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790 LATTER-DAY SAINT .ada. The Salnta there never we&1'7 SaInta In Utah county, organlslng them of teWng how much support he gave Into three Stakes of Zion', namely, them by word and deed and how re- Utah, Alpine and Nebo. He continued markably his predictions concerning traveUng In the different Stakes, asthe future of that country have been slsting In the organizing of Warda, fulfilled. The Taylor Stake of Zion etc. Bro. Teasdale died In Salt Lake In BOuthern Alberta was named In his City June 9, 190·7. The "Deseret honor.' He was alao highly respected Evening News" at the time of his deby .the non-Mormon buSiness men of mise published the following editorCanada and In th1a country. He also lally: "Another faithful servant of presided over the Colorado MissIon the Most High, Elder George Teaswith marked ablUty, and by those who dale, of the Apostles' Quorum, has knew him In the mIulon fIeld he Is es- been released from his earthly mlsteemed as one of the best of mlsslon- slon and called to another sphere of aries ever knowli In the Church. His action. His was a long and useful happy disposition, coupled with a vein Ufe. For a quarter of a century he of humor, and his remarks fUled with has occupied the exalted and responholy' Inspiration In public and private, sible poslt1on of an Apostle of the Lord won for him the confidence and re- In the Church of .Jesus Christ of spect of all around .him. He got out Latter-day Salnta, and he has been of harmony with the Church and as a singularly bleued In his labors In the result the Council of the Twelve ex- ministry, at home and abroad. Elder communicated him from the Church; Teasdale was a conspicuous type of a but he never became bitter toward the spirituality that our reUgion produces. Church. Like hla lllustrious father, This was In fact his leading trait of he was a man of deep and strong con- character. Amid the toll and prlvavlctions, 'The KIngdom of God or tiona entailed by the struggle for manothing,' was ·hla motto. He loved terlal existence In pioneer Utah and righteousness and hated Iniquity. HIs pIoneer Mexico, he still ·retained the Ufe was clean and pure, his Ian- sweetn888 of hla spiritualIty, and that guage chaste and elevating. HIs was Indeed' of a high order. The great family and frlenda who stood by hla theme of hla cUscouraea was the atonebedside durtDg hla last Ulness w111 . ment of our Savior, and the way In never ' forget his beautiful teachings which his precious blood cleanses all and exhortations, upholding the doc- men who will succeed Him, from their trines of ·the gospel, the authOrity of alns. ·The Jlubtle dlsUnction 1D point the holy priesthood, exhorting all to of doctrine, the careful and detailed keep the commandmenta of God. H~ eXplanation of some Idea In theology, was blessed with a numerous family, the defense by the cannonade of arall of whom surnve him except three . gument,of an assailed position-these of his chlldren~ They aU have an he left to others. He conceniedhtin:.. .honorable standing In the Church with ~ mainly .with the simple and tengood moral characters. They are true, der story of, the cross. The . main loving and loyal to each other and thing with hIin was the work· of the filled with love, confidence and re- Redeemer of the world, ' and ' how It spect for their honored husband and can touch the conduct of men. ' The father." Lord gave him Ught to see It. ' His long and useful life was an example TEASDALE. Georse. a member of of falthfulnesa and devotion to his the Counell of Twelve Apostles. (Con- religIous Ideal, a zeal for the truth tinued from .Vol. I:U4.) Apostle tempered by calm judgment and ·an Teasdale, continuing his apostoliC la- unyielding adherence to whatever he bors, assisted In re-organlzlng the regarded as the call of duty, con- BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. science, and God: Elder George Teasdale has gone to hIB rest and his reward. His Ufe's work Is done.- He has fought the good faith and won the fight. He died In a full hope of a Ufe beyond thIB narrow vale and of a glorious resurrection from the dead. To him heaven was as real as earthlife, the existence of God as c~rtaln as his own." THATCHER, MOfJeII, a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles. (Continued from Vol. 1:127.) After losing hIB position as one of the Twelve Apostles, Brother Thatcher retired to private Ufe, but continued successful In financial affairs. He was summoned to Washington, D. C., to testify before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections In the Smoot Investigation case, and on that occasion, as on all others, he remained true to his former friends and asioelat.e s In the Church. He died at his home In Logan, Cache county, Utah, Aug. 21, 1909. The following was publfshed In the "Deseret Evening News" of Aug. 23, 1909: "With the death of M088s Thatcher, one Of. the prominent and most gifted men of thla Intermountain region has passed to the 'sreat beyond. Thousanda of' his frlelid8 , will alwaY8 'hold him In loving remembrance for hls splendid work iii the m1safonary field and at home In various oUices of responslblUty and trust; . From the tender age of (Uteen.yean until 80me years ago, he gave;;bJs ,tlDie and hla talenta ' to the :work 'of the' Lord; for the propagation Ot: th• .prlilclples he loved so well and to which he remained faithful to . the , last. :. Moses Thatcher's first lmpree81oDB.· tD. .'~nnection with the Church d&te back to the expulsion of the Salnta from Nauvoo. He was then but ·four ,ears of age, but never forgot the cloud that seemed to rest over the wanderinK people--hls people. ' He never forgot the hardshlp8 of the pioneers. He knew what it was to suffer for principles. He knew· ute In its 791 various phases, from that of a rough mining camp to that of statesman and rulers of nations. And In every position he was successful, for he Will earnest and sincere, even If, llke every mortal, he at times was mistaken In hIB judgment. One of the great mIssions performed by Mosel Thatcher was that to Mexico, and the success of It was chiefly due to his wise and well directed efforts. He be-. came the friend of statesmen and gained a hearing by remarkable literary efforts as well as sermons and conversations. His 'Tribute to the Memory of Montezuma' was a truly remarkable arUcle. During this mission Mexico was dedicated to the end that the gospel might spread among her people. In the dediCation the Lord was asked to rid the nation of revolutionary elements ' and the dispos1t1on ·to shed blood; to break the shackles from the bodies and minds of the poor LamanItes, that they might be free In the law . of Christ. The Lorcl was asked that, as the CO]!lIng of the Spanish conqueror forI'shadowed their bondage, so might the gospel foreshadow their deliverance; that, as the first overcame them with the sword, so might the proclamation of diVIne truth 8ubdue and soften their hearts. The Elders besought the Lord to bestow HIs bleulnCS upon the State and governmental officials and the people, that intrigues, plottlncs, and rebelUons might cease, and peace and prosperity reign. That the Lord ,has ' heard this prayer, ' Inspired by Hlaown Spirit, Is evident In the prosperity and progress of the Dlaz regime. Of late years Moses Thatcher has not enjoyed good health. He has been "a patient sutterer, and his death, no doubt, came as a weI· come release." WELLS, .JobD, second counselor In the PresldlngBlBhoprlc of the Church, was born Sept. 16, 186', In Carlton, Nottinghamshlre, England, the son of Thomas Potter Wells and Sarah Cook.