Reed Smoot
Information regarding Reed Smoot
- Apostle number: 48
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 41
- Date of birth: January 10, 1862
- Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Date of apostolic ordination: April 8, 1900
- Age when ordained apostle: 38 years 2 months
- End of apostolic service: February 9, 1941
- Total apostolic years: 40 years 10 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: April 8, 1900
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 40 years 10 months
- Date of death: February 9, 1941
- Age at death: 79 years 01 month
- Place of death: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Remarks: Elder Smoot served five terms (30 years) in the United States Senate, all the while serving also as an apostle. He served as a United States senator from 1903 to 1933. He died in Florida while on a visit to that state. He was buried in Provo, Utah.
- Memorable quote: “With a full appreciation of the knowledge that makes men and women capable and skillful in this life, [the Prophet Joseph Smith] prized and taught the knowledge that leads to eternal life and exaltation.”
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