Samuel Otis Bennion (June 9, 1874 – March 8, 1945State of Utah Death Certificate
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from 1933 until his death.

Biography

Bennion was born in Taylorsville, Utah Territory. S. Dilworth Young
“The Seventies: A Historical Perspective,”
'' Ensign'', July 1976, p. 14. He became the

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of the Central States Mission of the church in 1906. In this capacity, Bennion supervised all the church missionaries and church members in

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and

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. He also supervised the publication of ''Liahona the Elders Journal'' and a publishing house. In 1933, Bennion became a member of the First Council of the Seventy and a general authority of the church. He continued to preside over the Central States Mission until 1935. He died at

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of a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennion, Samuel O. 1874 births 1945 deaths Mission presidents (LDS Church) American Mormon missionaries in the United States People from Taylorsville, Utah 20th-century Mormon missionaries Presidents of the Seventy (LDS Church) American general authorities (LDS Church)