Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . e City, from April,lS4y, to his death, which occurred insaid city Dec. 31, 1863. He lived anddied a good man, firm in the faith, andbeloved by all who knew him. SPElRS,Aake valley in 1848, BIOGRAPHICAI. ENCYCLOPEDIA. 619 He located in the Tenth Ward, SaltLake City. April 6, 1853, he was or-dained to the oftlce of a Teacher andset apart to act as counselor to McGee. Harris, president of all the Teachers inthe Church. On the same day
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . e City, from April,lS4y, to his death, which occurred insaid city Dec. 31, 1863. He lived anddied a good man, firm in the faith, andbeloved by all who knew him. SPElRS,Aake valley in 1848, BIOGRAPHICAI. ENCYCLOPEDIA. 619 He located in the Tenth Ward, SaltLake City. April 6, 1853, he was or-dained to the oftlce of a Teacher andset apart to act as counselor to McGee. Harris, president of all the Teachers inthe Church. On the same day hehelped the lesser Priesthood to lay thecorner stones of the Temple in SaltLake Cit5% being- the youngest memberof the Priesthood who took part inthese ceremonies. In 1863 he succeed-ed McGee Harris as president of theTeachers quorum, and occupied thatposition until the reorganization of theStakes in 1877. Agreeable to call fromthe authorities of the Church, he wenton a mission to the Green River coun-try in November, 1853, and thus be-came one of the founders of Fort Sup-ply. In December of that year he wasmarried. In the Avinter of 1857-58 heparticipated in the Echo Canyon ex-pedition. Elder Speirs was one of thefirst settlers of the Tenth Ward, andhas taken an active part in its localaffairs from the beginning until thepresent time. For many years he la-bored as a Ward teacher, was a mem-ber of the 25th quorum of Seventy,acted as counselor to Bishop Pette-grew, and finally, June 20, 1877, wasordained and set apart
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