David O. McKay

David O. McKay

David Oman McKay (born September 8, 1873 in Huntsville , Utah Territory , † January 18, 1970 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) was the 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .

He was born on September 8, 1873 to David McKay and Jennette Evans McKay. In 1893, at the age of 20, he became a teacher and principal of Huntsville Elementary School. He studied at the University of Utah from 1894 to 1897 . He then served a mission in Great Britain for two years . He was also used as a leader for all missionaries in Scotland . He married Emma Ray Riggs on January 2, 1901 in the Salt Lake Temple .

In 1902 he was appointed director of the Weber Stake Academy, where he taught in 1899 and 1900. In 1906 he was ordained an apostle by Joseph F. Smith . In 1918 he was appointed general superintendent of the Deseret Sunday School Union. From 1919 to 1921 he was the Church Education Officer . He was President of the European Mission from 1922 to 1924. He served as a counselor in the first Presidency of the Church from 1934 under President Heber J. Grant and from 1945 under President George Albert Smith .

On April 9, 1951, he succeeded George Albert Smith as the 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He dedicated the Bern Temple in 1955 , the Los Angeles California Temple in 1956 , the Hamilton Temple in New Zealand and the London Temple in 1958, and the Oakland California Temple in 1964 . During his presidency, the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rose from approximately one million to three million.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James B. Allen: McKay, David O. In: Daniel H. Ludlow (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Vol. 2, New York 1992, 870-875, 870.
2. ↑ Mary Jane Woodiger: McKay, David O. In: Arnold Garr ea (eds.), Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History. Salt Lake City 2000, 724-728, 725.
3. ↑ Allen, 871; Woodiger, 725.
4. ↑ Allen, 871; Woodiger, 725
5. ↑ Allen, 871; Woodiger, 725.
6. ↑ Allen, 871; Woodiger, 725f.
7. ↑ Allen, 872; Woodiger, 726.
8. ↑ Allen, 872; Woodiger, 726.
9. ^ Allen, 872.
10. ^ Allen, 872.
11. ^ Allen, 872
12. ↑ Daniel H. Ludlow (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Vol. 4, New York 1992, 1641.
13. ↑ Allen, 872; Woodiger, 726.
14. ^ Richard O. Cowan: Los Angeles Temple. In: Garr ea, 680-681, 680.
15. ↑ On the temple dedications cf. Gregory A. Prince / Wm. Robert Wright: David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. Salt Lake City 2005, 260-264; 387f.

predecessor	Office	successor
George Albert Smith	President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1951–1970	Joseph Fielding Smith