| Oscar A. Kirkham | |
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| First Council of the Seventy | |
| October 5, 1941 (1941-10-05) – March 10, 1958 (1958-03-10) | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
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| Born | Oscar Ammon Kirkham (1880-01-22)January 22, 1880 Lehi,Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | March 10, 1958(1958-03-10) (aged 78) Salt Lake City,Utah, United States |
Oscar Ammon Kirkham (January 22, 1880 – March 10, 1958) was ageneral authority inthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and one of theseven presidents of Seventy.
Kirkham was born inLehi,Utah Territory, to James Kirkham and his wife, Mary Mercer. Oscar Kirkham was the younger brother of prominent educator andBook of Mormon defenderFrancis W. Kirkham. Kirkham was ordained a seventy byJoseph W. McMurrin on February 26, 1905. After serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inGermany and graduating fromBrigham Young Academy, Kirkham studied music inGermany and then taught at theLatter-day Saints University.
In 1913 Kirkham was appointed the traveling secretary of the LDS Church'sYoung Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) to oversee recreational activities.[1] He later served for many years as the executive secretary of the YMMIA. Kirkham was involved withScouting at a high level, serving as a regional scout executive and on the U.S. national staff at the 1929 InternationalJamboree atArrowe Park inBirkenhead, England, where he was in charge of the religious exercises of the American scouts.
Heber J. Grant installed Kirkham as one of the seven presidents of the Seventy on October 5, 1941.Marion D. Hanks had Kirkham's personal notes published as a book,Say the Good Word, to which Hanks wrote the foreword.
After having taught music atRicks Academy early in his career, Kirkham was later honored with a building named after him on the campus ofRicks College.
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