This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please discuss this issue on the talk page or replace this tag with a more specific message.

Anthony Ivins

Anthony Woodward Ivins (September 16, 1852 – September 23, 1934) born in Toms River, New Jersey, was a high-ranking official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... // 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Township of Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of Ocean CountyGR6. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...

Early life and family

When Ivins was still an infant, his parents migrated to Utah. In 1861 they moved in St. George, Utah as part of the original settling party for that city.^[1] Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,889 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Palm Trees dot the landscape of St. ...

Ivins was a cousin of Heber J. Grant, his father and Grant's mother being brother and sister. In 1878 Ivins married Elizabeth A. Snow, a daughter of Erastus Snow, an apostle. They had nine children. His son Antoine R. Ivins also served as a general authority. Heber Jeddy Grant (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was the seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). ... Erastus Snow (November 9, 1818 – May 27, 1888) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1849 to 1888. ... This is the current Mormon collaboration of the month! Please help improve it to meet the ideal article standard. ... Antoine Ridgeway Ivins was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1931 until 1967. ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a general authority is a member of a select body of approximately 100 men with administrative and ecclesiastical authority in the church. ...

Politics and public service

On his return to St. George from a 1877 mission, Ivins was appointed a constable. He later served on the St. George city council, and a prosecuting attorney for Washington County, Utah. Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ...

After his mission to Mexico City, Ivins served as Mohave County Assessor, as special Indian Agent for the Shivwits band of Southern Paiutes, and as a delegate to the 1894 Utah State Constitutional Convention. Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... An assessor is an expert who calculates the value of property. ... Paiute women and children in Yosemite Valley 1891. ...

Ivins was an avid Democrat, and was active in the Utah Democratic Party. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Church service

In 1875 Ivins was part of an exploratory mission that found many sites in New Mexico and Arizona which were later colonized by the Mormons. In 1877 he served a mission to New Mexico, where he focused much of his attention on the Native Americans, but also preached to people of Mexican descent for the first time. Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ...

In the years immediately after his marriage, he served as a member of the Stake High Council in St. George. In 1882 Ivins was called on a mission to Mexico City, where he served for about the next two years. He next served as the first Stake president in Colonia Juárez. The Juárez Stake was the first stake in Mexico.^[2] He served in this position until his call to the Quorum of the Twelve in 1907. A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregrations in sects of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... In Mormonism, a high council is one of several different governing bodies that have existed in the church hierarchy on many Latter Day Saint denominations. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... A stake president is a title held by a Mormon religious leader who oversees a unit of the church called a stake. ... Colonia Juárez is a small town in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ...

Ivins was ordained an Apostle on October 6, 1907, after the passing of George Teasdale. He was succeeded by Alonzo A. Hinckley. In 1921 Ivins was called as second counselor in the First Presidency, and in 1925 he became the first counselor in the First Presidency. This is the current Mormon collaboration of the month! Please help improve it to meet the ideal article standard. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Teasdale (1831 - 1907) was a high-ranking official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Alonzo Arza Hinckley (1870–1936) was a high-ranking official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Thomas S. Monson, Gordon B. Hinckley, and James E. Faust, the current members of the First Presidency of the LDS Church. ...

Notes

Grave marker of Anthony W. Ivins.