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((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography)) may be used to summarize information about notable people within the Latter Day Saint movement, usually at the top of an article.

Usage

This template is usually at the top of an article, ((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography)) may be used to summarize information about an individual within the Latter Day Saint movement. It is an alternative to less specific templates such as those listed at WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes and within the people infobox templates category. This template is designed with a focus on the General and Ecclesiastical leadership in various Latter Day Saint denomination. However, all values are optional allowing for any person in the Latter Day Saint movement to use this infobox.

Tracking categories

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Sub-templates

The following sub-templates are incorporated into ((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography)):

Sandbox sub-templates

Document sub-templates

Examples of General and Ecclesiastical position

Examples of, but not limited to, the type of General and Ecclesiastical positions where Infobox could be used. Any person in the Latter Day Saint movement can use this infobox, as all values are optional.


Church of Christ (Joseph Smith's original organization)	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)	Community of Christ (formerly the RLDS Church)	Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
President of the Church	17th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Prophet-President	President of the Church
First Presidency	First Counselor in the First Presidency	Presiding Evangelist	First Counselor of the General Church
Quorum of the Twelve	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	Council of Twelve Apostles	Quorum of Twelve Apostles
Presiding Bishop	Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop	Presiding Bishop	Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Assistant President of the Church	President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	President of the Church
Second Elder of the Church	Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	Member of the Apostolic Quorum

Blank template with basic parameters [edit]

((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| name                       =
| image                      =
| image_size                 =
| alt                        =
| caption                    =
| birth_name                 =
| birth_date                 = <!-- ((Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD)) or (living) ((Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD)) ( |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| birth_place                =
| death_date                 = <!-- ((Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd)) (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| death_place                =
| portals                    = <!-- choices: LDS, CoC, movement, plain, & none - Defaults to LDS (LDS Church)-->
<!-- Latter Day Saint Leadership  -->
| position_or_quorum1        = 
| called_by1                 = 
| start_date1                = <!-- ((start date|yyyy|mm|dd)) (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| end_date1                  = <!-- ((end date|yyyy|mm|dd)) (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| end_reason1                = 
))

Blank template with all parameters [edit]

((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| name                       = 
| image                      = 
| image_size                 = 
| alt                        = 
| caption                    = 
| birth_name                 = 
| birth_date                 = <!-- ((Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD)) or (living) ((Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD)) -->
| birth_place                = 
| home_town                  = 
| death_date                 = <!-- ((Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd)) (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| death_place                = 
| death_cause                = 
| resting_place              = 
| resting_place_coordinates  = <!-- ((Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline|name=)) -->
| baptism_date               =
| known_for                  =
| monuments                  = 
| residence                  = 
| education                  = 
| alma_mater                 = 
| occupation                 = 
| employer                   = 
| organization               = 
| notable_works              = 
| title                      = 
| spouse                     = 
| children                   = 
| parents                    = 
| relatives                  = 
| awards                     = 
| signature                  = 
| signature_size             = 
| signature_alt              = 
| website                    = <!-- ((URL|www.example.com)) -->
| footnotes                  =
| portals                    = <!-- choices: LDS, CoC, movemement, plain, & none - Defaults to LDS (LDS Church)-->
<!-- Latter Day Saint Leadership  -->
| position_or_quorum1        = 
| called_by1                 = 
| ordination_reason1         = 
| predecessor1               = 
| successor1                 = 
| start_date1                = <!-- ((start date|yyyy|mm|dd)) -->
| end_date1                  = <!-- ((end date|yyyy|mm|dd)) -->
| end_reason1                = 
| reorganization1            = 
<!--Political Office Holders  -->
| political_office1          = 
| term_start1                = 
| term_end1                  = 
| office_president1          = 
| office_predecessor1        = 
| office_successor1          = 
| party                      = 
<!-- Military Service -->
| nickname                   =
| allegiance                 =
| branch                     = 
| serviceyears               = 
| rank                       = 
| servicenumber              = 
| unit                       = 
| commands                   = 
| battles                    = 
| battles_label              = 
| military_awards            = 
))

Parameters

Basic Biographical Information

Parameter Explanation

name Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name).

image Name of image file for person. [[File:]] is not needed.

image_size Size to display image: This defaults to frameless (default is 175px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.

alt Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.

caption Caption for image, if needed.

birth_name Full name at birth; only use if different from name.

birth_place Place of birth

home_town The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birthplace and residence.

death_date Date of death: ((death date and age)) (if birth date is known) or ((death date)) (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date/doc for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using ((death year and age)).

death_place Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not add flag icons to the death_place. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).

death_cause Cause of death.

resting_place Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.

resting_place_coordinates Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use ((coord)) template.

baptism_date If significant, date of baptism into a Latter Day Saint sect. For example, those baptized on or near the Organization of the Church of Christ

known_for A brief description of why the person is notable.

monuments Significant monuments erected or buildings etc. named in honor of the subject. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article instead.

residence Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace.

education Education.

alma_mater Alma mater.

occupation Occupation.

employer Employer, if relevant.

organization Non-employing organization, if relevant.

notable_works Title(s) of notable work(s) (publications, compositions, sculptures, films, etc.) by the subject, if any.

title

Multiple uses:

Formal titles
Job titles
A combination of the above.

spouse Name of spouse, followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s); for convenience, consider using ((marriage)). Separate entries with a line break (<br />). For deceased persons still married at time of death, close the date range with death year.

partner For unmarried life partners (of any gender or sexual preference), not business partners. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current partner and Name (1970–1999) for former partner(s).

children Number of children (i.e. 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries with a line break (<br />).

parents Names of parents, if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<br />).

relatives Names of siblings or other relatives, if notable. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc.). Separate entries with a line break (<br />).

signature An image of the person's signature.

signature_alt Alt text for the signature image. For example, for File:Thomas Jefferson Signature.svg, the alt text might be |signature_alt="Th: Jefferson", spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.

signature_size Default is frameless. If necessary, a signature can be resized manually as per the "image_size" parameter.

website Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use ((Official website)) as ((Official website|http://www.example.org|name=Official example website)).

footnotes Notes about any of the infobox data.

portals

Defaults to showing LDS Church version at bottom of template. However, Alternate choices are

input	When to use	Shown
LDS (Default)	For Members of the LDS Church	Biography portal LDS Church portal
CoC	For Members of the Community of Christ (AKA RLDS Church)	Biography portal
movement	For Members of the Church of Christ (The original name of the Latter Day Saint church founded by Joseph Smith) or members of other Latter Day Saint Sects.	Biography portal Latter Day Saints portal
plain	To remove all Latter Day Saint portals.	Biography portal
none	Removes all portals	NONE

Specialized information for Latter Day Saint Leadership

Parameter	Explanation
position_or_quorum1 through position_or_quorum9	Name of General and Ecclesiastical position held/holds or quorum individual was called to.
called_by1 through called_by9	Person or Persons who called individual as a General Authority, such as a President of the Church or the Three Witnesses. Past president1 - president9 parameter still functions but is obsolete.
ordination_reason1 through ordination_reason9	Reason of ordination, for example death of another General Authority.
predecessor1 through predecessor9	Previous person to hold that position.
successor1 through successor9	Person who was/is successor to position.
start_date1 through start_date9	Date of ordination.
end_date1 through end_date9	Date no longer holding position.
end_reason1 through end_reason9	Reason for release of position, emeritus status, excommunication, etc. This parameter will not accept "Death" as a parameter.
reorganization1 through reorganization9	Description of reorganization of quorum, presidency, board, etc.

For Political office holders

Parameter	Explanation
political_office1 through political_office5	Name of Political office. Works for up to five offices.
term_start1 through term_start5	Beginning of term in office
term_end1 through term_end5	End of term in office
office_president1	President of the United States who appointed person to office (if needed, example Ezra Taft Benson)
office_predecessor1 through office_predecessor5	Person who held Political office prior to individual.
office_successor1 through office_successor5	Person who held Political office following to individual.
party	Political party

Military Service

Parameter	Explanation
nickname	Any nicknames during time in military
allegiance	The country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates. This field should not be used to indicate a particular service branch, which is better indicated by the `branch` field (below).
branch	The service branch (Army, Navy, etc.) the person was a part of; this should be left blank for people who were not part of a formal armed service, or who predate the establishment of formal service branches.
service_years	The years during which the person served.
rank	The highest rank achieved by the person. Unusual cases, such as this rank not being the last achieved, or the rank being awarded posthumously, may be noted. In cases where the person held different ranks in different armies, multiple ranks should be specified with a date and country note for each.
service_number	The service number held by the individual during military service.
unit	For persons who are not notable as commanding officers, the unit (company, battalion, regiment, etc.) in which they served. This should be omitted if the commands are specified (as above).
commands	For persons who are notable as commanding officers, the units they commanded. Dates should be given if multiple notable commands were held.
battles	Any notable battles or wars in which the person participated. This should be omitted if a campaignbox is used in conjunction with this template.
battles_label	The label to use for the battles field (above); defaults to "Battles/wars".
military_awards	Any notable military awards or decorations the person received; exhaustive lists should be worked into the prose.

Examples

Brigham Young of the LDS Church

Brigham Young, the second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brigham Young
Brigham Young c. 1870

2nd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Predecessor	Joseph Smith
Successor	John Taylor


President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 14, 1840 (1840-04-14) – December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)
Predecessor	Thomas B. Marsh
Successor	Orson Hyde
End reason	Became President of the Church



Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)
Called by	Three Witnesses
End reason	Became President of the Church


LDS Church Apostle
February 14, 1835 (1835-02-14) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Called by	Three Witnesses
Reason	Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
Reorganization at end of term	No apostles immediately ordained^[1]

1st Governor of Utah Territory
In office
February 3, 1851 – April 12, 1858
Predecessor	None
Successor	Alfred Cumming


Personal details
Born	(1801-06-01)June 1, 1801 Whitingham, Vermont, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1877(1877-08-29) (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, U.S.
Cause of death	Ruptured appendix
Resting place	Brigham Young Cemetery 40°46′13″N 111°53′08″W / 40.7703°N 111.8856°W / 40.7703; -111.8856 (Brigham Young Cemetery)
Spouse(s)	See List of Brigham Young's wives
Children	56^[2]
Parents	John and Abigail Young
Website	brighamyoung.org
Signature


Biography portal LDS movement portal

((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
 | name                = Brigham Young
 | image               = Brigham Young by Charles William Carter.jpg
 | caption             = Brigham Young ((circa)) 1870
 | birth_date          = ((birth date|1801|06|01))
 | birth_place         = [[Whitingham, Vermont]], U.S.
 | death_date          = ((death date and age|1877|08|29|1801|06|01))
 | death_place         = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah Territory]], U.S.
 | death_cause         = Ruptured appendix
 | resting_place       = [[Brigham Young Cemetery]]
 | resting_place_coordinates = ((Coord|40.7703|-111.8856|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Brigham Young Cemetery))
 | boards              =
 | spouse              = See [[List of Brigham Young's wives]]<!-- Since number of spouses is disputed, leave this blank -->
 | children            = 56<ref name=byubio>((citation |url= http://yfacts.byu.edu/Article?id=214 |title= Brigham Young Biography: Facts of Faith |work= Y Facts |publisher= BYU |access-date= September 19, 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.is/20130920194808/http://yfacts.byu.edu/Article?id=214 |archive-date= September 20, 2013 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all ))</ref>
 | parents             = John and Abigail Young
 | awards              =
 | signature           = Brigham Young Signature.svg
 | signature_alt       = Signature of Brigham Young
 | website             = ((URL|brighamyoung.org))
 | portals             = LDS
 | footnotes           =
 | position_or_quorum1 = 2nd [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|President]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
 | predecessor1        = [[Joseph Smith]]
 | successor1          = [[John Taylor (Mormon)|John Taylor]]
 | start_date1         = ((start date|1847|12|27))
 | end_date1           = ((end date|1877|08|29))
 | position_or_quorum2 = [[President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]
 | start_date2         = ((start date|1840|04|14))
 | end_date2           = ((end date|1847|12|27))
 | predecessor2        = [[Thomas B. Marsh]]
 | successor2          = [[Orson Hyde]]
 | end_reason2         = Became President of the Church
 | position_or_quorum3 = [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]
 | called_by3          = [[Three Witnesses]]
 | start_date3         = ((start date|1835|02|14))
 | end_date3           = ((end date|1847|12|27))
 | end_reason3         = Became President of the Church
 | position_or_quorum4 = [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]]
 | called_by4          = Three Witnesses
 | start_date4         = ((start date|1835|02|14))
 | ordination_reason4  = Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
 | end_date4           = ((end date|1877|08|29))
 | reorganization4     = No apostles immediately ordained<ref>A year after Young's death, [[Orson Hyde]] died and [[Moses Thatcher]] was ordained an apostle. The [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] was not reorganized until October 10, 1880, after which [[Francis M. Lyman]] and [[John Henry Smith]] were ordained. [[Orson Pratt]] died in 1881, and the Quorum of the Twelve did not have twelve members again until October 16, 1882, when [[George Teasdale]] and [[Heber J. Grant]] were ordained.</ref>
 | political_office1   = 1st [[List of governors of Utah|Governor of Utah Territory]]
 | term_start1         = February 3, 1851
 | term_end1           = April 12, 1858<!--
 | appointer1          = [[Millard Filmore]] -->
 | office_predecessor1 = None
 | office_successor1   = [[Alfred Cumming (governor)|Alfred Cumming]]
))

Reference added to page

^ A year after Young's death, Orson Hyde died and Moses Thatcher was ordained an apostle. The First Presidency was not reorganized until October 10, 1880, after which Francis M. Lyman and John Henry Smith were ordained. Orson Pratt died in 1881, and the Quorum of the Twelve did not have twelve members again until October 16, 1882, when George Teasdale and Heber J. Grant were ordained.
^ "Brigham Young Biography: Facts of Faith", Y Facts, BYU, archived from the original on September 20, 2013, retrieved September 19, 2013

Israel A. Smith of the Community of Christ (RLDS Church)

Israel A. Smith, the fourth Prophet–Presidents of the Community, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Israel A. Smith
c. 1920

Prophet–President
April 9, 1946 (1946-04-09) – June 14, 1956 (1956-06-14)
Predecessor	Frederick M. Smith
Successor	W. Wallace Smith
Reason	Death of Frederick M. Smith


Counselor in the First Presidency
October 1938 – June 14, 1958 (1958-06-14)
Called by	Frederick M. Smith
Predecessor	Floyd M. McDowell
Successor	John F. Garver F. Henry Edwards
Reason	Resignation of Floyd M. McDowell



Second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
1920 – 1925
Called by	Frederick M. Smith


General Assembly of Iowa
In office
1911 – 1913

Personal details
Born	Israel Alexander Smith (1876-02-02)February 2, 1876 Plano, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1958(1958-06-14) (aged 82) Lamoni, Iowa, U.S.
Cause of death	Car accident
Resting place	Mound Grove Cemetery 39°6′42.71″N 94°25′36.51″W / 39.1118639°N 94.4268083°W / 39.1118639; -94.4268083
Occupation	Lawyer
Spouse(s)	Nina Marie Grenawalt Smith
Children	2
Parents	Joseph Smith III Emmeline Griswold Smith

Biography portal LDS movement portal

((Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| name                = Israel A. Smith
| image               = Israel A. Smith.jpg
| alt                 = Photo of Israel A. Smith
| caption             = c. 1920
| birth_name          = Israel Alexander Smith
| birth_date          = ((birth date|1876|02|02))
| birth_place         = [[Plano, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date          = ((death date and age|1958|06|14|1876|02|02))
| death_place         = [[Lamoni, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_cause         = Car accident
| resting_place       = Mound Grove Cemetery
| resting_place_coordinates = ((Coord|39|6|42.71|N|94|25|36.51|W|type:landmark|display=inline))
| occupation          = Lawyer
| spouse              = Nina Marie ''Grenawalt'' Smith
| children            = 2
| parents             = [[Joseph Smith III]]<br />Emmeline ''Griswold'' Smith
| position_or_quorum1 = [[Prophet–President]]|
| ordination_reason1  = Death of [[Frederick M. Smith]]
| predecessor1        = [[Frederick M. Smith]]
| successor1          = [[W. Wallace Smith]]
| start_date1         = ((start date|1946|04|09))
| end_date1           = ((end date|1956|06|14))
| position_or_quorum2 = Counselor in the [[First Presidency (Community of Christ)|First Presidency]]
| called_by2          = [[Frederick M. Smith]]
| ordination_reason2  = Resignation of [[Floyd M. McDowell]]
| predecessor2        = [[Floyd M. McDowell]]
| successor2          = [[John F. Garver]]<br />[[F. Henry Edwards]]
| start_date2         = October 1938
| end_date2           = ((end date|1958|06|14))
| position_or_quorum3 = Second counselor in the [[Presiding Bishopric (Community of Christ)|Presiding Bishopric]]
| called_by3          = [[Frederick M. Smith]]
| start_date3         = 1920
| end_date3           = 1925
| political_office1   = General Assembly of Iowa
| term_start1         = 1911
| term_end1           = 1913
))

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if ((birth date)), or ((birth date and age)) are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use ((URL)).

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
agent
bday
birthplace
category
country-name
deathdate
deathplace
extended-address
family-name
fn (required)
given-name
honorific-prefix
honorific-suffix
label
locality
n
nickname
note
org
role
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Usage

Tracking categories

Sub-templates

Sandbox sub-templates

Document sub-templates

Examples of General and Ecclesiastical position

Blank template with basic parameters [edit]

Blank template with all parameters [edit]

Parameters

Basic Biographical Information

Specialized information for Latter Day Saint Leadership

For Political office holders

Military Service

Examples

Brigham Young of the LDS Church

Israel A. Smith of the Community of Christ (RLDS Church)

Microformat

Sub-templates

Classes

See also