Eldred G Smith Has Passed Away At 106.

[CASteinman]

I was thinking about Elder Smith last weekend. I have a friend here who knows him and we have talked about him -- how he is getting along and so on.

I liked him and I sort of miss the office of Patriarch to the Church. But it is an old appendage -- not needed any longer with the world wide distributed Church. Still...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577571/Longest-living-LDS-general-authority-dies-at-age-106.html

[Scott Lloyd]

I was thinking about Elder Smith last weekend. I have a friend here who knows him and we have talked about him -- how he is getting along and so on.

I liked him and I sort of miss the office of Patriarch to the Church. But it is an old appendage -- not needed any longer with the world wide distributed Church. Still...

http://www.deseretne...at-age-106.html

Thank you for getting his name right.

There seems to be a penchant among some to write his first name as "Eldredge" for some reason, perhaps from some of the same ones who are prone to call President Packer "Elder Packard".

Edited April 8, 2013 by Scott Lloyd

[Duncan]

One of my friends tracted into him about 10 years while serving in the SLC mission. Needless to say Elder Smith did all the talking and my friend, also then Elder Smith, and his companion did all the listening!

[cinepro]

Was there any mention of this in conference? Such an interesting history to the office.

[David T]

Was there any mention of this in conference? Such an interesting history to the office.

President Uchtdorf noted it in the opening of Priesthood Session.

[Scott Lloyd]

Was there any mention of this in conference? Such an interesting history to the office.

Priesthood session. I think President Uchtdorf mentioned it in his introduction.

ETA:

Arghh! I should read to the end of the thread before I make responses.

Edited April 9, 2013 by Scott Lloyd