John Taylor (Mormon)

John Taylor, ( born 1 November 1808 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England; † July 25, 1887 in Kaysville, Utah Territory ), was from 1880 to 1887, the third prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( "Mormon " ). He witnessed the murder of Joseph Smith. In 1851 he was on a mission trip to Germany and manufactured with German believers, the first German translation of the Book of Mormon.

Life

John Taylor was born on November 1, 1808 as the second of ten children of James and Agnes Taylor in Milnthorpe, England. An apprenticeship as a cooper, which he took up in 1822, he broke off, as his master goes bankrupt. 1824 Tylor occurs out of the Anglican Church and Methodist. In his spare time he deals a lot with the study of the Bible and theological works. He is a lay preacher. 1830 hike his parents and his siblings to Toronto, Canada, from. John stays behind to handle the affairs of the family, and follows 1832. In Canada, he pressed further as a preacher of the Methodist church and studying the Bible. In the spring of 1836 Apostle Parley P. Pratt comes from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Toronto and told John Taylor of the restoration of the original church. John Taylor believes him and joins by baptism the new community of faith.

Leader of the Church

Shortly after his baptism, Taylor was appointed to preside over the Church in Canada, which function he held from 1836 to 1837. In 1837 he went to Kirtland to learn about the Prophet Joseph Smith. On 19 December 1838 he was ordained in Far West, Missouri, Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball on behalf of Joseph Smith, who was at the time in Liberty Jail, to be an apostle. In this role he filled from 1840-1841 a mission to the British Isles. He was the first missionary to Ireland and the Isle of Man. In 1842 he was elected a member of the City Council of Nauvoo.

On June 27, 1844 John Taylor witnessed the death of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum in the prison of Cartage. He was seriously injured. His pocket saved his life as a ball catch.

1846 Taylor helped in the establishment of the Mormon Battalion in Council Bluffs, Iowa. From 1846-1847 he fulfilled another mission in England and then led a large group convert to Utah. 1850-1851 he served in France as a missionary. In 1854 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. From 1854 to 1856 he served in New York to oversee the affairs of the Church in the eastern states of the USA.

President of the Church

Since the death of Brigham Young on August 29, 1877 John Taylor leads the Church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Only in October 1880, the First Presidency is re-established and Taylor as President of the Church confirmed with George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith as counselors. In 1878 he founded the Primary, the church organization for children up to 12 years. On May 17, 1884 Taylor dedicated the Logan Utah Temple.

His presidency fell in the epoch of great changes and persecutions of the Church. With the Edmunds Act of 1882 [ polygamy (Mormons ) | Polygamy ] to a criminal offense. Reason, numerous members of the Church were given fines and prison sentences. Church members were generally not hold any public functions. After 1885 against Taylor A penalty notice was issued, he had the last two and a half years of his life was withdrawing and led the church from the ground, mainly through letters. Taylor is considered one of the most vehement defenders of polygamy, an allegedly coming from him prophecy that the true Church of this doctrine will never give up, found himself for a time in some non-English editions of the Mormon Scriptures " Doctrine and Covenants ". In the original English edition, it was never taken up by the main church, but later by some polygamistischen fundamentalists in their own spending.

John Taylor, author and publisher

Taylor has been applied in many countries, the Book of Mormon accessible and founded the Church magazines and brochures published missionary:

Editions of the Book of Mormon led by John Taylor:

Newspapers and magazines:

  • 1842 editor of the Times and Seasons ( official newspaper of the Church in Nauvoo )
  • 1842-1843 Editor of Wasp ( local newspaper in Nauvoo )
  • 1843-1845 Editor of Nauvoo Neighbor ( local newspaper in Nauvoo )
  • 1850 founder and editor of Étoile du Deseret ( Kirchenzeitshrift in France)
  • 1850 founder and editor of Zion's Panier ( Church magazine in Germany )
  • 1854 editor of the newspaper The Mormon ( Church newspaper in New York)
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