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Truly, the love you have given throughout your life is reciprocated in our hearts for you, and we pray for power to emulate your example…. Our beloved leader has lived nearly as it is humanly possible for a man to live a Christ-like life. He found the answer to the yearning of the human heart: for fullness lies in living outside of oneself by love. President George Albert Smith has proved the truth of Christ's paradoxical saying, "He that will lose his life for my sake, shall find it."…. As sure, as certain, as Christ's spirit visited other spirits in the Eternal Realm while his body lay in the borrowed tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, so lives the immortal spirit of our friend, our beloved leader, President George Albert Smith…. God bless his memory.
(From a tribute at the funeral services of President George Albert
Smith, Salt Lake Tabernacle, April 7, 1951)
Eighth President of the Church
Succession: Succeeded Heber J. Grant as President of the Church.
Birth date: April 4, 1870
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Called as president, date: May 21, 1945
Called as president, age: 75
Years as president: 5
Facts: He was called to be an Apostle while his father was also
serving as an Apostle- the only father and son to serve in the quorum at
the same time.
Facts: He married Lucy Emily Woodruff, granddaughter of President
Wilford Woodruff
Facts: He worked as a ZCMI salesman.