Geburtsdatum | Montag, 29. Juli 1929 |
Geburtsort | Lamoni |
Todesdatum | Freitag, 22. September 2023 |
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Beschreibung | Wallace Bunnell Anthony Smith (born July 29, 1929) is an American who was Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) (now Community of Christ), from April 5, 1978, through April 15, 1996. The son of W. Wallace Smith, he was designated as his father’s successor in 1976 and ordained church president in 1978, when his father retired to emeritus status. Wallace B. Smith is a great-grandson of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement), and was a practicing ophthalmologist in the Independence, Missouri, area before accepting ordination to RLDS leadership. |
