 1835
- Age when ordained apostle: 27 years 3 months
- End of apostolic service: April 13, 1838
- Total apostolic years: 03 years 1 month
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: February 15, 1835
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 2 years 6 months
- Date of death: December 9, 1861
- Age at death: 54 years 1 month
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Remarks: Luke Johnson was excommunicated for apostasy on April 13, 1838. He was later re-baptized in 1846.
- Inspirational quote: Doctrine and Covenants 68:7-8 “This is the word of the Lord unto you, my servant…Luke Johnson…Go ye into all the world, preach the gospel to every creature, acting in the authority which I have given you, baptizing in the mane of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
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