Heber Gerald Smith

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Heber Gerald Smith (died August 2007)^[1] was a Mormon fundamentalist leader. He was the president of the United Latter-day Church of Jesus Christ from 1995 until his death.

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The following is quoted from Steven H. Tucker:

"After his death, Heber Gerald Smith (one of his sons), began to govern the church. He moved the remainder of the followers from Nebraska to Davis County, Utah where they now reside. In 2005, he began to receive revelations from the Lord and are now pointed out as Doctrine and Covenants 139-144 where it continues to grow. He re-created the Council of Friends and renamed it the Council of New Friends ordaining 3 members to it. [...] They were Scott William Kingston, Steven Hatting Tucker, and John Cooper Smith. Scott Kingston was formerly a the "Senior Member" of the Council before his passing away May 13, 2007 due to a heart attack. [...] It was during Heber's leadership that the name "United Latter-day Church of Jesus Christ" came to be used also known as the ULDC for short."^[2]

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Preceded by George Woolley Smith	President of the United Latter-day Church of Jesus Christ 1995-2007	Succeeded by Steven H. Tucker
Preceded by George Woolley Smith	Chairman of the Uniformed Latter-day Commission 1995-2007	Succeeded by Steven H. Tucker

v • d • e Leaders in the Mormon fundamentalist movement Recognized Mormon leaders1 Joseph Smith, Jr. • Brigham Young • John Taylor Disputed Mormon leaders2 Wilford Woodruff • Lorenzo Snow • Joseph F. Smith Early Mormon fundamentalist leaders John W. Woolley • Lorin C. Woolley • J. Leslie Broadbent • John Y. Barlow • Joseph White Musser • Charles Zitting Leaders of the FLDS Church Leroy S. Johnson • Rulon Jeffs • Warren Jeffs Leaders of the AUB Rulon C. Allred • Owen A. Allred • J. LaMoine Jenson Leaders of the Kingston Clan Charles W. Kingston • Elden Kingston • John Ortell Kingston • Paul Elden Kingston Leaders of the ULDC George Woolley Smith • Heber Gerald Smith • Steven H. Tucker Independents and other leaders Joel LeBaron • Ervil LeBaron • Alex Joseph • Tom Green • James D. Harmston • John W. Bryant Notes 1. Mormon leaders prior to the start of the fundamentalist movement and recognized by most fundamentalists as legitimate church leaders. 2. Mormon leaders that made changes to church policies on plural marriage. Fundamentalists hold a variety of views about each of these leaders, varying from the view that all were legitimate leaders to the view that all were illegitimate.