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American religious leader

David O. McKay
ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-twenty-four hour period Saints
April 9, 1951 (1951-04-09) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18T18)
Predecessor	George Albert Smith
Successor	Joseph Fielding Smith
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (with Joseph Fielding Smith as Interim President)
August 8, 1950 (1950-08-08) – April 9, 1951 (1951-04-09)
Predecessor	George F. Richards
Successor	Joseph Fielding Smith
Cease reason	Became President of the Church
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
May 21, 1945 (1945-05-21) – April iv, 1951 (1951-04-04)
Called by	George Albert Smith
Successor	J. Reuben Clark
End reason	Dissolution of Offset Presidency on the death of George Albert Smith
Second Counselor in the Beginning Presidency
Oct 11, 1934 (1934-10-11) – May 14, 1945 (1945-05-14)
Called by	Heber J. Grant
Predecessor	J. Reuben Clark
Stop reason	Dissolution of Start Presidency on the decease of Heber J. Grant
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April ix, 1906 (1906-04-09) – October xi, 1934 (1934-ten-11)
Chosen by	Joseph F. Smith
Terminate reason	Called as Second Advisor in the Starting time Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
April 9, 1906 (1906-04-09) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18T18)
Called by	Joseph F. Smith
Reason	Resignation of Matthias F. Cowley and John West. Taylor from the Quorum of the Twelve; death of Marriner W. Merrill[1]
Reorganization at end of term	Boyd K. Packer ordained
Personal details
Built-in	David Sultanate of oman McKay (1873-09-08)September 8, 1873 Huntsville, Utah Territory, United States
Died	January 18, 1970(1970-01-18) (aged 96) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake Urban center Cemetery xl°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.eight″W  /  40.7772000°N 111.858000°W  / twoscore.7772000; -111.858000  (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Alma mater	Academy of Utah
Spouse(south)	Emma Ray Riggs ​ (m. 1901)​
Children	7
Parents	David McKay Jennette Due east. Evans
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David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970)^[two] was an American religious leader and educator who served as the ninth president of The Church building of Jesus Christ of Latter-mean solar day Saints (LDS Church) from 1951 until his death in 1970. Ordained an apostle and fellow member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1906,^[3] McKay was a general authority for nearly 64 years, longer than anyone else in LDS Church history,^[four] except Eldred One thousand. Smith (although Smith was in function for 66 years, he was non active therein for the final 34 years).^[five]

Early life [edit]

The third child of David McKay and Jennette Eveline Evans McKay, McKay was born on his begetter's farm in Huntsville, Utah Territory, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Ogden. McKay's mother was a Welsh immigrant from Merthyr Tydfil, and his male parent was a Scottish immigrant from Caithness.^[six] In 1880, later the decease of McKay'southward two older sisters, Margaret and Ellena, his father was called on an LDS mission to his native Scotland, where he proselytized for two years. In his father'south absenteeism, 7-year-old McKay had boosted family responsibilities and helped his female parent.^[2]

McKay'southward grandmother bequeathed $5,000 to McKay's mother upon her expiry and directed that "every cent ... be used for the teaching of the children."^[7] This money immune McKay, his brother Thomas, and his younger sisters Jeanette and Annie to attend the University of Utah. McKay graduated in 1897 equally valedictorian and class president.^{[7] [4]}

Immediately afterward, he was called on a mission to Uk.^{[viii] [nine]} Like his father, he presided over the Scottish district of the church building.^[4] Early on in his mission, he was impressed by a motto that he saw inscribed on a building in Stirling, "What Due east'er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Function".^[10] This message became a source of inspiration throughout his life.^[11]

Career in education [edit]

Upon his return from Scotland in late 1899, McKay taught at the loftier schoolhouse level at LDS Weber Stake Academy (predecessor of Weber State University). He married Emma Ray Riggs in the Salt Lake Temple on Jan 2, 1901. They eventually had seven children, ane dying as a young child.^[12]

For his beginning three years at Weber, McKay taught mainly religion and literature classes. On April 17, 1902, McKay was appointed primary of Weber, succeeding the founding principal, Louis F. Moench, who had resigned afterward nine years in the position. One of his first actions as principal was to organize a school paper.^[13] He oversaw the inauguration of sports programs at Weber, with men'due south and women's basketball game teams organized during McKay'southward tenure.^[14] In 1905, they won their baseball against the University of Utah.

In 1905, church apostles John West. Taylor and Matthias F. Cowley resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve due to disagreement over the manifesto forbidding polygamy, and apostle Marriner W. Merrill died in early 1906. With three vacancies, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, and McKay were chosen as apostles in the LDS Church's April 1906 full general conference. McKay was 32 years of historic period at the fourth dimension.

Prior to this appointment to full-time service, McKay had planned on a career in instruction and educational administration. He stayed active in education even afterward his appointment, standing as principal of the Weber Stake Academy until 1908 (replaced by Wilford M. McKendrick).^[15] McKay stayed at Weber Stake Academy to see the completion of new building projects that he had begun.^[16] He too served on the Weber school's board of trustees until 1922, and on the Academy of Utah's board of regents from 1921 to 1922.

McKay enjoyed a long, personal friendship with John F. Fitzpatrick, who published the Table salt Lake Tribune from 1924 until 1960. They met weekly for breakfast to discuss the betterment of Utah. Fitzpatrick organized the Newspaper Bureau Corporation, a joint operating agreement between the Table salt Lake Tribune (represented as the Kearns Corporation) and the church-owned Deseret News, and consulted extensively with McKay to form this mutually beneficial business organization in 1952.^{[17] [18]}

Fellow member of the Quorum of the Twelve [edit]

McKay while 2nd counselor in the First Presidency (ca.1939)

In October 1906, McKay became an assistant to the superintendent of the Deseret Lord's day School Union. At the time, Joseph F. Smith was both President of the Church building and Superintendent of the Sunday Schoolhouse, so many of the bodily duties of the Dominicus Schoolhouse were performed past McKay. Later Smith's death in November 1918, McKay became the Sunday School superintendent.

In 1920, the Beginning Presidency assigned McKay to make a worldwide tour of the missions of the LDS Church with Hugh J. Cannon, who recorded the journeying of some 61,646 miles.^[19] They opened a new mission to China, traveled to Hawaii (where McKay had a vision, promising to build a school about the temple),^[20] and visited Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, and Palestine. In Palestine they met Wilford Booth and visited Armenian Latter-day Saints. McKay returned to Utah on Christmas Eve 1921.

From 1923 until 1925, McKay served equally president of the church'south European Mission, headquartered in London, with the responsibility of all LDS Church functions in the British Isles and supervision of mission presidents. In this position, McKay first used the slogan "every member a missionary" for outreach promotion. The philosophy has since been taught as a full general theme throughout the church.^[21]

In 1934, McKay became 2nd Advisor in the First Presidency nether Heber J. Grant. He served in that capacity until Grant's death in May 1945, and when Grant was succeeded by George Albert Smith, McKay was chosen to continue every bit Second Counselor in the new Presidency.^[22]

Influence on education [edit]

Inside the leadership of the LDS Church, McKay focused on education. Equally General Superintendent of the church's Sun School system from 1918 to 1934, McKay built LDS seminaries well-nigh public high schools throughout Utah, allowing students to take LDS religious courses along with their secular high school education. McKay also transferred 3 LDS colleges to the country of Utah in the 1920s: Snow Higher, Weber State University and Dixie College. Utah underfunded the institutions and in 1953 the governor, J. Bracken Lee, offered to give them back to the LDS Church. McKay, then president of the church, said he would accept them and the proposal was placed on the 1954 election ballot. Since information technology failed to laissez passer, the three institutions remained holding of the state.^[23]

McKay guided the remaining LDS school in Utah, Brigham Immature University (BYU) into a full four-twelvemonth university. McKay was the 4th Commissioner of Church Pedagogy in 1920 and 1921.^{[ citation needed ]}

In honour of his service, the BYU School of Education was named the McKay School of Education. Weber Country University's school of teaching also carries his name.

President of the LDS Church building [edit]

President Heber J. Grant chose McKay to serve as 2d Advisor in the First Presidency in 1934. He served in the presidency under church president Grant, and then nether George Albert Smith Smith until 1951. In 1950 he too became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when his predecessor George F. Richards passed, making McKay the 2nd most senior campaigner after the church's president. He was set apart as president of the church building on April 9, 1951 upon Smith'southward death.^[24] He was 77 years former upon bold the presidency, and served for xix years until his decease. During this time, the number of members and stakes in the LDS Church nearly tripled, from 1.i one thousand thousand to 2.viii 1000000, and 184 to 500 respectively.

McKay was an outspoken critic of communism, opposing its perceived atheist underpinnings and denial of freedom of choice. Similarly, communist nations generally forestall proselytizing past the LDS Church building and most other religions.

In 1951, McKay began plans for what eventually became BYU-Hawaii. In 1954 he made another trip around the globe, visiting Brazil, South Africa, Fiji, Tonga, and other countries.

Nether McKay'due south administration, the LDS Church's stance on Africans property the priesthood was softened. Outset in the mid-1950s, members of suspected African descent no longer needed to testify their lineage was not African, allowing dark-skinned members to receive the priesthood unless it was proved that they were of African descent. This policy improved proselytizing in racially mixed areas, such as South America and Due south Africa. Blacks of verifiable African descent (including most in the United States) were non permitted to concur the priesthood until viii years after McKay's death.

Beginning in 1961, the LDS Church spearheaded the Priesthood Correlation Program. Past the 1970s, all church organizations were placed under directly priesthood leadership. These organizations became known as auxiliary organizations, which proceed to the present day.

Film director Cecil B. DeMille consulted with McKay during the product of his 1956 epic picture show The 10 Commandments, forming a friendship until DeMille's death. McKay invited DeMille to BYU, where he delivered a commencement address in 1957.^[25]

McKay regularly traveled until his 90s. His deteriorating wellness in the mid-1960s ultimately led to the appointment of three boosted counselors in the Get-go Presidency, equally existing members were increasingly infirm and often unable to preside at meetings. Past 1968, the First Presidency was composed of six members, larger than information technology had been at the decease of Brigham Young in 1877. McKay'south counselors in the Outset Presidency were Stephen L Richards (Offset Counselor, 1951–59); J. Reuben Clark, Jr. (2nd Counselor (1951–59, First Counselor 1959–61); Henry D. Moyle (Second Counselor 1959–61, First Counselor 1961–63); Hugh B. Brown (3rd Counselor 1961, 2nd Counselor 1961–63, Offset Counselor 1963–70); N. Eldon Tanner (Second Counselor, 1963–70); Thorpe B. Isaacson (Counselor, 1965–seventy); Joseph Fielding Smith (Advisor, 1965–70); Alvin R. Dyer (Counselor, 1968–70).

Expiry [edit]

McKay died on January 18, 1970 at age 96, surrounded by most of his family. The cause of death was acute congestion. He had lived longer than any previous leader of the church. Funeral services were held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. McKay was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.^[26]

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  Graveside services at the Table salt Lake City Cemetery

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  Grave marking of David O. McKay

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  Lower portion of the monument

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  Headstone of McKay

Family ties [edit]

His younger brother, Thomas Evans McKay (1875–1958), was a prominent missionary and mission leader for the LDS Church in Switzerland and Deutschland; he also served as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1941 to 1958.

McKay'due south niece, Fawn McKay Brodie, was the author of the controversial volume No Human being Knows My History, a highly disquisitional biography of Joseph Smith, the publication of which led to her eventual excommunication from the LDS Church.

McKay's oldest son, David Lawrence McKay, was the 8th general superintendent of the LDS Church'due south Lord's day School organization. When his begetter was ill, his son David frequently read his father's sermons during general conference.

One of McKay'south granddaughters is Joyce McKay Bennett,^[27] wife of former U.s.a. Senator Bob Bennett. Another grandchild, Alan Ashton, was the co-founder and co-possessor of computer program WordPerfect.^[28]

The Events Center at Utah Valley University in Orem, the David O. McKay Events Center, carried McKay's proper name between 1996 and 2010, after an anonymous donation was given in his award. In 2010 the name was changed (to "Utah Community Credit Center") due to a fund-raising need at the university, and McKay'southward name was affixed to the university'due south Education Center instead.^[29]

Teachings [edit]

McKay was concerned with missionary work, and coined the phrase "Every fellow member a missionary"^[30] in guild to encourage church members to become more engaged in that work, and not simply leave it to the total-fourth dimension missionaries.^[31]

McKay'southward statement that "[n]o other success can recoup for failure in the habitation"^[32] is taught to LDS Church members as an of import principle.^[33]

McKay's teachings equally an apostle were the 2005 form of study in the LDS Church's Sunday Relief Society and Melchizedek priesthood classes.

Works [edit]

• McKay, David O. (1953). Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay. selected past G. Homer Durham. Improvement Era.
• McKay, David O. (1955). Cherished Experiences from the Writings of President David O. McKay . compiled by Clare Middlemiss. Deseret Book.
• McKay, David O. (1957). Pathways to Happiness. compiled by Llewelyn R. McKay. Bookcraft.
• McKay, David O. (1959). Dwelling house Memories of President David O. McKay. compiled by Llewelyn R. McKay. Deseret Book.
• McKay, David O. (1960). Secrets of a Happy Life. compiled by Llewelyn R. McKay. Prentice Hall.
• McKay, David O. (1962). Treasures of Life . compiled by Clare M. Middlemiss. Deseret Book.
• McKay, David O. (1964). Ancient Apostles. Deseret Book.
• McKay, David O. (1966). True to the Religion: From the Sermons and Discourses of David O. McKay . compiled by Llewelyn R. McKay. Bookcraft.
• McKay, David O. (1967). Man May Know for Himself: Teachings of President David O. McKay. compiled past Clare Middlemiss. Deseret Volume.
• McKay, David O. (1971). Stepping Stones to an Abundant Life . compiled by Llewelyn R. McKay. Deseret Book.
• McKay, David O. (1973). "My Immature Friends...": President McKay Speaks to Youth . Bookcraft.
• McKay, David O. (1999). Stan Larson and Patricia Larson (ed.). What E'er Thou Art Act Well Thy Part: The Mission Diaries of David O. McKay. Bluish Ribbon Books.
• McKay, David O. (2004). Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay. The Church building of Jesus Christ of Latter-twenty-four hour period Saints. LDS Church publication number 36492.

Notes [edit]

1. ^ George F. Richards and Orson F. Whitney were chosen at the same time as McKay to fill the 3 vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve.
2. ^ ^{a b} "The Life and Ministry of David O. McKay". Retrieved xv May 2018.
3. ^ "Church Presidents". world wide web.mormonnewsroom.org. three June 2013. Retrieved sixteen May 2018.
4. ^ ^{a b c} "McKay, David O." contentdm.lib.byu.edu . Retrieved 17 May 2018.
5. ^ "Longest-serving Mormon general authority dies at 106". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
6. ^ Jenson, Andrew (1920). Latter-Solar day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church building of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A. Jenson History Company.
7. ^ ^{a b} Prince & Wright (2005), p. 6.
8. ^ "The Life and Ministry of David O. McKay". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
9. ^ Prince, Gregory A.; Wright, William Robert; Wright, Wm Robert (2005). David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. University of Utah Press. ISBN9780874808223.
10. ^ "Church to display historical stone". Caithness.org. 20 April 2014. Retrieved thirty January 2015.
11. ^ Cook, Quentin L (4 March 2012). "What E'er Thou Art, Human activity Well Thy Office: Avoid Wearing Masks That Hide Identity". ChurchofJesusChrist.org . Retrieved 30 January 2015.
12. ^ Prince & Wright (2005), p. viii.
13. ^ Morrill 1966, p. fifty
14. ^ Morrill 1966, p. 52
15. ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Salt Lake Metropolis: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 931
16. ^ Morrill 1966, pp. 54–55
17. ^ Malmquist, O.N.:The First 100 Years, pp. 374–380.
18. ^ Leonard J. Arrington (Oct 1971). "The First 100 Years, A History of the SL Tribune 1871-1971". Retrieved i September 2021 – via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Books. The era of good feeling has connected to the present, and the Tribune and Deseret News at present share the same printing, circulation, and advertizement facilities of the Newspaper Agency Corporation, which is jointly owned past the ii newspapers.
19. ^ Cannon, Hugh J. (2011). Neilson, Reid L (ed.). To the Peripheries of Mormondom: The Apostolic Around-the-World Journeying of David O. McKay, 1920–1921. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Printing. ISBN978-i-60781-010-0. OCLC 495780038.
20. ^ David O. McKay (12 February 1955). "Groundbreaking & Dedication/CCH & BYU-Hawaii". Retrieved 1 September 2021 – via BYU-Hawaii/Speeches. [T]his is the beginning of the realization of a vision I saw 34 years ago when one morning President Hugh J. Cannon, President E. Wesley Smith, others, and I witnessed a flag raising ceremony by students of the Church building school here in Hawaii in Laie
21. ^ Marianne Holman (April 2009). "Every Member A Missionary For 50 Years". Retrieved ane September 2021 – via Church Magazines. With the Church growing from 1.5 million member missionaries to more than 13 one thousand thousand, Church leaders have continued to echo the call. 'For years we accept remembered the words of President David O. McKay: "Every member a missionary,"' said President Henry B. Eyring, Starting time Counselor in the First Presidency, during the Apr 2008 general conference.
22. ^ Richard O. Cowan. The Church In The Twentieth Century. (Salt Lake Metropolis: Bookcraft, 1985) pp. 235–237.
23. ^ "On the ballot: Plebiscite A and Referendum B". Retrieved one September 2021. Outcome: Not Passed
24. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-twenty-four hours Saints/Manual: Teachings of David O. McKay
25. ^ David O. McKay; Cecil B. DeMille (31 May 1957). "The Ten Commandments and You". Retrieved 1 September 2021 – via BYU Speeches.
26. ^ "David Oman McKay". 1970. Retrieved ane September 2021 – via Find A Grave.
27. ^ Prince & Wright 2005, p. xvi
28. ^ Jesse McKinley and Kirk Johnson, "Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage", The New York Times, 14 November 2008.
29. ^ KSL.com, UVU selling naming rights to David O McKay Events Center
30. ^ Conference Written report, April 1959, p. 122.
31. ^ "Lesson 41: Every Fellow member a Missionary", Doctrine and Covenants and Church building History: Gospel Doctrine Teacher's Transmission, 1999, pp. 237–42
32. ^ Quoted from J. East. McCullough, Home: The Savior of Civilisation [1924], 42; Conference Report, April 1935, p. 116.
33. ^ "President David O. McKay: No Other Success Can Compensate for Failure in the Home", Doctrine and Covenants and Church building History Student Study Guide, LDS Church building, 2005, p. 199

References [edit]

• Ludlow, Daniel H., ed. (1992). Church History: Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. ISBN0-87579-924-8. OCLC 31816181. .
• McKay, David Lawrence (1989). My Male parent, David O. McKay. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. ISBN0875792782.
• Morrill, Jeanette McKay (1966). Highlights from the Life of President David O. McKay. Common salt Lake City: Deseret Book. OCLC 1927672. .
• Prince, Gregory; Wright, William Robert (2005). David O. McKay and the Ascent of Mod Mormonism. Salt Lake Urban center: Academy of Utah Press. ISBN0-87480-822-7. OCLC 57311904. .

Further reading [edit]

• Allen, James B. (1992), "McKay, David O.", in Ludlow, DanielH (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 870–75, ISBN0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140
• Esshom, Frank Ellwood (1913), "McKay, William", Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Salt Lake Metropolis: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Co., pp. 1059–60, OCLC 2286984

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-24-hour interval Saints titles
Preceded by George Albert Smith	President of the Church April nine, 1951 – January 18, 1970	Succeeded by Joseph Fielding Smith
Preceded past George F. Richards	President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles August 8, 1950 – April 9, 1951
Preceded by J. Reuben Clark	2d Counselor in the First Presidency May 21, 1945 – April 4, 1951 October xi, 1934 – May 14, 1945	Succeeded past J. Reuben Clark
Preceded by Orson F. Whitney	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 9, 1906 – April 9, 1951	Succeeded by Anthony W. Ivins

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