When Charles W. Nibley was selected as the new Presiding Bishop of the church in 1907, he selected Smith as his second counselor. Smith was ordained a high priest and a bishop by Anthon H. Lund in December 1907. When first counselor Orrin Porter Miller died in 1918, Nibley made Smith his new first counselor. When Nibley was asked to join the First Presidency of the church in 1925, the new presiding bishop, Sylvester Q. Cannon, asked Smith to remain in the Presiding Bishopric as first counselor. Smith served in this capacity until April 6, 1938, when Cannon was released and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As a member of the Presiding Bishopric, Smith was the head of LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City.
In 1908, Smith was made the first official president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. In this capacity, Smith's duties included managing the administrative, financial, and logistic details of the choir's increasing concert and tour schedule.[1][2] Smith was president of the choir until his release from the presiding bishopric in 1938.
david, smith, mormon, david, asael, smith, 1879, april, 1952, member, presiding, bishopric, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, between, 1907, 1938, first, president, mormon, tabernacle, choir, david, smithfirst, counselor, presiding, bishopricjuly,. David Asael Smith May 24 1879 April 6 1952 was a member of the presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church between 1907 and 1938 and was the first president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir David A SmithFirst Counselor in the Presiding BishopricJuly 18 1918 1918 07 18 April 6 1938 1938 04 06 Called byCharles W NibleyEnd reasonHonorable release of Sylvester Q Cannon and his counselors Second Counselor in the Presiding BishopricDecember 4 1907 1907 12 04 July 18 1918 1918 07 18 Called byCharles W NibleyEnd reasonCalled as First Counselor in Presiding Bishopric Personal detailsBornDavid Asael Smith 1879 05 24 May 24 1879Salt Lake City Utah Territory United StatesDiedApril 6 1952 1952 04 06 aged 72 Salt Lake City Utah United StatesResting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery40 46 37 N 111 51 29 W 40 777 N 111 858 W 40 777 111 858 Salt Lake City Cemetery Spouse s Emily JenkinsChildren10ParentsJoseph F SmithJulina Lambson Smith was born in Salt Lake City Utah Territory the son of LDS apostle Joseph F Smith and Julina Lambson He was baptized on his eighth birthday When Charles W Nibley was selected as the new Presiding Bishop of the church in 1907 he selected Smith as his second counselor Smith was ordained a high priest and a bishop by Anthon H Lund in December 1907 When first counselor Orrin Porter Miller died in 1918 Nibley made Smith his new first counselor When Nibley was asked to join the First Presidency of the church in 1925 the new presiding bishop Sylvester Q Cannon asked Smith to remain in the Presiding Bishopric as first counselor Smith served in this capacity until April 6 1938 when Cannon was released and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles As a member of the Presiding Bishopric Smith was the head of LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City In 1908 Smith was made the first official president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir In this capacity Smith s duties included managing the administrative financial and logistic details of the choir s increasing concert and tour schedule 1 2 Smith was president of the choir until his release from the presiding bishopric in 1938 Smith was a member of the general board of the Deseret Sunday School Union Smith died in Salt Lake City of cerebral arteriosclerosis 3 and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery See also edit nbsp Latter Day Saint movement portal John Wells Mormon Notes edit Michael Hicks The Mormon Tabernacle Choir A Biography p 56 Who has served as president of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square 6 August 2021 State of Utah Death Certificate Archived from the original on 2011 08 18 Retrieved 2008 10 06 External links editGrampa Bill s G A Pages David A Smith The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints titles Preceded byOrrin P Miller First Counselor in the Presiding BishopricJuly 18 1918 April 6 1938 Succeeded byMarvin O Ashton Second Counselor in the Presiding BishopricDecember 4 1907 July 18 1918 Succeeded byJohn Wells Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David A Smith Mormon amp oldid 1168012035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
