| 1873 September 8 |
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Born in Huntsville, Weber County, Utah, to David McKay and Jennette Eveline Evans.
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| 1897 June |
Age 23 |
Graduated from University of Utah as president and valedictorian of his class.
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| 1897–1899 |
Age 24–26 |
Served a mission in Great Britain.
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| 1899 |
Age 26 |
Became faculty member of Weber Stake Academy.
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| 1901 January 2 |
Age 27 |
Married Emma Ray Riggs (she died November 14, 1970).
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| 1902–1908 |
Age 29–35 |
Served as principal of Weber Stake Academy.
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| 1906 April 9 |
Age 32 |
Ordained Apostle by President Joseph F. Smith; served as second assistant superintendent of Church Sunday Schools.
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| 1909 |
Age 36 |
Served as first assistant superintendent of Church Sunday Schools
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| 1918–1934 |
Age 45–61 |
Served as general superintendent of Church Sunday Schools.
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| 1919–1921 |
Age 46–48 |
Served as first Church Commissioner of Education.
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| 1920–1921 |
Age 47–48 |
Toured missions throughout the world.
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| 1922–1924 |
Age 49–51 |
Served as president of European Mission.
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| 1934 October 6 |
Age 61 |
Sustained as second counselor to President Heber J. Grant.
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| 1945 May 21 |
Age 71 |
Set apart as second counselor to President George Albert Smith.
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| 1950 September 30 |
Age 77 |
Became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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| 1951 April 9 |
Age 77 |
Became President of the Church.
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| 1952 |
Age 79 |
New proselytizing plan for missionaries, A Systematic Program for Teaching the Gospel, inaugurated.
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| 1952 |
Age 79 |
Toured European missions.
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| 1954 |
Age 81 |
Toured South Africa, South America, and Central America.
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| 1955 September 11 |
Age 82 |
Dedicated Bern Switzerland Temple.
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| 1956 March 11 |
Age 82 |
Dedicated Los Angeles California Temple.
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| 1958 |
Age 84 |
Toured South Seas missions; dedicated Church College of New Zealand and Church College of Hawaii (now BYU-Hawaii).
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| 1958 April 20 |
Age 85 |
Dedicated Hamiliton New Zealand Temple.
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| 1958 September 7 |
Age 84 |
Dedicated London England Temple.
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| 1961 |
Age 88 |
Presided over first world seminar for mission presidents.
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| 1961 |
Age 88 |
Announced that members of the First Council of the Seventy would be ordained high priests; Church correlation effort is begun.
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| 1964 April |
Age 90 |
Mormon Pavilion opened at New York's World Fair.
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| 1964 November 17 |
Age 91 |
Dedicated Oakland California Temple.
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| 1965 January |
Age 91 |
Weekly family home evening program inaugurated with new Family Home Evening Manual.
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| 1965 October |
Age 92 |
Appointed two additional counselors in the First Presidency.
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| 1967 |
Age 94 |
First Regional Representatives of the Twelve called.
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| 1970 January 18 |
Age 96 |
Died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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