Jedediah Morgan Grant
Information regarding Elder Jedediah Morgan Grant:
- Apostle number: 28
- Quorum of the Twelve number: never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve
- Date of birth: February 21, 1816
- Place of birth: Windsor, Orange County, New York
- Date of apostolic ordination: April 7, 1854
- Age when ordained apostle: 38 years 1 month
- End of apostolic service: January 12, 1856
- Total apostolic years: 1 year 9 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve
- Date of death: January 12, 1856
- Age at death: 39 years 10 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Remarks: Elder Grant was called into the First Presidency to serve as Second Counselor to President Brigham Young. This occurred upon the death of Willard Richards. Elder Grant died at an early age due to “lung disease”, a combination of typhoid fever and pneumonia.
- Inspirational quote: “A man that advances in spiritual and in temporal matters at the same time, minding to keep the spiritual first, will not let the temporal lead him; he will not place his heart upon his farm, his horses, or any possession that he has. He will place his desires in heaven, and will anchor his hope in that eternal soil; and his temporal affairs will come up as he advances in the knowledge of God.”
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