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48-507: Cannonville was laid out in 1874. A post office called Cannonville was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1966. The community bears the name of George Q. Cannon , a Mormon official. Cannonville is located near the southern border of Garfield County, in the valley of the Paria River . Via State Route 12 it is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east to Henrieville and 5 miles (8 km) north to Tropic . Bryce Canyon National Park

96-546: A daily basis. In 1866, Cannon began publication of a magazine for youth and young adult Latter-day Saints called The Juvenile Instructor . He owned and published this magazine until his death; in 1901 his family sold the magazine to the LDS Church's Sunday School organization. The periodical was the official organ of the Sunday School until 1930, when it was replaced with The Instructor . Cannon also served as

144-861: A few months longer, he would have become the President of the LDS Church: Lorenzo Snow died on October 10 of that year. Cannon was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery . Cannon fathered 33 children, some of whom are Abraham H. Cannon , John Q. Cannon , and Sylvester Q. Cannon , who all became general authorities of the LDS Church; Frank J. Cannon , Utah's first U.S. Senator ; and Lewis T. Cannon and Georgius Y. Cannon , prominent architects in Utah. Some of Cannon's prominent descendants include Howard Cannon , U.S. Senator from Nevada from 1959 to 1983 and Chris Cannon ,

192-497: A household in the town was $ 28,750, and the median income for a family was $ 32,250. Males had a median income of $ 23,750 versus $ 12,083 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,481. None of the families and 3.7% of the population lived below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and 10.9% of those over 64. [REDACTED] Media related to Cannonville, Utah at Wikimedia Commons George Q. Cannon George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827 – April 12, 1901)

240-542: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009. Another descendant, George I. Cannon , became a general authority of the church. At BYU football games, the BYU ROTC celebrates touchdowns with cannon named "George Q" to honor him. [REDACTED] Media related to George Q. Cannon at Wikimedia Commons Apostle (Latter Day Saints) In the Latter Day Saint movement , an apostle

288-470: A member's qualifications. He furthermore received a certificate from sympathetic territorial election officials that stated he had received the most votes. That document convinced the House of Representatives clerk to enter Cannon's name on the roll and so Cannon began drawing the delegate's salary. Both Murray and Campbell traveled to Washington to dispute the seat. Each side battled over the position for over

336-501: A special witness of the name of Jesus Christ in all the world, particularly of his divinity and of his bodily resurrection from the dead ( Acts 1:22 ; D&C 107:23 ). Twelve men with this high calling constitute an administrative council in the work of the ministry. When a vacancy occurred with the death of Judas Iscariot, Matthias was divinely appointed to that special office as a member of the council ( Acts 1:15–26 ). Today twelve men with this same divine calling and ordination constitute

384-553: A year, even after the assassination of President James Garfield . On February 25, 1882, the House of Representatives finally rejected both candidates. The House refused Cannon his seat on the basis of his involvement in polygamy. In the end, the House seated John T. Caine as the Delegate during the 47th Congress . Caine went on to serve for several years. The issue brought unfavorable national attention to Utah, which contributed to

432-570: Is 6 miles (10 km) in a straight line to the west, 16 miles (26 km) by road. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km), all land. The climate in this area features a large daily and annual temperature range, with cold, dry winters and hot summers. Rainfall is highly seasonal, with most precipitation falling during the late-summer monsoon season and average annual precipitation of nine inches. According to

480-524: Is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an apostle is a priesthood office of high authority within the church hierarchy. In many churches, apostles may be members of the Quorum of the Twelve and First Presidency of the church. In most Latter Day Saint churches, modern-day apostles are considered to have

528-580: The Church of Christ stated an "apostle is an elder" and, as such, had the same responsibilities as an elder , though an apostle's primary responsibility was preaching. Other church members with proselytizing responsibilities were also referred to as apostles. A June 1829 revelation appointed Cowdery and David Whitmer to designate twelve apostles. Subsequently, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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576-477: The Edmunds Act being signed into law on March 23, 1882. The act reinforced the 1862 Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act by declaring polygamy a felony and also revoked polygamists' right to vote , made them ineligible for jury service, and prohibited them from holding political office . Cannon practiced plural marriage and was married to six women. Cannon frequently spoke in justification of the practice. When

624-701: The Edmunds Act . As a result, Cannon served nearly six months in Utah's federal penitentiary . In the string of events preceding the announcement of Wilford Woodruff in September, 1890 that the church would not sanction additional polygamist marriages , Cannon's son Frank shuttled communications relating to polygamy between the US Congress and his father. Cannon was pardoned in 1894 by U.S. President Grover Cleveland . Cannon died on April 12, 1901, in Monterey, California , at 74 years of age. Had he lived

672-494: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Cannonville has a hot and cold arid desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 148 people, 50 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.9 people per square mile (46.5/km). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 48.6 per square mile (18.8/km). The racial makeup of

720-542: The Liberal Party , which generally opposed church candidates. The 1880 territory-wide election for a congressional delegate brought the Liberal Party unexpectedly close to sending a representative to Washington, DC. The Liberal candidate, Allen G. Campbell , with 1357 votes, lost resoundingly to Cannon, who had 18,567 votes. However, before Governor Murray certified the election, a protest on behalf of Campbell

768-641: The Atlantic Ocean, Cannon's mother died. The motherless family arrived safely in Nauvoo in the spring of 1843. George Sr. married Mary Edwards in 1844 and had another daughter, Elizabeth Cannon (Piggott). In Nauvoo, Cannon's father sent him to live with his uncle and aunt, John and Leonora Taylor. Cannon worked in the printing office of the Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo Neighbor for Taylor, who

816-543: The Church is always an apostle, as are the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . In practice, counselors in the First Presidency are almost always apostles as well. There are usually at least twelve apostles in the LDS Church, though at times there has been as many as 21. Some apostles have been ordained to that office without being included within the Quorum of the Twelve . Alvin R. Dyer , for example,

864-518: The Church is or should be an apostle; that is, as a minister of the Lord and as a recipient of personal revelation from the Holy Ghost, every elder has the call to bear witness of the truth on all proper occasions. Indeed, every member should have apostolic insight and revelation, and is under obligation to raise the warning voice. ( D&C 88:81 ; Mosiah 18:9 ) McConkie also explained the meaning of

912-479: The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve is sustained by name. Usually, the president of the church ordains a new apostle, although any other apostle may ordain a person to the priesthood office. If the president of the church is unable due to infirmity to ordain a new apostle, the ordination is usually performed by an apostle who is a member of the First Presidency or by the president of the Quorum of

960-601: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The title was also applied to others who, though not of the number of the original twelve, yet were called to serve as special witnesses of the Lord. Paul repeatedly spoke of himself as an apostle ( Rom. 1:1 ; 1 Cor. 1:1 ; 1 Cor. 9:1 ; Gal. 1:1 ). He applied the titles to James, the Lord's brother ( Gal. 1:19 ), and also to Barnabas ( 1 Cor. 9:5–6 ; cf. Acts 14:4,14 ). The New Testament does not inform us whether these three brethren also served in

1008-474: The Quorum of the Twelve. Due to a precedent established after the succession crisis which occurred after the death of Joseph Smith , the senior apostle, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve , becomes the new President of the Church upon the death of his predecessor. On these occasions, it is at the next church general conference that the president of the Quorum of the Twelve is formally sustained by

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1056-476: The Supreme Court upheld the ban on plural marriage in the 1879 Reynolds v. United States decision, Cannon stated: Our crime has been: We married women instead of seducing them; we reared children instead of destroying them; we desired to exclude from the land prostitution, bastardy and infanticide. If George Reynolds [the man who was convicted of committing bigamy] is to be punished, let the world know

1104-400: The Twelve. The Bible Dictionary of the LDS Church defines apostle as meaning "one sent forth" and elaborates as follows: [Apostle] was the title Jesus gave ( Luke 6:13 ) to the twelve whom he chose and ordained ( John 15:16 ) to be his closest disciples during his ministry on earth, and whom he sent forth to represent him after his ascension into heaven. The calling of an apostle is to be

1152-529: The adjournment of the 1862 congressional session, Cannon again left for Europe to preside over the mission. In this capacity, Cannon was the editor of the Millennial Star and, for a short time, the church's Welsh-language periodical, Udgorn Seion . From 1867 to 1874, Cannon was the managing editor of the Deseret News . It was under his direction that the newspaper was first published on

1200-600: The affairs of the church after Smith's death. Meanwhile, Cannon accompanied Taylor's wife and family as they moved to Winter Quarters, Nebraska . When Taylor returned, Cannon traveled with the entire Taylor family to the Salt Lake Valley , arriving in October 1847. In 1849, Cannon was asked by church president Brigham Young to serve as a missionary for the church in California. This assignment involved working

1248-526: The apostleship three years later. Cannon was ordained to the priesthood office of apostle on August 26, 1860, at age 33. Upon his joining the Quorum of the Twelve, Cannon was called to preside over the church's European Mission . Cannon's mission in Europe ended when he was recalled by Young in 1862 to work in Washington, D.C. , to assist in the church's promotion of Utah Territory's bid for statehood. At

1296-575: The council of the Twelve as vacancies occurred therein, or whether they were apostles strictly in the sense of being special witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is referred to as an apostle in Heb. 3:1–2 , a designation meaning that he is the personal and select representative of the Father. Bruce R. McConkie also describes each elder and member of the church as an apostle: Every elder in

1344-575: The entire Cannon family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ; George Q. Cannon was 13 years old at the time. Cannon's siblings were Mary Alice Cannon (Lambert), Ann Cannon (Woodbury), Angus M. Cannon , David H. Cannon, and Leonora Cannon (Gardner). In 1842, the Cannon family set sail for the United States to join with the church in Nauvoo, Illinois . On the voyage over

1392-502: The facts. ... Let it be published to the four corners of the earth that in this land of liberty, the most blessed and glorious upon which the sun shines, the law is swiftly invoked to punish religion, but justice goes limping and blindfolded in pursuit of crime. Eventually, Cannon went "underground" with others in the church leadership as a fugitive from the federal authorities. In September 1888, Cannon surrendered himself and pleaded guilty at trial to charges of unlawful cohabitation under

1440-399: The first general superintendent of the church's Sunday School from 1867 until his death. On April 8, 1873, Cannon became a member of the church's First Presidency when he was called as the first counselor by Brigham Young. Cannon went on to serve as counselor to three more presidents of the church: he was First Counselor to John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow. Although Cannon was

1488-614: The islands, Cannon taught and baptized many Native Hawaiians. He also organized multiple branches of the church and on occasions met with government ministers of the Kingdom of Hawaii to get the church recognition. One of the most notable was Jonatana Napela , who assisted Cannon in translating the Book of Mormon into Hawaiian . Joseph F. Smith , a future church president, would follow Cannon and serve in Hawaii one year later. Cannon eventually

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1536-446: The members of the church as the " prophet, seer, and revelator " and president of the church. The next most senior apostle becomes president of the Quorum of the Twelve. Following their calling to the apostleship, members of the Quorum are sustained in general conference as apostles and prophets, seers, and revelators. This procedure also takes place at other meetings of church members such as ward and stake conferences. Each member of

1584-473: The mines and attempting to preach the gospel to gold miners. After doing this for several months Cannon and several other mining missionaries were asked to head to the Kingdom of Hawaii , where he served for four years. Initially the missionaries in Hawaii focused on teaching European and Euro-Americans in the islands. Cannon was the first missionary to focus on teaching natives on the island of Maui . While in

1632-710: The president of the quorum and Young would have been appointed acting president .) Cannon was elected to be the non-voting delegate for Utah Territory in the United States Congress in 1872. He remained a congressional delegate until 1882, when his seat was declared vacant by the enactment of the Edmunds Act , which terminated many political and civil rights for Utah's Mormon polygamists . By 1880, Cannon had served four terms in Congress as Utah territorial delegate. The newly appointed anti-Mormon territorial governor , Eli Houston Murray , openly supported

1680-566: The press. He was also a five-time Utah territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress. Cannon was born in Liverpool , England , to George Cannon and Ann Quayle, the eldest of six children. His mother and father were from Peel on the Isle of Man . His father's sister, Leonora Cannon, had married future Latter Day Saint apostle John Taylor and was baptized in 1836. News reached the elder George Cannon and four years later, when Taylor came to Liverpool,

1728-757: The same status and authority as the Biblical apostles . In the Latter Day Saint tradition, apostles and prophets are believed to be the foundation of the church, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. The "Articles of Faith" , written by Joseph Smith , mentions apostles: "We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors , teachers , evangelists , and so forth." Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were both designated apostles by 1830. The founding articles and covenants of

1776-429: The second-most senior apostle of the church after the death of Woodruff, Cannon did not become President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , as would be the practice in the LDS Church today. Rather, because Cannon was a member of the First Presidency, the church simply appointed the next senior apostle of the church— Brigham Young Jr. —to be the quorum president. (Under today's practices, Cannon would have been appointed

1824-485: The town was 95.27% White , 0.68% Pacific Islander , 3.38% from other races , and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.05% of the population. There were 50 households, of which 42.0% had children under 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who

1872-625: The word "in the ordained sense": an apostle is one who is ordained to the office of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Ordinarily those so ordained are also set apart as members of the Council of the Twelve and are given all of the keys of the kingdom of God on earth. This apostleship carries the responsibility of proclaiming the gospel in all the world and also of administering the affairs of the Church. Christ "chose twelve, whom also he named apostles" ( Luke 6:13 ), and upon their shoulders

1920-441: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96, and the average family size was 3.34. In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for

1968-520: Was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church : Brigham Young , John Taylor , Wilford Woodruff , and Lorenzo Snow . He was the church's chief political strategist, and was dubbed "the Mormon premier" and "the Mormon Richelieu " by

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2016-425: Was an editor of both periodicals. In June 1844, Taylor accompanied Joseph Smith , Hyrum Smith , and Willard Richards and others to Carthage Jail . There, Joseph and Hyrum were killed , and Taylor sustained serious bullet wounds. Cannon tended the printing affairs while Taylor recovered. This training would serve him well in later life. Cannon's father died in 1845. In 1846, Taylor traveled to England to organize

2064-667: Was commissioned a Lieutenant General in the Nauvoo Legion . During this time, Cannon served as printer of the Deseret News while it was publishing in exile in Fillmore, Utah . After the Utah War, he was called as president of the church's Eastern States Mission. The murder of Parley P. Pratt in 1857 created a vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. That vacancy was not filled until Brigham Young called Cannon to

2112-540: Was filed. The protest listed a dozen claims, chiefly that Cannon, born in England, was not a naturalized citizen but an alien . The protest also claimed that Cannon's participation in polygamy was incompatible with federal law and a delegate's oath of office. Murray agreed and issued certification to Campbell, in spite of his poor showing. Cannon, in Washington at the time, argued that only Congress could decide on

2160-549: Was made district president over multiple branches in Maui. By October 1852 there were slightly over 900 members of the LDS Church in Hawaii with most on the island of Maui. Returning to Utah Territory , Cannon married Elizabeth Hoagland (daughter of Abraham Hoagland and his wife.) He was almost immediately called to assist apostle Parley P. Pratt in publishing a newspaper in California . Meeting Pratt in California, Cannon

2208-517: Was ordained an apostle in 1967; although he served as a counselor in the First Presidency between 1968 and 1970, upon the death of David O. McKay , he returned to his previous position as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve . Joseph Angell Young was ordained an apostle in 1864 but was never a member of either the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency. Joseph F. Smith , Brigham Young, Jr. , and Sylvester Q. Cannon had each been ordained as apostles before eventually being called into

2256-495: Was organized February 14, 1835, with the selection of twelve men. After the appointment of a quorum of apostles, the term became increasingly restricted to members of that quorum, but members of the quorums of the seventy were also sometimes referred to as apostles. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), apostle is the highest priesthood office of the Melchizedek priesthood . The President of

2304-695: Was told that he would remain behind and became president of the church's Oregon and California Mission ; he held this position from 1856 to 1858. During this period of time, Cannon published the Hawaiian translation of the Book of Mormon. In February 1856, he started the Western Standard , a weekly publication based in San Francisco. Returning to Utah in 1857 to assist in the Utah War , Cannon

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