Dr. James Edward Talmage

DR. JAMES EDWARD TALMAGE ONE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES Born in Hungerford, Berks, England, Sept. 21, 1862, and therefore just started on his 63 rd year. He has been successively ordained Deacon, Teacher, Elder, High Priest, and Apostle. To his present exalted position as one of the Twelve, he was ordained on Dec. 8, 1911, under the hands of President Joseph F. Smith, his counselors, and members of the Twelve. On October 24, 1924, accompanied by his wife, Sister May Booth Talmage, their daughter Helen, and son John, he sailed from Montreal, Canada, on S. S. Montcalm, for England, to succeed Elder David O. McKay, of the Council of Twelve, in the presidency of the European mission. The jurisdiction of this presidency covers the British mission, all the Continental missions of Europe, and in addition the Armenian and South African missions.