J. Reuben Clark

LDSApostleshipinfo
English name = J. Reuben Clark


birth_name=Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr.
birth_date=birth date|1871|09|01
birthplace=Grantsville, Utah Territory
death_date=death date and age|1961|10|06|1871|09|01
deathplace=Salt Lake City, Utah
president_who_called=Heber J. Grant
apostledate=death date and age|1934|10|11|1871|09|01
ordination_reason=Heber J. Grant's discretion [Clark had been a member of the First Presidency since 1933.]
end_date=death date and age|1961|10|06|1871|09|01
end_reason=Death
reorganization=No additional apostles ordained [After Clark's death, Henry D. Moyle was elevated from Second Counselor in the First Presidency to First Counselor; Hugh B. Brown was elevated from Third Counselor in the First Presidency to Second Counselor.]

Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr. (1871-09-01 – 1961-10-06) was an American attorney, civil servant, and a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Born in Grantsville, Utah Territory, Clark was a prominent attorney in the Department of State, and Undersecretary of State for U.S. president Calvin Coolidge. In 1930 Clark was appointed American ambassador to Mexico.

He received his BS from the University of Utah where he was valedictorian and student-body president. He received his law degree from Columbia University and also was an associate professor at George Washington University. Both the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University were named in his honor.Quote box
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source=J. Reuben Clark, Jr. on the U.S. Constitution|

Government Service

Clark began his government service in 1906, when he was appointed assistant solicitor to the state department. During World War I, Clark worked in the Attorney General's office. He also participated in creating the regulations for the Selective Service.

In 1928, as Under Secretary of State to President Calvin Coolidge, Clark wrote the "Clark Memorandum on the Monroe Doctrine", which repudiated the idea that the United States could arbitrarily use military force in Latin America.

Clark served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 1930–1933. Regarding his service, President Hoover said, "Never have our relations been lifted to such a high point of confidence and cooperation."

Church service

In April 1933, Clark was called to serve in the LDS Church as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency to President Heber J. Grant. He replaced Charles W. Nibley, who had died in December 1931. This call was unusual, not only for the delay between Nibley's death and Clark's call, but also because counselors were generally selected from within the general authorities of the church. (Clark had also never been a stake president or bishop in the church. He wasn't very active in the church at that point, due to his duties as ambassador.) In September 1934, Grant's First Counselor Anthony W. Ivins died. In October 1934, Clark was ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for purposes of seniority. Immediately thereafter, he was set apart as Grant's First Counselor, with David O. McKay as the Second Counselor.

After Grant's death, Clark and McKay were also First and Second Counselors, respectively, to George Albert Smith. However, when Smith died and McKay became President of the Church, he surprised some by choosing Clark as his "Second" Counselor, with Stephen L. Richards as First Counselor, citing Richards' longer tenure as an apostle as his only reason for doing so. It was after this that Clark famously remarked that "in the church, it does not matter where you serve, but how."Fact|date=September 2008 Clark was returned to the position of First Counselor after Richards' death in 1959 and continued to serve in that capacity until his own death on October 6, 1961.

Published works

*cite book
author = Clark, J. Reuben
year = 1991
title = Behold the Lamb of God
publisher = Deseret Book Company
id = ISBN 0-87579-536-6
*cite book
author=---
year=1947
title="Gratitude for our heritage": Address before the Salt Lake Rotary Club
publisher=The Rotary Club
id=ISBN B0007HE99Y
*cite book
author=---
year=1968
title=Immortality and eternal life (Vol. 1)
publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
id=ISBN B0007G3A2C
*cite book
author=---
year=1969
title=Immortality and eternal life (Vol. 2)
publisher=The Church of J esus Christ of Latter-day Saints
id=ISBN B0007G3A2C
*cite book
author=---
year=1987
title=J. Reuben Clark: Selected Papers on Americanism and National Affairs
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN 0-87579-109-3
*cite book
author=---
year=1930
title=Memorandum on the Monroe doctrine
publisher=U.S. G.P.O
id=ISBN B0006D9U6Q
*cite book
author=---
year=1949
title=On the way to immortality and eternal life: A series of radio talks
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN B0007EJWAS
*cite book
author = ---
year = 1954
title = Our Bible: Address at General Conference, The Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 4, 1954
publisher = Bookcraft
id = ISBN B0007H2ZL8
*cite book
author=---
year=1974
title=Our Lord of the Gospels
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN 0-87747-191-6
*cite book
author=---
year=1978
title=Stand fast by our Constitution
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN B0006WZ8SG
*cite book
author=---
year=1998
title=To Them of the Last Wagon
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN 0-87579-975-2
*cite book
author=---
year=1979
title=Why the King James version
publisher=Deseret Book Company
id=ISBN 0-87747-773-6
*cite book
author=---
year=1947
title=Wist Ye Not That I Must Be About My Father’s Business
publisher=General Board
id=ISBN ?

Notes

References

*cite book
author=Fox, Frank W.
year=1980
title=J. Reuben Clark, The Public Years
publisher=Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah
id=ISBN 0-8425-1832-0
*cite book
author=Quinn, D. Michael
year=1983
title=J. Reuben Clark, The Church Years
publisher=Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah
id=ISBN 0-8425-2137-2
*Yarn, David H. Jr., editor. “"J. Reuben Clark: Selected Papers on Religion, Education and Youth" (Volume 3).” 1984, Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah.
*Quinn, D. Michael. Elder Statesman: A Biography of J. Reuben Clark. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2002.

ee also

Kimball-Snow-Woolley Family

External resources

* [https://byustudies.byu.edu/products.asp?id=7&cat=9&pagenum=1 Brigham Young University/Selected Clark references]
* [http://www.gapages.com/clarkjr2.htm Grampa Bill's General Authority Pages]
* [http://www.jrcls.org/JRC/biography.htm Biography on the J. Reuben Clark Law Society website]

succession box
title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
years= October 11, 1934–1961
before=Charles A. Callis
after= Alonzo A. Hinckley

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