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Scott Brady
Apr 5, 2013, 3:21:18 PM4/5/13
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Longest-living LDS general authority dies at age 106
By Deseret News
For the Deseret News
Published: Friday, April 5 2013 1:12 p.m. MDT
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577571/Longest-living-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-age-106.html?pg=2
Elder Eldred Gee Smith, 106, an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979 and the seventh and final of seven patriarchs to the church in general, died Thursday night.
He was the most long-lived general authority in the history of the LDS Church.
The First Presidency of the LDS Church issued a statement at his death. “The Church lost a valued friend and respected leader with the passing of Patriarch Eldred G. Smith. He was a man who lived a Christ-centered life as he faithfully served as patriarch to the church. We pray for the Lord’s blessing to be upon his family at this tender time.”
Elder Smith was sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church on April 10, 1947. While serving as patriarch, he gave approximately 18,000 recorded blessings.
As a general authority of the church, he traveled extensively to many parts of the world. He gave blessings in many countries, including all of Europe, Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
On Oct. 6, 1979, after 32 years as patriarch to the church, Elder Smith was one in a group of nine general authorities receiving emeritus status. No patriarch of the church has been sustained since that time.
Elder Smith was born Jan. 9, 1907, in Lehi to Hyrum Gibbs and Martha Electa Gee Smith. But he had little time to get acquainted with Lehi. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Los Angeles, where his father studied dentistry and began his practice. His practice ended abruptly when he received a call from church headquarters to return to Salt Lake and become the new church patriarch, the church’s fifth.
He was a great-great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith Sr., father of church founder Joseph Smith and the first patriarch to the church. He was also a great-great-grandson of the martyred Hyrum Smith and his first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. He was educated at Salt Lake public schools and LDS High School.
Elder Smith served in the Swiss-German Mission from 1926-29. He became proficient in the language, and even while patriarch, he was able to converse with people who came from German-speaking missions for blessings.
Upon returning home from his mission, Elder Smith enrolled in engineering classes at the University of Utah.
He married Jeanne Audrey Ness on Aug. 17, 1932, in the Salt Lake Temple. She died on June 13, 1977. They had two sons and three daughters, Eldred Gary Smith, Raynor Smith, Miriam (Edwin) Skeen, Gay (Arden) Vance and Sylvia Dawn (Craig) Isom.
He later recollected how difficult it was to find work and attend college.
“The Lord was good to us,” he told the Church News in 1976. “Many things happened to us that some people would say was coincidence, but I know it was the Lord helping my wife and me.”
At one time, while attending college, he worked for a contractor and painted the ceiling of the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
Elder Smith was a stake missionary in the Liberty Stake from 1929 to 1932, an MIA stake board member in the Ensign Stake and second counselor in the bishopric of the 20th Ward. When the Emigration Stake was split off from the Ensign Stake in 1940, he was called to the high council. He served there for about a year, then became bishop of the newly created North 20th Ward.
In 1944, he went to Oak Ridge, Tenn., as an engineer for the Manhattan Atomic Energy project, helping to design the first atomic bomb. While there, he was president of the local branch of the church. However, because of the security of the project, church meetings could not be held in military halls. So, they were taken to his home — where boxes were used for tables and chairs — and some 65 adults and 35 children eventually attended.
Upon returning to Salt Lake City, Elder Smith was called by President George Albert Smith and sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church. The office of patriarch to the church was conferred as a result of lineage and worthiness — a past church calling that had traditionally stood next in order to members of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Elder Smith believed that patriarchal blessings were personal in nature and given for the spiritual guidance of individual members. They “give people courage and strength to carry on and overcome difficulties.”
He also used to speak regularly in general conference.
For example, “Select Associates living our standards” was his October 1965 general conference address title. “Go forth to serve” was Patriarch Smith’s April 1967 conference talk. “If service is the work of God, and if we are to become as he is, and return to live with him in his kingdom, our work must be to serve others,” he said.
“Temples are Essential” was his October 1969 conference discourse.
On May 18, 1978, Elder Smith married the former Hortense H. Child. She had previously served as a counselor in the General Presidency of the Young Women. She died May 17, 2012.
Elder Smith and the second Sister Smith presented many firesides in recent years that focused on some items from the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith, treasures that were passed down from oldest son to oldest son. They included clothing as well as a bell, his mother’s footstool and a chest that once held the golden plates.
Elder Smith had preserved the original U.S. flag the Mormon Battalion carried, too.
Elder Smith also performed many temple marriages during his later years. He kept a drivers license and drove until only a few years ago. He also still attended weekly general authority meetings and also came into his office each week as health permitted.
Elder Joseph Anderson, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, who died in 1992 at the age of 102, was the second most-long-lived general authority.
Information about funeral services will be updated in this story when it becomes available.
By Deseret News
For the Deseret News
Published: Friday, April 5 2013 1:12 p.m. MDT
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577571/Longest-living-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-age-106.html?pg=2
Elder Eldred Gee Smith, 106, an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979 and the seventh and final of seven patriarchs to the church in general, died Thursday night.
He was the most long-lived general authority in the history of the LDS Church.
The First Presidency of the LDS Church issued a statement at his death. “The Church lost a valued friend and respected leader with the passing of Patriarch Eldred G. Smith. He was a man who lived a Christ-centered life as he faithfully served as patriarch to the church. We pray for the Lord’s blessing to be upon his family at this tender time.”
Elder Smith was sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church on April 10, 1947. While serving as patriarch, he gave approximately 18,000 recorded blessings.
As a general authority of the church, he traveled extensively to many parts of the world. He gave blessings in many countries, including all of Europe, Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
On Oct. 6, 1979, after 32 years as patriarch to the church, Elder Smith was one in a group of nine general authorities receiving emeritus status. No patriarch of the church has been sustained since that time.
Elder Smith was born Jan. 9, 1907, in Lehi to Hyrum Gibbs and Martha Electa Gee Smith. But he had little time to get acquainted with Lehi. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Los Angeles, where his father studied dentistry and began his practice. His practice ended abruptly when he received a call from church headquarters to return to Salt Lake and become the new church patriarch, the church’s fifth.
He was a great-great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith Sr., father of church founder Joseph Smith and the first patriarch to the church. He was also a great-great-grandson of the martyred Hyrum Smith and his first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. He was educated at Salt Lake public schools and LDS High School.
Elder Smith served in the Swiss-German Mission from 1926-29. He became proficient in the language, and even while patriarch, he was able to converse with people who came from German-speaking missions for blessings.
Upon returning home from his mission, Elder Smith enrolled in engineering classes at the University of Utah.
He married Jeanne Audrey Ness on Aug. 17, 1932, in the Salt Lake Temple. She died on June 13, 1977. They had two sons and three daughters, Eldred Gary Smith, Raynor Smith, Miriam (Edwin) Skeen, Gay (Arden) Vance and Sylvia Dawn (Craig) Isom.
He later recollected how difficult it was to find work and attend college.
“The Lord was good to us,” he told the Church News in 1976. “Many things happened to us that some people would say was coincidence, but I know it was the Lord helping my wife and me.”
At one time, while attending college, he worked for a contractor and painted the ceiling of the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
Elder Smith was a stake missionary in the Liberty Stake from 1929 to 1932, an MIA stake board member in the Ensign Stake and second counselor in the bishopric of the 20th Ward. When the Emigration Stake was split off from the Ensign Stake in 1940, he was called to the high council. He served there for about a year, then became bishop of the newly created North 20th Ward.
In 1944, he went to Oak Ridge, Tenn., as an engineer for the Manhattan Atomic Energy project, helping to design the first atomic bomb. While there, he was president of the local branch of the church. However, because of the security of the project, church meetings could not be held in military halls. So, they were taken to his home — where boxes were used for tables and chairs — and some 65 adults and 35 children eventually attended.
Upon returning to Salt Lake City, Elder Smith was called by President George Albert Smith and sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church. The office of patriarch to the church was conferred as a result of lineage and worthiness — a past church calling that had traditionally stood next in order to members of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Elder Smith believed that patriarchal blessings were personal in nature and given for the spiritual guidance of individual members. They “give people courage and strength to carry on and overcome difficulties.”
He also used to speak regularly in general conference.
For example, “Select Associates living our standards” was his October 1965 general conference address title. “Go forth to serve” was Patriarch Smith’s April 1967 conference talk. “If service is the work of God, and if we are to become as he is, and return to live with him in his kingdom, our work must be to serve others,” he said.
“Temples are Essential” was his October 1969 conference discourse.
On May 18, 1978, Elder Smith married the former Hortense H. Child. She had previously served as a counselor in the General Presidency of the Young Women. She died May 17, 2012.
Elder Smith and the second Sister Smith presented many firesides in recent years that focused on some items from the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith, treasures that were passed down from oldest son to oldest son. They included clothing as well as a bell, his mother’s footstool and a chest that once held the golden plates.
Elder Smith had preserved the original U.S. flag the Mormon Battalion carried, too.
Elder Smith also performed many temple marriages during his later years. He kept a drivers license and drove until only a few years ago. He also still attended weekly general authority meetings and also came into his office each week as health permitted.
Elder Joseph Anderson, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, who died in 1992 at the age of 102, was the second most-long-lived general authority.
Information about funeral services will be updated in this story when it becomes available.
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Apr 5, 2013, 4:12:56 PM4/5/13
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On Friday, April 5, 2013 12:21:18 PM UTC-7, Scott Brady wrote:
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> treasures that were passed down from oldest son to oldest son. They included clothing as well as a bell, his mother’s footstool and a chest that once held the golden plates.
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Wow! I bet that was something to see.
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> treasures that were passed down from oldest son to oldest son. They included clothing as well as a bell, his mother’s footstool and a chest that once held the golden plates.
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cathyc...@aol.com
Apr 5, 2013, 5:37:54 PM4/5/13
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Wonder if the magic panties were in there, too. Why do these old nut bags live so long?
Louis Epstein
Apr 5, 2013, 7:15:45 PM4/5/13
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Scott Brady <sbra...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Longest-living LDS general authority dies at age 106
>
> By Deseret News
> For the Deseret News
> Published: Friday, April 5 2013 1:12 p.m. MDT
>
> http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577571/Longest-living-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-age-106.html?pg=2
>
> Elder Eldred Gee Smith, 106, an emeritus general authority of The
> Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979 and the seventh
> and final of seven patriarchs to the church in general, died Thursday
> night.
>
> He was the most long-lived general authority in the history of the LDS
> Church.
>
> The First Presidency of the LDS Church issued a statement at his death.
> ?The Church lost a valued friend and respected leader with the passing
> Longest-living LDS general authority dies at age 106
>
> By Deseret News
> For the Deseret News
> Published: Friday, April 5 2013 1:12 p.m. MDT
>
> http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577571/Longest-living-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-age-106.html?pg=2
>
> Elder Eldred Gee Smith, 106, an emeritus general authority of The
> Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979 and the seventh
> and final of seven patriarchs to the church in general, died Thursday
> night.
>
> He was the most long-lived general authority in the history of the LDS
> Church.
>
> The First Presidency of the LDS Church issued a statement at his death.
> of Patriarch Eldred G. Smith. He was a man who lived a Christ-centered
> life as he faithfully served as patriarch to the church. We pray for the
> Lord?s blessing to be upon his family at this tender time.?
> life as he faithfully served as patriarch to the church. We pray for the
>
> Elder Smith was sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church on
> April 10, 1947. While serving as patriarch, he gave approximately 18,000
> recorded blessings.
He continued to do so past age 100,not sure when he finally stopped.
> Elder Smith was sustained as the seventh patriarch to the church on
> April 10, 1947. While serving as patriarch, he gave approximately 18,000
> recorded blessings.
> As a general authority of the church, he traveled extensively to many
> parts of the world. He gave blessings in many countries, including all
> of Europe, Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
>
> On Oct. 6, 1979, after 32 years as patriarch to the church, Elder Smith
> was one in a group of nine general authorities receiving emeritus
> status. No patriarch of the church has been sustained since that time.
senior member of the founding family,was at times a rival power center
to the Presidency,and was downgraded before being discontinued.
> Elder Smith was born Jan. 9, 1907, in Lehi to Hyrum Gibbs and Martha
> Electa Gee Smith. But he had little time to get acquainted with Lehi.
> Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Los Angeles, where his
> father studied dentistry and began his practice. His practice ended
> abruptly when he received a call from church headquarters to return to
Hyrum Fisher Smith,father of Hyrum Gibbs Smith,was the son of Patriarch
John Smith,eldest son of "the" Hyrum Smith,elder brother of Church founder
Joseph Smith Jr. and eldest surviving son of first Patriarch Joseph Smith
Sr...but Hyrum F. was considered unfit to succeed John (1832-1911,the
Patriarch from 1855).
> He was a great-great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith Sr., father of
> church founder Joseph Smith and the first patriarch to the church. He
> was also a great-great-grandson of the martyred Hyrum Smith and his
> first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. He was educated at Salt Lake public
> schools and LDS High School.
>
> Elder Smith served in the Swiss-German Mission from 1926-29. He became
> proficient in the language, and even while patriarch, he was able to
> converse with people who came from German-speaking missions for
> blessings.
>
> Upon returning home from his mission, Elder Smith enrolled in
> engineering classes at the University of Utah.
>
> He married Jeanne Audrey Ness on Aug. 17, 1932, in the Salt Lake
> Temple. She died on June 13, 1977. They had two sons and three
> daughters, Eldred Gary Smith,
but not the position of Patriarch.He wrote a book about
the history of the job.
> Raynor Smith, Miriam (Edwin) Skeen, Gay (Arden) Vance and Sylvia Dawn
> (Craig) Isom.
>
> He later recollected how difficult it was to find work and attend college.
>
> things happened to us that some people would say was coincidence, but I
> know it was the Lord helping my wife and me.?
>
> At one time, while attending college, he worked for a contractor and
> painted the ceiling of the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
>
> Elder Smith was a stake missionary in the Liberty Stake from 1929 to
> 1932, an MIA stake board member in the Ensign Stake and second counselor
> in the bishopric of the 20th Ward.
Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
> At one time, while attending college, he worked for a contractor and
> painted the ceiling of the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
>
> Elder Smith was a stake missionary in the Liberty Stake from 1929 to
> 1932, an MIA stake board member in the Ensign Stake and second counselor
> in the bishopric of the 20th Ward.
was the logical heir and was proposed internally.Then-Church-President
Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs Smith's designs on
the presidency in defiance of the seniority system when his cousin,
the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving Grant as heir,
left the position vacant for years,later handing it to a Joseph Fielding
Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of the elder and nephew
of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding Smith (the elder being
a younger half-brother of the 1855-1911 Patriarch).Patriarch JFS was
forced from office by revelation of homosexual affairs (supposedly on
grounds of ill-health) soon after Grant died,and then-president George
Albert Smith (son of Second Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First
Counselor George A(lbert) Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith
(died 1854) who was younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch
between Hyrum Smith and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred
G. Smith to the post.
> When the Emigration Stake was split off from the Ensign Stake in 1940,
> he was called to the high council. He served there for about a year,
> then became bishop of the newly created North 20th Ward.
>
> In 1944, he went to Oak Ridge, Tenn., as an engineer for the Manhattan
> Atomic Energy project, helping to design the first atomic bomb. While
> there, he was president of the local branch of the church. However,
> because of the security of the project, church meetings could not be
> were used for tables and chairs ? and some 65 adults and 35 children
> eventually attended.
>
> Upon returning to Salt Lake City, Elder Smith was called by President
> George Albert Smith and sustained as the seventh patriarch to the
> church. The office of patriarch to the church was conferred as a result
> of lineage and worthiness ? a past church calling that had traditionally
>
> Upon returning to Salt Lake City, Elder Smith was called by President
> George Albert Smith and sustained as the seventh patriarch to the
> church. The office of patriarch to the church was conferred as a result
> stood next in order to members of the Quorum of the Twelve.
>
> Elder Smith believed that patriarchal blessings were personal in nature
> and given for the spiritual guidance of individual members. They ?give
>
> Elder Smith believed that patriarchal blessings were personal in nature
> people courage and strength to carry on and overcome difficulties.?
>
> He also used to speak regularly in general conference.
>
> For example, ?Select Associates living our standards? was his October
> He also used to speak regularly in general conference.
>
> 1965 general conference address title. ?Go forth to serve? was
> Patriarch Smith?s April 1967 conference talk. ?If service is the work
> of God, and if we are to become as he is, and return to live with him in
> his kingdom, our work must be to serve others,? he said.
>
> ?Temples are Essential? was his October 1969 conference discourse.
>
> On May 18, 1978, Elder Smith married the former Hortense H. Child. She
> had previously served as a counselor in the General Presidency of the
> Young Women. She died May 17, 2012.
>
> Elder Smith and the second Sister Smith presented many firesides in
> recent years that focused on some items from the martyrdom of the
> Prophet Joseph Smith, treasures that were passed down from oldest son
> to oldest son. They included clothing as well as a bell, his mother?s
> On May 18, 1978, Elder Smith married the former Hortense H. Child. She
> had previously served as a counselor in the General Presidency of the
> Young Women. She died May 17, 2012.
>
> Elder Smith and the second Sister Smith presented many firesides in
> recent years that focused on some items from the martyrdom of the
> Prophet Joseph Smith, treasures that were passed down from oldest son
> footstool and a chest that once held the golden plates.
>
> Elder Smith had preserved the original U.S. flag the Mormon Battalion
> carried, too.
>
> Elder Smith also performed many temple marriages during his later
> years. He kept a drivers license and drove until only a few years ago.
> He also still attended weekly general authority meetings and also came
> into his office each week as health permitted.
>
> Elder Joseph Anderson, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the
> Seventy, who died in 1992 at the age of 102, was the second
> most-long-lived general authority.
>
> Information about funeral services will be updated in this story when
> it becomes available.
-=-=-
>
> Elder Smith had preserved the original U.S. flag the Mormon Battalion
> carried, too.
>
> Elder Smith also performed many temple marriages during his later
> years. He kept a drivers license and drove until only a few years ago.
> He also still attended weekly general authority meetings and also came
> into his office each week as health permitted.
>
> Elder Joseph Anderson, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the
> Seventy, who died in 1992 at the age of 102, was the second
> most-long-lived general authority.
>
> Information about funeral services will be updated in this story when
> it becomes available.
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.
cathyc...@aol.com
Apr 5, 2013, 7:56:58 PM4/5/13
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As if further proof were needed that its just a crazy cult, Louis provides it.
BobF
Apr 5, 2013, 9:54:52 PM4/5/13
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On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:45 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
<l...@main.put.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
>was the logical heir and was proposed internally.Then-Church-President
>Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs Smith's designs on
>the presidency in defiance of the seniority system when his cousin,
>the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving Grant as heir,
>left the position vacant for years,later handing it to a Joseph Fielding
>Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of the elder and nephew
>of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding Smith (the elder being
>a younger half-brother of the 1855-1911 Patriarch).Patriarch JFS was
>forced from office by revelation of homosexual affairs (supposedly on
>grounds of ill-health) soon after Grant died,and then-president George
>Albert Smith (son of Second Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First
>Counselor George A(lbert) Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith
>(died 1854) who was younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch
>between Hyrum Smith and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred
>G. Smith to the post.
dubious "honour" belong to Bryan Styble? If it isn't the longest then
does it have the most incorrect punctuation making it the most tedious
and difficult to read?
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BobF
Apr 5, 2013, 10:18:56 PM4/5/13
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On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:58:32 -0500, David Carson <da...@neosoft.com>
shouted from the highest rooftop:
>On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:54:52 +1300, BobF <b...@surfwriter.net.not>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:45 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
>><l...@main.put.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>>Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
>>>was the logical heir and was proposed internally.Then-Church-President
>>>Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs Smith's designs on
>>>the presidency in defiance of the seniority system when his cousin,
>>>the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving Grant as heir,
>>>left the position vacant for years,later handing it to a Joseph Fielding
>>>Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of the elder and nephew
>>>of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding Smith (the elder being
>>>a younger half-brother of the 1855-1911 Patriarch).Patriarch JFS was
>>>forced from office by revelation of homosexual affairs (supposedly on
>>>grounds of ill-health) soon after Grant died,and then-president George
>>>Albert Smith (son of Second Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First
>>>Counselor George A(lbert) Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith
>>>(died 1854) who was younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch
>>>between Hyrum Smith and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred
>>>G. Smith to the post.
>>
>>Is this the longest sentence ever to be posted on ao? Or does that
>>dubious "honour" belong to Bryan Styble? If it isn't the longest then
>>does it have the most incorrect punctuation making it the most tedious
>>and difficult to read?
>
>I see a period about midway through.
>>
>>On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:45 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
>><l...@main.put.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>>Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
>>>was the logical heir and was proposed internally.Then-Church-President
>>>Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs Smith's designs on
>>>the presidency in defiance of the seniority system when his cousin,
>>>the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving Grant as heir,
>>>left the position vacant for years,later handing it to a Joseph Fielding
>>>Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of the elder and nephew
>>>of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding Smith (the elder being
>>>a younger half-brother of the 1855-1911 Patriarch).Patriarch JFS was
>>>forced from office by revelation of homosexual affairs (supposedly on
>>>grounds of ill-health) soon after Grant died,and then-president George
>>>Albert Smith (son of Second Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First
>>>Counselor George A(lbert) Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith
>>>(died 1854) who was younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch
>>>between Hyrum Smith and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred
>>>G. Smith to the post.
>>
>>Is this the longest sentence ever to be posted on ao? Or does that
>>dubious "honour" belong to Bryan Styble? If it isn't the longest then
>>does it have the most incorrect punctuation making it the most tedious
>>and difficult to read?
>
I can't see any periods ... only Louis' infamous commas.
Then-Church-President Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs
Smith's designs on the presidency in defiance of the seniority system
when his cousin, the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving
Grant as heir, left the position vacant for years,later handing it to
a Joseph Fielding Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of
the elder and nephew of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding
Smith (the elder being a younger half-brother of the 1855-1911
Patriarch).Patriarch JFS was forced from office by revelation of
homosexual affairs (supposedly on grounds of ill-health) soon after
Grant died,and then-president George Albert Smith (son of Second
Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First Counselor George A(lbert)
Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith (died 1854) who was
younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch between Hyrum Smith
and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred G. Smith to the
post.
cathyc...@aol.com
Apr 5, 2013, 10:26:08 PM4/5/13
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There's a period halfway through. Get those drunk Kiwi eyes checked.
Sarah Ehrett
Apr 5, 2013, 11:06:07 PM4/5/13
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On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:58:32 -0500, David Carson <da...@neosoft.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:54:52 +1300, BobF <b...@surfwriter.net.not>
>wrote:
>
>>
>On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:54:52 +1300, BobF <b...@surfwriter.net.not>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:45 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
>><l...@main.put.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>>Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
>>>was the logical heir and was proposed internally. (1)
>><l...@main.put.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>>Also in 1932,his father died,but he wasn't made Patriarch though he
>>>Then-Church-President Heber J. Grant,perhaps smarting from Hyrum Gibbs Smith's designs on
>>>the presidency in defiance of the seniority system when his cousin,
>>>the elder Joseph Fielding Smith,died in 1918 leaving Grant as heir,
>>>left the position vacant for years,later handing it to a Joseph Fielding
>>>Smith who was grandson (through Hyrum Mack Smith) of the elder and nephew
>>>of the younger Church President Joseph Fielding Smith (the elder being
>>>Patriarch JFS was forced from office by revelation of homosexual affairs (supposedly on
>>>grounds of ill-health) soon after Grant died,and then-president George
>>>Albert Smith (son of Second Counselor John Henry Smith,son of First
>>>Counselor George A(lbert) Smith,son of the first Patriarch John Smith
>>>(died 1854) who was younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and Patriarch
>>>between Hyrum Smith and the second Patriarch Jphn Smith) named Eldred
>>
>>Is this the longest sentence ever to be posted on ao? Or does that
>>dubious "honour" belong to Bryan Styble? If it isn't the longest then
>>does it have the most incorrect punctuation making it the most tedious
>>and difficult to read?
>
>>Is this the longest sentence ever to be posted on ao? Or does that
>>dubious "honour" belong to Bryan Styble? If it isn't the longest then
>>does it have the most incorrect punctuation making it the most tedious
>>and difficult to read?
>
>I see a period about midway through.
There are actually three sentences.
Yes, it's tedious and difficult to read.
BobF
Apr 5, 2013, 11:17:30 PM4/5/13
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On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:18:56 +1300, BobF <b...@surfwriter.net.not>
now it's difficult to see.
Scott Brady
Apr 5, 2013, 11:43:50 PM4/5/13
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On Friday, April 5, 2013 10:06:07 PM UTC-5, Sarah Ehrett wrote:
> There are actually three sentences.
> Yes, it's tedious and difficult to read.
And nothing everyone didn't already know.
> There are actually three sentences.
> Yes, it's tedious and difficult to read.
R H Draney
Apr 6, 2013, 6:31:32 AM4/6/13
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Scott Brady filted:
down in his prime"....r
--
Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
>
>Longest-living LDS general authority dies at age 106
Mind you, by the standards of the Mormon hierarchy, that's still considered "cut
>Longest-living LDS general authority dies at age 106
down in his prime"....r
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
Louis Epstein
Apr 6, 2013, 9:42:53 AM4/6/13
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Patriarchate.
Kris Baker
Apr 6, 2013, 7:52:08 PM4/6/13
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"Louis Epstein" <l...@main.put.com> wrote in message
news:kjp8ot$87n$1...@reader1.panix.com...
> Scott Brady <sbra...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Friday, April 5, 2013 10:06:07 PM UTC-5, Sarah Ehrett wrote:
>>
>>> There are actually three sentences.
>>
>>> Yes, it's tedious and difficult to read.
>>
>> And nothing everyone didn't already know.
>
> I think many a.o readers are unfamiliar with the history of the LDS Church
> Patriarchate.
You say that, like it's a bad thing ;)
>> On Friday, April 5, 2013 10:06:07 PM UTC-5, Sarah Ehrett wrote:
>>
>>> There are actually three sentences.
>>
>>> Yes, it's tedious and difficult to read.
>>
>> And nothing everyone didn't already know.
>
> I think many a.o readers are unfamiliar with the history of the LDS Church
> Patriarchate.
Move to Utah. Every time one farts, it's headlines.
Kris
Louis Epstein
Apr 6, 2013, 9:17:05 PM4/6/13
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Apostles are too sick to speak,but I've been doing it since
1990).I see Packer stayed in his chair again,AND was missing
from the following session.I'm guessing he'll be next one on
topic.
> Kris
cathyc...@aol.com
Apr 6, 2013, 9:49:43 PM4/6/13
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Bakerwipe, the AO expert on Mormon farts. Did you learn that from having your snout up mommy's arse?
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