Essentials in Church History / A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"

by Joseph Fielding Smith

Joseph F. Smith

Born Nov. 13, 1838, at Far West, Missouri; set apart as one of the twelve apostles Oct. 8, 1867; sustained Oct. 10, 1880, as second counselor to President John Taylor, at the age of 41; also sustained as second counselor to President Wilford Woodruff, April 7, 1889, and to President Lorenzo Snow, Sept. 13, 1898; sustained as President of the Church Oct. 17, 1901; died Nov. 19, 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah.

Anthon H. Lund

Born May 15, 1844, at Aalborg, Denmark; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by George Q. Cannon; sustained as second counselor in the First Presidency, Oct. 17, 1901, at the age of 51; advanced to first counselor April 7, 1910; died March 2, 1921, at Salt Lake City, Utah.

John Henry Smith

Born Sept. 18, 1848, at Carbunca, Iowa; ordained an apostle Oct. 27, 1880, by Wilford Woodruff; sustained April 7, 1910, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 62; died Oct. 13, 1911, at Salt Lake City, Utah.

Charles W. Penrose

Born Feb. 4, 1832, at London, England; ordained an apostle July 7, 1904, by Joseph F. Smith; sustained Dec. 7, 1911, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 79; advanced to first counselor March 10, 1921.

Anthony W. Ivins

Born Sept. 16, 1852, at Toms River, New Jersey; ordained an apostle Oct. 6, 1907, by Joseph F. Smith; sustained as second counselor in the First Presidency, March 10, 1921, at the age of 68.