1. George Teasdale was a Mormon missionary and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
11 Facts About George Teasdale
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In 1853, George Teasdale married Emily Emma Brown, a member of the LDS Church.
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In 1857, George Teasdale became a full-time church missionary in England and Scotland.
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In 1861, George Teasdale was released as a missionary and he and his wife emigrated to Utah Territory.
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In Utah, George Teasdale taught school and was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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George Teasdale's wife died in 1874, after he had fathered seven children by her, five of whom died in infancy.
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George Teasdale was ordained an apostle on 16 October 1882, by church president John Taylor.
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George Teasdale immediately served a six-month mission to the Indian Territory.
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In 1891, George Teasdale became president of the church's Mexican Mission.
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George Teasdale died in Salt Lake City at age 75 of an intestinal obstruction.
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George Teasdale was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery in an unmarked grave in his family plot and was succeeded in the Quorum of the Twelve by Anthony W Ivins.