Levi E. Young | |
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First Council of the Seventy | |
October 6, 1909 | – December 13, 1963|
Called by | Joseph F. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Levi Edgar Young February 2, 1874 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
Died | December 13, 1963 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 89)
Spouse(s) | Valeria Brinton Young |
Levi Edgar Young (February 2, 1874 – December 13, 1963) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was one of the seven presidents of the Seventy from 1909 until his death. He has been associated with the release of the 1832 account of Joseph Smith's First Vision, which was previously not widely known. Aside from his service in the Seventy, Young served as president of various LDS Church missions. Young received a master's degree from Columbia University in history and was a professor of history at the University of Utah.