S. Dilworth Young
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Seymour Dilworth Young (September 7, 1897 – July 9, 1981) was a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for 36 years, from 1945 until his death.
From 1945 to 1975, Young was the senior president of the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church. In 1975 he was sustained as member of newly-created First Quorum of Seventy.
Young was a graduate of Weber College (now Weber State University
). He served in the United States military during World War I
. After this he served as a missionary in the Central States Mission. Young and his wife Gladys Pratt were the parents of two children.
Young is known as an author and poet among members of the church. Young is the author of a biography of his great-great-uncle, LDS Church President Brigham Young
. Many of Dilworth Young's poems have been published in the Ensign. He is son of Seymour B. Young, Jr. and Carlie Louine Clawson. He married Gladys Pratt and had 2 children, one of whom died in World War II
. Following his first wife's death he married Huldah Parker.
Between 1947 and 1951, Young was the president
of the New England Mission
of the church.
Young is the grandson of Latter-day Saint leader Seymour B. Young
, the nephew Levi E. Young
and the great-grandson of Joseph Young
. He is also a descendant of Edward Partridge
. After his wife Gladys died, Young married Huldah Parker.
Young is the subject of a biography by grandson Benson Y. Parkinson
(Covenant, 1994).
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for 36 years, from 1945 until his death.
From 1945 to 1975, Young was the senior president of the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church. In 1975 he was sustained as member of newly-created First Quorum of Seventy.
Young was a graduate of Weber College (now Weber State University
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...
). He served in the United States military during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. After this he served as a missionary in the Central States Mission. Young and his wife Gladys Pratt were the parents of two children.
Young is known as an author and poet among members of the church. Young is the author of a biography of his great-great-uncle, LDS Church President Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
. Many of Dilworth Young's poems have been published in the Ensign. He is son of Seymour B. Young, Jr. and Carlie Louine Clawson. He married Gladys Pratt and had 2 children, one of whom died in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Following his first wife's death he married Huldah Parker.
Between 1947 and 1951, Young was the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the New England Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the church.
Young is the grandson of Latter-day Saint leader Seymour B. Young
Seymour B. Young
Seymour Bicknell Young, Sr. was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1882 until his death.- Biography :...
, the nephew Levi E. Young
Levi E. Young
Levi Edgar Young was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was one of the seven presidents of the Seventy from 1909 until his death....
and the great-grandson of Joseph Young
Joseph Young
Young was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the eighth child born to John Young and Abigail Howe.In 1830, while he was a preacher for the Methodist Church in Upper Canada, Young was introduced to the Book of Mormon by his younger brother Brigham...
. He is also a descendant of Edward Partridge
Edward Partridge
Edward Partridge was the grandson of Massachusetts Congressman Oliver Partridge, Esq., and a member of a family noted for commercial, social, political, and military leadership in Western Massachusetts. One of the first converts to the Latter Day Saint movement, he was baptized in or near Seneca...
. After his wife Gladys died, Young married Huldah Parker.
Young is the subject of a biography by grandson Benson Y. Parkinson
Benson Y. Parkinson
Benson Young Parkinson is a Latter-day Saint novelists, literary critic, and biographer.-Biography:Parkinson was born in Provo, Utah, and grew up in Ogden. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. In 1985 he graduated from Brigham Young University...
(Covenant, 1994).
External links
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: S. Dilworth Young
- Leon R. HartshornLeon R. HartshornLeon R. Hartshorn was a religion professor at Brigham Young University and an author of many books. Most of his books were the collections of stories about leaders or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
. Outstanding Stories by General Authorities. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1970) Vol. 1, p. 225.