Heber C. Kimball

Heber C. Kimball
First Counselor in the First Presidency
December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27) – June 22, 1868 (1868-06-22)
Called byBrigham Young
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)
Called byThree Witnesses
End reasonCalled as First Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – June 22, 1868 (1868-06-22)
Called byThree Witnesses
ReasonInitial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
Reorganization
at end of term
No apostles ordained[1]
Personal details
BornHeber Chase Kimball
(1801-06-14)June 14, 1801
Sheldon, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 1868(1868-06-22) (aged 67)
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
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Heber Chase Kimball (June 14, 1801 – June 22, 1868)[2] was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Church of the Latter Day Saints, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for more than two decades, from 1847 until his death.

Agreeing to take on plural marriage, then practiced by the church, Kimball eventually married 43 women, but some relationships were for caretaking. He had a total of 66 children by 17 of his wives.

  1. ^ After Kimball's death, George A. Smith was added to the First Presidency and Brigham Young, Jr. was added to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, but both Smith and Young had already been ordained apostles prior to Kimball's death.
  2. ^ "Heber C. Kimball (1801-1868) | FamilySearch". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2018-10-05.