The 11th President and Prophet of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints

Harold B. Lee was born in Clifton, Idaho on March 28, 1899. He served a mission in the Western states from 1920 to 1922, after already having taught one year and being a school principal for two years. From 1923 to 1928 as a principal in the Granite School District. Harold B. Lee was President of the Pioneer Stake from 1930 to 1937, was called Managing Directer of the Church Welfare program in 1937, and was ordained an Apostle by President Heber J. Grant on April 10, 1941. He was ordained as President of the Church on July 7, 1972 at age seventy-three. During his seventeen months of administration the 600th stake of the Church was organized, a new church Office Building and Church Distribution Center were dedicated, Church welfare Services were consolidated, a new MIA organization was established under the direction of the Priesthood, and further steps were taken to strengthen the Priesthood Correlation Program. One of his favorite statements was, "Whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies." He died December 26, 1973 at age seventy-four.