Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Presidency

Organization at the head of the Mormon Church led by the Mormon Church President, Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918).

From the description of Letter, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461693

From the guide to the First Presidency letter, 1905, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

President of the Mormon Church and his two chief assistants.

From the description of Letter, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630966

President of the Mormon Church and his two assistants.

From the description of Letter, 1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609568

At the end of the nineteenth century, federal pressure forced the LDS church to relinquish much of the control they held over public schooling in Utah. In response, the LDS leadership founded a number of private church schools, but their extent was inadequate to educate all LDS youth. The Church attempted to compensate for this shortcoming by creating the Religion Class program in 1890 to provide students with religious training on weekdays supplemental to their secular state education. Each year some 60,000 1st through 9th graders attended these classes until church leaders discontinued the program in 1929.

From the description of First Presidency letter on schools, 1890 October 25. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 228300442

Ezra Taft Benson and Gordon B. Hinckley are members of the First Presidency in 1986, with Ezra Taft Benson as President and Gordon B. Hinckley as a Counsler.

From the description of First Presidency letter, 1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368052228

Organization at the head of the Mormon Church.

From the description of Letter, 1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598673

From the guide to the First Presidency letter, 1946, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Seventh President of the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the Heber J. Grant statements, 1922-circa 1930, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Governing body of the Mormon Church.

From the description of Certificates, 1869-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365239422

From the description of Circular, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435718

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in charge of all the affairs of the church.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and heads all affairs of the church, including foreign missions. At the time of this letter, the First Presidency wanted to make sure that foreign mission presidents knew their responsibilities concerning the purchasing of land for branch meetinghouses. The First Presidency at the time of this letter was Presdient David O. McKay, with his counselors J. Reuben Clark Jr., Henry D. Moyle, and Hugh B. Brown.

From the guide to the Letter to all mission presidents in foreign areas, 1961, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)