Joseph W. McMurrin
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Joseph William McMurrin (September 5, 1858 – October 24, 1932) was a general authority
and a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as president
of the California
Mission
of the LDS Church from 1919 until at least 1930.
Joseph W. McMurrin was married to Mary Ellen Hunter on April 1, 1880 and had seven children.
McMurrin was born in Tooele
, Utah Territory
. He became one of the First Council of the Seventy on October 5, 1897. He died in Los Angeles
, California on October 24, 1932.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
and a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church from 1919 until at least 1930.
Joseph W. McMurrin was married to Mary Ellen Hunter on April 1, 1880 and had seven children.
McMurrin was born in Tooele
Tooele, Utah
Tooele is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,502 at the 2000 census, and 30,708 as of the 2009 estimates. It is the county seat of Tooele County...
, Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
. He became one of the First Council of the Seventy on October 5, 1897. He died in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California on October 24, 1932.