15 Facts About Moses Thatcher

Moses Thatcher was an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Moses Thatcher was one of only a few members of the Quorum of the Twelve to be dropped from the Quorum but to remain in good standing in the church and retain the priesthood office of apostle.

The Moses Thatcher family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1843, and moved to Macedonia, Illinois, and later to Nauvoo.

Moses Thatcher served a mission for the church at age 15, from which he returned in 1858.

In 1859, the family settled in Cache Valley, where Moses Thatcher helped Hezekiah locate canal and mill sites.

From 1860 to 1861, Moses Thatcher studied at the University of Deseret.

Moses Thatcher later served as the church's first mission president in Mexico.

Moses Thatcher became an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in April 1879.

Moses Thatcher replaced Orson Hyde, who died on November 28,1878.

From 1880 to 1898, Moses Thatcher was the second assistant to Wilford Woodruff in the superintendency of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

However, Moses Thatcher was not excommunicated from the church and retained his position in the leadership of the YMMIA.

Moses Thatcher remained supportive of the church after being removed from the Quorum, testifying on many occasions of the divinity of the work and the divinity of the calling of its leaders.

Moses Thatcher held the priesthood office of apostle until his death.

Moses Thatcher was supportive of the church and its positions.

Moses Thatcher died at his home on August 22,1909, in Logan, Utah.