“Prophet Cards,” Friend, Dec. 2014, 37–40
Prophet Cards
These cards are a Christmas gift to you! You can use them to learn more about our modern-day prophets. You could also copy the cards to make a matching game. Print more copies at friend.lds.org.
Joseph Smith (1805–1844)
1st President of the Church
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Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him when he was 14 years old.
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He translated the Book of Mormon from the golden plates.
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He directed the Saints to build the Kirtland and Nauvoo temples.
Brigham Young (1801–1877)
2nd President of the Church
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He became an Apostle just three years after joining the Church.
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He led the pioneer Saints to Utah.
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He began work building the Salt Lake Temple.
John Taylor (1808–1887)
3rd President of the Church
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He grew up in England.
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He sang for Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail.
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At the Martyrdom he was shot at several times but still survived.
Wilford Woodruff (1807–1898)
4th President of the Church
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He served several missions and baptized thousands of people.
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He was Church Historian and wrote in his own journal daily for 63 years.
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He dedicated the Salt Lake Temple.
Lorenzo Snow (1814–1901)
5th President of the Church
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He chose to be baptized after taking a Hebrew class with Joseph Smith.
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He almost drowned while going to preach in Hawaii.
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He told Church members they would be blessed if they paid their tithing.
Joseph F. Smith (1838–1918)
6th President of the Church
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He was the son of Hyrum Smith, and Joseph Smith was his uncle.
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At age nine he drove a team of oxen to Utah with his mother and other pioneers.
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He was only 15 years old when he began serving a mission in Hawaii.
Heber J. Grant (1856–1945)
7th President of the Church
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He and his widowed mother didn’t have much money, but he once gave his coat to a boy who needed it.
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He practiced hard to improve his baseball and handwriting skills.
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He was President during the Great Depression.
George Albert Smith (1870–1951)
8th President of the Church
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He had many health challenges, including poor eyesight.
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One of his lifelong goals was: “I would be a friend to the friendless and find joy in ministering to the needs of the poor.”
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As President, he sent humanitarian aid to Europe after World War II.
David O. McKay (1873–1970)
9th President of the Church
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He was raised on a farm and loved animals all his life.
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While serving a mission in Scotland, he saw a carving that became his motto: “What-e’er thou art, act well thy part.”
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While he was President, the first stakes were organized outside of North America.
Joseph Fielding Smith (1876–1972)
10th President of the Church
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He was the son of President Joseph F. Smith.
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As a young man, he drove his mother in a carriage when she needed to take care of women in the neighborhood.
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He loved playing sports, especially handball.
Harold B. Lee (1899–1973)
11th President of the Church
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The Spirit helped him avoid dangerous situations as a child, like telling him not to explore a run-down shed.
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He was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse.
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He helped create the Church Welfare Program.
Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985)
12th President of the Church
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As a boy, he memorized scriptures and hymns while milking cows.
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While President, the number of temples doubled.
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He received revelation that all worthy men could hold the priesthood.
Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994)
13th President of the Church
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He grew up on a farm and studied agriculture in school.
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Before becoming President of the Church, he served as Secretary of Agriculture for the United States government.
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He encouraged people to read the Book of Mormon every day.
Howard W. Hunter (1907–1995)
14th President of the Church
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He earned his Eagle Scout Award at age 15.
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When he was young, he played in a band that traveled to Asia on a cruise ship.
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He traveled to the Middle East as an Apostle and helped choose the site for the BYU Jerusalem Center.
Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008)
15th President of the Church
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A walnut tree he planted as a boy was used to build the pulpit of the Conference Center.
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He presented “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” in 1995.
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While he was President, more than 70 temples were dedicated.
Thomas S. Monson (1927)
16th President of the Church
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As a boy, he learned to unselfishly share with those in need.
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He was called as a bishop at age 22 and as an Apostle at age 36.
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He encouraged Church members to go to the rescue of those who have wandered away from Heavenly Father.