1993
Harold Bingham Lee
October 1993


“Harold Bingham Lee,” Friend, Oct. 1993, 5

Harold Bingham Lee

Latter-day Prophets (puzzle-coloring page)

Instructions: Cut out the puzzle squares, put them together to create a picture of this prophet, and read some of the highlights of his life. Glue the picture, its title, and the highlights to another piece of paper, and color it.

  • 1899 March 28, is born in Clifton, Idaho

  • 1916 (age 17) Earns a teaching certificate at Albion State Normal School in Idaho

  • 1917 (age 18) Is appointed the principal of the one-room Silver Star School at Weston, Idaho; serves also as the teacher, the custodian, and the groundkeeper.

  • 1920–22 (age 21–23) Serves a mission to the Western States Mission

  • 1923 (age 24) Marries Fern Lucinda Tanner; she dies in 1962

  • 1930 (age 31) Is called to be president of Pioneer Stake in Salt Lake City; serves during the Depression

  • 1932 (age 32) Is appointed to the Salt Lake City Commission

  • 1935 (age 36) Organizes the Church Security Program (later called the Church Welfare Program)

  • 1941 (age 42) Is called as an Apostle

  • 1961 (age 62) Helps organize the Church Correlation Program

  • 1963 (age 64) Marries Freda Joan Jensen

  • 1970 (age 70) Is called to serve as a counselor in the First Presidency

  • 1972 (age 73) Is sustained as President of the Church; serves only 538 days

  • 1973 (age 74) December 26, dies