| Jacob Gates | |
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| First Seven Presidents of the Seventy[broken anchor] | |
| April 6, 1860 (1860-04-06) – April 14, 1892 (1892-04-14) | |
| Called by | Brigham Young |
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| Born | (1811-03-09)March 9, 1811 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1892(1892-04-14) (aged 80) Provo,Utah Territory, United States |
Jacob Gates (March 9, 1811 – April 14, 1892) was an earlyMormon leader and member of theFirst Seven Presidents of the Seventy[broken anchor] ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Gates was born inSt. Johnsbury, Vermont and married Mary Snow in 1833. That same year,Orson Prattbaptized him. In 1834, the couple moved nearLiberty, Missouri. In late 1836, they moved toCaldwell County, Missouri. He served six separate missions over the course of his life:[1]
In October 1844, he was made president of the fourthquorum of Seventy.[2]
In 1849, Gates met withOliver Cowdery shortly before Cowdery died. During their conversation, Cowdery said,[3]
Jacob, I want you to remember what I say to you. I am a dying man, and what would it profit me to tell you a lie? I know,' said he, 'that this Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God. My eyes saw, my ears heard, and my understanding was touched, and I know that whereof I testified is true. It was no dream, no vain imagination of the mind-it was real.
While inLiverpool, England, on a mission in 1859,Brigham Young wrote Gates to inform him he'd been called as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy. He was ordained in 1862, though he wassustained by the church on April 6, 1860.[2] Following the death ofHenry Harriman, Gates was the senior president of the Seventy from May 1891 until his own death in April 1892.
Gates served in theUtah Territorial Legislature, representingWashington andKane counties, from 1864 to 1867. Gates practicedplural marriage and fathered 11 children. He died inProvo, Utah Territory.[2]
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