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  1. John Taylor (Mormon) /  40.7772000°N 111.858000°W  / 40.7772000; -111.858000. John Taylor (1 November 1808 – 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887. He is the first and so far only president of the LDS Church ...

  2. John Taylor, Third President of the Church. John Taylor was born November 1, 1808, in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England. An 1832 immigrant to Toronto, Canada, he was a cooper and part-time Methodist minister. He and his wife, Leonora, joined the Church in 1836. Two years later, he became an Apostle and enjoyed close association with Joseph Smith ...

  3. When Brigham Young died on 29 August 1877, John Taylor was 68 years old. For the next three years, President Taylor led the Church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At a general conference on 10 October 1880, he was sustained as prophet, seer, and revelator, and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a ...

  4. John Taylor served as the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1880 and his death in 1887. Born in 1808 in Milnthorpe, England, he joined the Church in 1836 along with his wife Leonora Cannon Taylor while living in Toronto, Canada. He survived the mob attack at Carthage Jail that killed Joseph and Hyrum ...

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  6. He was the second of 10 children. When John Taylor was born, Joseph Smith was almost three years old, Brigham Young was seven years old, and Wilford Woodruff was almost two years old. John Taylor was almost 12 years old when the First Vision occurred, and he was a young man of 21 when the Book of Mormon was published. Events, Highlights, and ...

  7. Sep 12, 2023 · The Church History Library holds many collections related to John Taylor, the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For example, if you are interested in researching President Taylor’s personal history and letters, the John Taylor collection (MS 1346) is a massive repository of documents.

  8. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which ...

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