Template:Infobox LDS biography/doc

{{Infobox LDS biography}} may be used to summarize information about a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, usually at the top of an article. It is an alternative to less specific templates such as those listed at WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes and within the people infobox templates category.

Usage

{{Infobox LDS biography}} may be used to summarize information about a particular member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with a focus on the President, members of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and General authorities of the LDS Church. However, all values are optional allowing for any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to use this infobox. This template is usually at the top of an article. It is an alternative to less specific templates such as those listed at WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes and within the people infobox templates category.

Blank template with basic parameters

{{Infobox LDS biography
| name                       =
| image                      =
| image_size                 =
| alt                        =
| caption                    =
| birth_name                 =
| birth_date                 = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD|mf=yes}} or (living) {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|mf=yes}} -->
| birth_place                =
| death_date                 = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
<!-- LDS Church General Authorities  -->
|position_or_quorum1         = 
|president1                  = 
|start_date1                 = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
|end_date1                   = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
|end_reason1                 = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters

{{Infobox LDS biography
| name                       =
| image                      =
| image_size                 =
| alt                        =
| caption                    =
| political_office1          =
| term_start1                =
| term_end1                  =
| president                  =
| office_predecessor1        =
| office_successor1          =
| party                      =
| birth_name                 =
| birth_date                 = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD|mf=yes}} or (living) {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|mf=yes}} -->
| birth_place                =
| nationality                =
| death_date                 = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
| death_place                =
| death_cause                =
| resting_place              =
| resting_place_coordinates  = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->
| monuments                  =
| residence                  =
| education                  =
| alma_mater                 =
| occupation                 =
| employer                   =
| organization               =
| notable_works              =
| title                      =
| spouse                     =
| children                   =
| parents                    =
| relatives                  =
| awards                     =
| signature                  =
| signature size             =
| signature_alt              =
| website                    = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} -->
| position_or_quorum1        =
| president1                 =
| ordination_reason1         =
| predecessor1               =
| successor1                 =
| start_date1                = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
| end_date1                  = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=yes}} -->
| end_reason1                =
| reorganization1            =
}}

Parameters

Basic Bigorapical Information

Parameter	Explanation
name	Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name). Past English name parameter still funtions but is obsolete.
image	Name of image file for person. [[File:and]] are not needed.
image_size	Size to display image: This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.
caption	Caption for image, if needed.
birth_name	Full name at birth; only use if different from name.
birth_date	Date of birth: {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if living) or {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if dead). See Template:Birth date for details.
birth_place	Place of Birth
nationality	Persons nationality or nationalities, and may not correspond to ethnicity, citizenship, or place of birth.
death_date	Date of death: {{death date and age}} (if birth date is known) or {{death date}} (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date/doc for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using {{death year and age}}.
death_place	Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not add flag icons to the deathplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).
death_cause	Cause of death.
resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
monuments	Significant monuments erected or buildings etc. named in honour of the subject. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article instead.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birth place.
education	Education.
alma_mater	Alma mater.
occupation	Occupation.
employer	Employer, if relevant.
organization	Non-employing organization, if relevant.
notable_works	Title(s) of notable work(s) (publications, compositions, sculptures, films, etc.) by the subject, if any.
title	Multiple uses: Formal title, such as Governor of Utah Territory for Brigham Young Job title, such as Secretary of Agriculture for Ezra Taft Benson. A combination of the above.
spouse	Name of spouse, followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s); for convenience, consider using {{marriage}}. Separate entries with a line break (<br />). For deceased persons still married at time of death, close the date range with death year.
partner	For unmarried life partners (of any gender or sexual preference), not business partners. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current partner and Name (1970–1999) for former partner(s).
children	Number of children (i.e. 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries with a line break (<br />).
parents	Names of parents, if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
relatives	Names of siblings or other relatives, if notable. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc). Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
signature	An image of the person's signature.
signature_alt	Alt text for the signature image. For example, for File:Thomas Jefferson Signature.svg, the alt text might be |signature_alt="Th: Jefferson", spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.
signature_size	Default is framelsss. If necessary, a signature can be resized manually as per the "image_size" parameter.
website	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{URL}} as {{URL|www.example.com}}.

Specialized information for LDS General Authorizes

Parameter	Explanation
position_or_quorum1 through position_or_quorum9	Name of General Authority position held/holds or quorum individual was called to.
president1 through president9	President of the Church who called individual as a General Authority
ordination_reason1 through ordination_reason9	Reason of ordination as General Authority, for example death of another General Authority.
predecessor1 through predecessor9	Previous General Authority to hold that position.
successor1 through successor9	General Authority who was/is successor to position.
start_date1 through start_date9	Date of ordination.
end_date1 through end_date9	Date no longer holding position.
end_reason1 through end_reason9	Reason for release of position, emeritus status, excommunication, etc. This parameter should not normally included "Death".
reorganization1 through reorganization9	Description of reorganization of quorum, presidency, board, etc.

For Political office holders

Parameter	Explanation
political_office1 through political_office5	Name of Political office. Works for up to five offices.
term_start1 through term_start5	Beginning of term in office
'term_end1 through term_end5	End of term in office
president	President of the United States who appointed person to office (if needed, example Ezra Taft Benson)
'office_predecessor1 through office_predecessor5	Person who held Political office prior to individual.
office_successor1 through office_successor5	Person who held Political office following to individual.
party	Political party

Examples

Gordon B. Hinckley Hinckley speaking at general conference in 2007 President of the Church March 12, 1995(1995-03-12) (aged 84) – January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) Predecessor Howard W. Hunter Successor Thomas S. Monson President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles June 5, 1994(1994-06-05) (aged 83) – March 12, 1995(1995-03-12) (aged 84) End reason Became President of the Church First Counselor in the First Presidency November 10, 1985(1985-11-10) (aged 75) – March 3, 1995(1995-03-03) (aged 84) End reason Dissolution of First Presidency on the death of Howard W. Hunter Second Counselor in the First Presidency December 2, 1982(1982-12-02) (aged 72) – November 5, 1985(1985-11-05) (aged 75) End reason Dissolution of First Presidency on the death of Spencer W. Kimball Counselor in the First Presidency July 23, 1981(1981-07-23) (aged 71) – December 2, 1982(1982-12-02) (aged 72) End reason Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 5, 1961(1961-10-05) (aged 51) – July 23, 1981(1981-07-23) (aged 71) End reason Called as a Counselor in the First Presidency Apostle October 5, 1961(1961-10-05) (aged 51) – January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) Reason Hugh B. Brown added to First Presidency Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 6, 1958(1958-04-06) (aged 47) – October 5, 1961(1961-10-05) (aged 51) End reason Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Personal details Born Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910-06-23)June 23, 1910 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Died January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Cause of death "Causes incident to age" Resting place Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Residence Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Education B.A. (1932) 10 Honorary doctorates Alma mater University of Utah Spouse(s) Marjorie (Pay) Hinckley Children 5 Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom Silver Beaver Award Website gordonbhinckley.org

{{Infobox LDS biography |name = Gordon B. Hinckley |image = Hinckley 2007 10.png |caption = Hinckley speaking at [[General conference (Latter Day Saints)|general conference]] in 2007 |birth_name = Gordon Bitner Hinckley |birth_date = {{birth date|1910|06|23}} |birth_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], [[United States]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2008|01|27|1910|06|23}} |death_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], [[United States]] |death_cause = "Causes incident to age" |resting_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], [[United States]] |resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|40.774497|-111.86348|type:landmark|display=inline}}<!-- Location of Salt Lake City Cemetery not actual grave plot --> |residence = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], USA |education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] (1932)<br>10 [[List of honorary degrees#Honorary doctorates|Honorary doctorates]] |alma_mater = [[University of Utah]] |spouse = Marjorie (Pay) Hinckley |children = 5 |awards = [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<br>[[Silver Beaver Award]] |website = [http://www.gordonbhinckley.org/ gordonbhinckley.org] |position_or_quorum1 = [[President of the Church]] |start_date1 = {{death date and age|1995|03|12|1910|06|23}} |end_date1 = {{death date and age|2008|01|27|1910|06|23}} |predecessor1 = [[Howard W. Hunter]] |successor1 = [[Thomas S. Monson]] |position_or_quorum2 = [[President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] |start_date2 = {{death date and age|1994|06|05|1910|06|23}} |end_date2 = {{death date and age|1995|03|12|1910|06|23}} |end_reason2 = Became [[President of the Church]] |position_or_quorum3 = First Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |president3 = [[Ezra Taft Benson]] |start_date3 = {{death date and age|1985|11|10|1910|06|23}} |end_date3 = {{death date and age|1995|03|03|1910|06|23}} |end_reason3 = Dissolution of [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] on the death of [[Howard W. Hunter]] |position_or_quorum4 = Second Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |president4 = [[Spencer W. Kimball]] |start_date4 = {{death date and age|1982|12|02|1910|06|25}} |end_date4 = {{death date and age|1985|11|05|1910|06|25}} |end_reason4 = Dissolution of [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] on the death of [[Spencer W. Kimball]] |position_or_quorum5 = Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |president5 = [[Spencer W. Kimball]] |start_date5 = {{death date and age|1981|07|23|1910|06|23}} |end_date5 = {{death date and age|1982|12|02|1910|06|23}} |end_reason5 = Called as Second Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |position_or_quorum6 = [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] |president6 = [[David O. McKay]] |start_date6 = {{death date and age|1961|10|05|1910|06|23}} |end_date6 = {{death date and age|1981|07|23|1910|06|23}} |end_reason6 = Called as a Counselor in the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |position_or_quorum7 = [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] |president7 = [[David O. McKay]] |start_date7 = {{death date and age|1961|10|05|1910|06|23}} |ordination_reason7 = [[Hugh B. Brown]] added to [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] |end_date7 = {{death date and age|2008|01|27|1910|06|23}} |reorganization = [[D. Todd Christofferson]] ordained |position_or_quorum8 = [[Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] |president8 = [[David O. McKay]] |start_date8 = {{death date and age|1958|04|06|1910|06|23}} |end_date8 = {{death date and age|1961|10|05|1910|06|23}} |end_reason8 = Called to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] }}

Reed Smoot Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 8, 1900(1900-04-08) (aged 38) – February 9, 1941(1941-02-09) (aged 79) LDS Church Apostle April 8, 1900(1900-04-08) (aged 38) – February 9, 1941(1941-02-09) (aged 79) Reason Death of Franklin D. Richards Reorganization at end of term Harold B. Lee ordained United States Senator from Utah In office March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1933 Predecessor Joseph L. Rawlins Successor Elbert D. Thomas Political party Republican Personal details Born Reed Owen Smoot (1862-01-10)January 10, 1862 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory Died February 9, 1941(1941-02-09) (aged 79) St. Petersburg, Florida Resting place Provo, Utah Alma mater Brigham Young Academy Spouse(s) Alpha M. Eldredge Alice Taylor Sheets Parents Abraham O. and Anne K. Smoot

|{{Infobox LDS biography | name = Reed Smoot | image = Reed Smoot, bw photo portrait, Bain News Service.jpg | image_size = 200px | alt = Black and white portrait of Reed Smoot | birth_name = Reed Owen Smoot | birth_date = {{birth date|1862|1|10}} | birth_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah Territory]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1941|2|9|1862|1|10}} | death_place = [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]] | resting_place = Provo, Utah | political_office1 = [[United States Senator]] from [[Utah]] | term_start1 = March 4, 1903 | term_end1 = March 4, 1933 | office_predecessor1 = [[Joseph L. Rawlins]] | office_successor1 = [[Elbert D. Thomas]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | alma_mater = [[Brigham Young University|Brigham Young Academy]] | spouse = Alpha M. Eldredge<br>Alice Taylor Sheets | parents = [[Abraham O. Smoot|Abraham O.]] and Anne K. Smoot | position_or_quorum1 = [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] | president1 = [[Lorenzo Snow]] | start_date1 = {{death date and age|1900|04|08|1862|01|10}}| | end_date1 = {{death date and age|1941|02|09|1862|01|10}}| | end_reason1 = Death | position_or_quorum2 = [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] | president2 = [[Lorenzo Snow]] | start_date2 = {{death date and age|1900|04|08|1862|01|10}} | ordination_reason2 =Death of [[Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle)|Franklin D. Richards]] | end_date2 = {{death date and age|1941|02|09|1862|01|10}} | end_reason2 = Death | reorganization2 = [[Harold B. Lee]] ordained }}

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