Anthony W. Ivins

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Anthony W. Ivins
Full name Anthony Woodward Ivins
Born September 16, 1852 (1852-09-16)
Place of birth Toms River, New Jersey
Died September 23, 1934 (aged 82)
Place of death Salt Lake City, Utah
LDS Church Apostle
Called by Joseph F. Smith
Ordained October 6, 1907 (aged 55)
Reason for ordination Death of George Teasdale
End of term September 23, 1934 (aged 82)
Reason for end of term Death
Reorganization at end of term Alonzo A. Hinckley ordained; David O. McKay added to First Presidency

Anthony Woodward Ivins (September 16, 1852 – September 23, 1934) born in Toms River, New Jersey, was a high-ranking official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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[edit] Early life and family

When Ivins was still an infant, his parents migrated to Utah Territory. In 1861 they moved in St. George, Utah as part of the original settling party for that city.[1]

Ivins was a cousin of Heber J. Grant, his father and Grant's mother being brother and sister. In 1878 Ivins married Elizabeth A. Snow, a daughter of Erastus Snow, an apostle. They had nine children. His son Antoine R. Ivins also served as a general authority.

[edit] Politics and public service

On his return to St. George from an 1877 mission, Ivins was appointed a constable. He later served on the St. George city council, and a prosecuting attorney for Washington County, Utah.

After his mission to Mexico City, Ivins served as Mohave County Assessor, as special Indian Agent for the Shivwits band of Southern Paiutes, and as a delegate to the 1894 Utah State Constitutional Convention.

Ivins was an avid Democrat, and was active in the Utah Democratic Party.

[edit] Church service

In 1875 Ivins was part of an exploratory mission that found many sites in New Mexico and Arizona which were later colonized by the Mormons. In 1877 he served a mission to New Mexico, where he focused much of his attention on the Native Americans, but also preached to people of Mexican descent for the first time.

In the years immediately after his marriage, he served as a member of the Stake High Council in St. George. In 1882 Ivins was called on a mission to Mexico City, where he served for about the next two years. He next served as the first Stake president in Colonia Juárez. The Juárez Stake was the first stake in Mexico.[2] He served in this position until his call to the Quorum of the Twelve in 1907.

Ivins was ordained an apostle and joined the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 6, 1907, after the passing of George Teasdale. He was succeeded by Alonzo A. Hinckley. In 1921, Ivins was called as second counselor in the First Presidency, and in 1925 he became the first counselor in the First Presidency.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ History of Anthony W. Ivins
  2. ^ Deseret Morning News Church Almanac, 2006, p. 396
Grave marker of Anthony W. Ivins.
Grave marker of Anthony W. Ivins.
Preceded by
David O. McKay		 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 6, 1907–September 23, 1934		 Succeeded by
Joseph Fielding Smith
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Counselors in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Gause (1832) • Rigdon (1832–1844) • Williams (1833–1837) • Cowdery (1837–1838) • H. Smith (1837–1844) • John Smith (1837–1844) • Joseph Smith (1837–1840) • Law (1841–1844) • Bennett (1841–1842) • Lyman (1843–1844) • Kimball (1847–1868) • W. Richards (1847–1854) • Grant (1854–1856) • Wells (1857–1877) • J.F. Smith, Sr. (1866–1901) • G.A. Smith (1868–1875) • J.W. Young (1873–1877) • Cannon (1873–1901) • B. Young (1873–1877) • Snow (1873–1877) • Carrington (1873–1877) • Clawson (1901) • Winder (1901–1910) • Lund (1901–1921) • J.H. Smith (1910–1911) • Penrose (1911–1925) • Ivins (1921–1934) • Nibley (1925–1931) • Clark (1933–1961) • McKay (1934–1951) • S.L. Richards (1951–1959) • Moyle (1959–1963) • Brown (1961–1970) • Tanner (1963–1982) • Isaacson (1965–1970) • J.F. Smith, Jr. (1965–1970) • Dyer (1968–1970) • Lee (1970–1972) • Romney (1972–1985) • Hinckley (1981–1995) • Monson (1985–2008) • Faust (1995–2007) • Eyring (2007– )• Uchtdorf (2008– )
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Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
J. Smith • Cowdery • Harris • Whitmer • Marsh • Patten • B. Young, Sr. • H.C. Kimball • Hyde • M'Lellin • P.P. Pratt • L.S. Johnson • Wm. Smith • O. Pratt • Boynton • L.E. Johnson • Page • J. Taylor • W. Woodruff • G.A. Smith • W. Richards • Wight • H. Smith • A.M. Lyman • Benson • Rich • L. Snow • E. Snow • F.D. Richards • J.M. Grant • Wells • G.Q. Cannon • J.A. Young • J.W. Young • J.F. Smith, Sr. • B. Young, Jr. • Carrington • Thatcher • F.M. Lyman • J.H. Smith • Teasdale • H.J. Grant • J.W. Taylor • M.W. Merrill • Lund • A.H. Cannon • M.F. Cowley • A.O. Woodruff • Clawson • Smoot • H.M. Smith • G.A. Smith • Penrose • G.F. Richards • Whitney • McKay • Ivins • J.F. Smith, Jr. • Talmage • S.L. Richards • R.R. Lyman • M.J. Ballard • Widtsoe • J.F. Merrill • Callis • Clark • A.A. Hinckley • Bowen • S.Q. Cannon • Lee • S.W. Kimball • Benson • Petersen • M. Cowley • Moyle • Stapley • Romney • L. Richards • Bennion • Evans • Morris • Brown • Hunter • G.B. Hinckley • Tanner • Monson • Dyer • Packer • Ashton • McConkie • Perry • Haight • Faust • Maxwell • Nelson • Oaks • M.R. Ballard • Wirthlin • Scott • Hales • Holland • Eyring • Uchtdorf • Bednar • Cook • Christofferson
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General presidents of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Wells (1876–1880) • Woodruff (1880–1898) • Snow (1898–1901) • J.F. Smith (1901–1918) • Ivins (1918–1921) • G.A. Smith (1921–1935) • Bowen (1935–1937) • Morris (1937–1948) • Curtis (1948–1958) • Bentley (1958–1962) • G.C. Smith (1962–1969) • Eldredge (1969–1972) • Backman (1972–1974) • Schaerrer (1977–1979) • Backman (1979–1985) • Featherstone (1985–1990) • Goaslind (1990–1998) • Dellenbach (1998–2001) • Hammond (2001–2004) • Dahlquist (2004– )