John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born 1 November 1808 in Milnthorpe, England. He joined the Church in 1836 and was ordained an Apostle two years later. He served Church missions in America, England, and continental Europe. At Carthage, Illinois, he was wounded 27 June 1844 by the same mob that martyred Joseph and Hyrum Smith. In 1847 he was one of the Utah pioneers. As Church President, 1880-1887, John Taylor reorganized the Church's auxiliaries, directed the founding of Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada and Mexico, and dedicated the Logan Temple. Because of persecution against the Church at the time, he lived in several homes in Davis County in the two years before his death. On 22 November 1886, he and his First Counselor, George Q. Cannon, moved into a home owned by Thomas F. Roueche, a prominent local Church and civic leader. After a long illness, John Taylor died quietly there on 25 July 1887. His last words were "I feel to thank the Lord."