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  1. Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was an American religious leader who was the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The grandson of early Latter-day Saint apostle Heber C. Kimball, Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He spent most of his early life in ...

  2. Nov 6, 1985 · Spencer W. Kimball, the Mormon Church leader who broke precedent to give black members full spiritual privileges in the worldwide religious body, died here Tuesday night at the age of 90.

  3. Nov 6, 1985 · He was 90 years old. Mr. Kimball died at 10:08 P.M. at his Westin Hotel Utah apartment of causes incident to age, said a church spokesman, Don LeFevre. Mr. LeFevre said Mr. Kimball's wife, Camilla ...

  4. Feb 15, 2023 · 15 February 2023. President Spencer W. Kimball’s personal journals are now accessible online through the Church History Catalog—learn how to find and view them. In 1975, President Spencer W. Kimball taught the Latter-day Saints: “Get a good notebook […] a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it.

  5. The Life and Ministry of Spencer W. Kimball. During an autumn evening in the early 1900s, Orville Allen stopped by Andrew Kimball’s home to deliver some pumpkins. As the two men unloaded the pumpkins, they overheard Andrew’s son Spencer in the barn, singing as he milked the cows. Brother Allen remarked to Andrew, “Your boy must be happy.”.

  6. Years of Church and community leadership preceded his calling as an Apostle on October 7, 1943. Overcoming severe health problems, he became the twelfth Church President on December 30, 1973, at the age of 78. He led the Church with spiritual power and energetic determination during a period of dramatic vitality and growth.

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  8. Spencer Woolley Kimball. Born: 28 March 1895, Salt Lake City, Utah. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: 7 October 1943 (age 48) Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve: 23 January 1970. President of the Quorum of the Twelve: 7 July 1972. President of the Church: 30 December 1973 (age 78) Died: 5 November 1985 (age 90), Salt Lake City, Utah.

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