Orson Pratt
As a member of the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the modern dispensation, Orson Pratt participated in almost every phase of the Church's history from 1830 until his death in 1881. As a missionary, editor, pioneer, and pamphleteer, he was one of the most influential leaders of the Church in the nineteenth century.
Elder Orson Pratt, Professor Orson Pratt
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
"His reactions to [plural marriage] led to his excommunication in August 1842. However, after several months of seeking the truth regarding both Joseph Smith's revelations and the newly introduced practice of plural marriage, Pratt accepted both with such assurance that he spent the rest of his life in their defense. He was reinstated in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in January 1843."
Younger brother of Parley P. Pratt
Died of complications from diabetes in Salt Lake City
1811-01-19
Hartford, New York
1881-10-03
The British Isles (1839-1841)
European Mission President (1848-1851)(1856)
Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher, original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Male
Author
English