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Orson Pratt (September 19, 1811 – October 3,
1881) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint
movement and an original member of the Quorum of
Twelve Apostles.  He was  born in Hartford, New
York, the son of Jared and Charity Dickenson
Pratt.  

=== Church membership and service ===
Orson Pratt was the younger brother of Parley P.
Pratt, who introduced him to the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints and baptized him on
his nineteenth birthday, September 19, 1830 in
Canaan, New York. 

Pratt was ordained an Elder several months later,
on April 26, 1831, by the Prophet Joseph Smith and
immediately set out for Colesville, New York, his
first mission. This was the first of a number of
short missions in which Orson visited New York,
Ohio, Missouri, and the Eastern States.  On
February 2, 1832, he was ordained a High Priest by
Sidney Rigdon and as a High Priest he continued
his missions, preaching in Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
and Massachusetts.

Orson Pratt was a member of the original Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith.  He was
ordained to this position on April 6, 1835. 
However, he was later disciplined and
excommunicated August 20, 1842 for failing to
accept the religious principle of plural marriage
and rebelling against the leadership of Joseph
Smith.  Some months later, he apologized and
requested baptism.  Pratt was reinstated in the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on January 20, 1843.
 When dealing with seniority in the council after
the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young ruled
that, if a council member had been disciplined and
removed from the council, his seniority was based
on the date of readmission.  By this ruling, both
Apostle Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt were moved down
in seniority in June of 1875.

With Erastus Snow, Pratt entered the Salt Lake
Valley on July 21, 1847, three days ahead of the
main body of saints travelling west.  He edited
many church periodicals and helped divide editions
of the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants
into verse format and provided appropriate cross
references.  He wrote the controversial pamphlet
The Seer.  
Pratt was known as an accomplished mathematician,
and served as Church Historian and General Church
Recorder from 1874 until his death. Orson Pratt
died on October 3, 1881, the last surviving member
of the Original Council of the Twelve.

== References ==

* Book reference |
Author = Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. |
Title = The Story of the Latter-day Saints |
Publisher = Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT 
|
Year = 1976 |
ID = ISBN 0-87747-594-6


* Book reference |
Author = Ludlow, Daniel H., Editor |
Title =  Church History, Selections From the
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
Publisher = Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT |
Year = 1992 |
ID =  ISBN 0-87579-924-8



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series box |
 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= April 26, 1835–August 20, 1842 |
 before=William Smith (Mormonism)|William Smith |
 after= John F. Boynton |

series box |
 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= January 20, 1843–October 3, 1881 |
 before=Amasa M. Lyman |
 after= Ezra T. Benson |

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Orson Pratt (September 19, 1811 – October 3,
1881) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint
movement and an original member of the Quorum of
Twelve Apostles.  He was  born in Hartford, New
York, the son of Jared and Charity Dickenson
Pratt.  

=== Church membership and service ===
Orson Pratt was the younger brother of Parley P.
Pratt, who introduced him to the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints and baptized him on
his nineteenth birthday, September 19, 1830 in
Canaan, New York. 

Pratt was ordained an Elder several months later,
on April 26, 1831, by the Prophet Joseph Smith and
immediately set out for Colesville, New York, his
first mission. This was the first of a number of
short missions in which Orson visited New York,
Ohio, Missouri, and the Eastern States.  On
February 2, 1832, he was ordained a High Priest by
Sidney Rigdon and as a High Priest he continued
his missions, preaching in Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
and Massachusetts.

Orson Pratt was a member of the original Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith.  He was
ordained to this position on April 6, 1835. 
However, he was later disciplined and
excommunicated August 20, 1842 for failing to
accept the religious principle of plural marriage
and rebelling against the leadership of Joseph
Smith.  Some months later, he apologized and
requested baptism.  Pratt was reinstated in the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on January 20, 1843.
 When dealing with seniority in the council after
the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young ruled
that, if a council member had been disciplined and
removed from the council, his seniority was based
on the date of readmission.  By this ruling, both
Apostle Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt were moved down
in seniority in June of 1875.

With Erastus Snow, Pratt entered the Salt Lake
Valley on July 21, 1847, three days ahead of the
main body of saints travelling west.  He edited
many church periodicals and helped divide editions
of the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants
into verse format and provided appropriate cross
references.  He wrote the controversial pamphlet
The Seer.  
Pratt was known as an accomplished mathematician,
and served as Church Historian and General Church
Recorder from 1874 until his death. Orson Pratt
died on October 3, 1881, the last surviving member
of the Original Council of the Twelve.

== References ==

* Book reference |
Author = Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. |
Title = The Story of the Latter-day Saints |
Publisher = Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT 
|
Year = 1976 |
ID = ISBN 0-87747-594-6


* Book reference |
Author = Ludlow, Daniel H., Editor |
Title =  Church History, Selections From the
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
Publisher = Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT |
Year = 1992 |
ID =  ISBN 0-87579-924-8



start box
series box |
 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= April 26, 1835–August 20, 1842 |
 before=William Smith (Mormonism)|William Smith |
 after= John F. Boynton |

series box |
 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= January 20, 1843–October 3, 1881 |
 before=Amasa M. Lyman |
 after= Ezra T. Benson |

end box