| 1895 March 28 |
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Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Andrew Kimball and Olive Woolley.
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| 1898 May |
Age 3 |
Kimball family moved to Thatcher, Arizona.
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| 1906 June 6 |
Age 11 |
Patriarchal blessing promised him a great work among the Native Americans.
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| 1906 October 18 |
Age 11 |
Mother died.
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| 1914 |
Age 19 |
Graduated with highest honors from Gila Academy.
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| 1914 October 16 |
Age 19 |
Ordained a Seventy by his uncle, President J. Golden Kimball of the First Council of the Seventy.
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| 1914 October 16 |
Age 19 |
Called to the Swiss-Austrian Mission, but due to World War I served in the Central States Mission.
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| 1917 November 16 |
Age 22 |
Married Camilla Eyring.
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| 1918 January 1 |
Age 22 |
Named stake clerk of the St. Joseph Stake; entered banking business.
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| 1924 |
Age 29 |
Called as second counselor in stake presidency.
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| 1934 |
Age 39 |
Released as counselor and sustained again as clerk of the St. Joseph Stake.
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| 1938 |
Age 43 |
Called as president of the Mount Graham Stake.
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| 1943 October 7 |
Age 48 |
Ordained Apostle by President Heber J. Grant.
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| 1946 |
Age 51 |
Appointed as chairman of the Church Indian Committee.
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| 1957 |
Age 61 |
One and one-half vocal cords removed due to throat cancer.
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| 1970 January 23 |
Age 74 |
Set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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| 1972 |
Age 77 |
Underwent open heart surgery.
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| 1972 July 7 |
Age 77 |
Set apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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| 1973 December 30 |
Age 78 |
Became President of the Church.
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| 1974 April 4 |
Age 79 |
Gave a major address to Regional Representative of the Twelve on expanding missionary work.
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| 1974 October 3 |
Age 79 |
Quorums of Seventy authorized in all stakes.
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| 1974 November 19 |
Age 79 |
Washington D.C Temple dedicated. First of 21 temples to be dedicated during President Kimball's presidency.
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| 1975 May 3 |
Age 80 |
General Authority Area Supervisors assigned outside of United States and Canada.
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| 1975 October 3 |
Age 80 |
Organization of First Quorum of Seventy.
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| 1975 |
Age 80 |
Announced plans for temple construction in Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and Washington State; rededicated the renovated Mesa Arizona and St. George Utah Temples.
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| 1976 April 3 |
Age 81 |
Two revelations added to standard works of the Church.
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| 1976 October 1 |
Age 81 |
Assistants to the Twelve became members of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
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| 1977 February 5 |
Age 82 |
Announced that the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles would oversee ecclesiastical matters and Presiding Bishopric would oversee temporal affairs of the Church
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| 1977 February–March |
Age 81 |
Conducted area conferences in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia.
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| 1977 May 22 |
Age 82 |
Formation of Church Activities Committee to coordinate cultural events.
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| 1977 August 24 |
Age 82 |
Dedicated the land of Poland for the preaching of the gospel.
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| 1978 June 8 |
Age 83 |
Announced revelation extending priesthood blessings to all worthy male members of the Church.
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| 1978 September 30 |
Age 83 |
Announced emeritus status for General Authorities.
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| 1979 February 18 |
Age 83 |
Church's one thousandth stake organized at Nauvoo.
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| 1979 September 29 |
Age 84 |
New edition of King James Bible published with LDS study aids.
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| 1979 October 24 |
Age 84 |
Toured Middle East and dedicated Orson Hyde Memorial Garden on Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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| 1980 March 2 |
Age 84 |
Ward meeting schedules consolidated.
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| 1980 April 6 |
Age 85 |
Sesquicentennial of the Church commemorated.
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| 1981 September 26 |
Age 86 |
New edition of triple combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price) published.
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| 1983 October 16 |
Age 88 |
First multi-stake (now known as regional) conference held in London, England.
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| 1984 June 24 |
Age 89 |
Area Presidencies established.
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| 1985 November 5 |
Age 90 |
Died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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