Seventy's Certificate of Ordination - Signed by BH Roberts
March 19, 1933. Document. Printed and typed certificate (6558) with a wide decorative border with circular designs at the corners. "Holiness to the Lord / Go Ye Into All the World and Preach the Gospel to Every Creature," printed around two globes and centered between, "Seventy's Certificate."
Printed text reads, [] indicated typing: This certifies that [George Cannon Young] was ordained a Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by [Rulon S Wells] on the [19th] day of [March] A.D. 193[3] and is therefore authorized to officiate in all the duties pertaining to said office and calling. By order of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies this [27th] day of [March] A.D. 193[3]. Signed in ink - B.H. Roberts (President) and N.B. Lundwall (Secretary).
The certificate has a semi-circular dark stain (possibly ink) at the top right corner as well as a faded stain on the verso of the left corner (likely from being stored folded up). There are 2 vertical folds. A printed Line of Authority is included with the certificate.
George Cannon Young (1898-1981) was born in Provo to Alice Naomi Dowden and Joseph Don Carlos Young. He served in the Eastern States Mission from to 1919 to 1922 and then married Eleanor Savile Wright in 1924. He interned with his father as well as his brother Don Carlos Jr.'s firm, Young and Hansen, before a career on his own. He designed several prominent Utah buildings including the Relief Society Building, Church Office Building, North Visitors' Center on Temple Square and Primary Children's Hospital (1962-90). In addition, he designed the Eagle Gate monument and assisted in the restoration of the Beehive and Lion Houses.
In addition to his prolific writing career, B. H. Roberts was a longtime member of the First Seven Presidents of Seventy, a position that enjoyed greater notoriety at this time. He signed this certificate just six months before his death on September 27, 1933 at the age of seventy-six. Secretary N. B. Lundwall was no publishing slouch, himself, authoring numerous popular books like Fate of the Persecutors and Temples of the Most High. Lundwall floated on the periphery of the fundamentalist movement but never faced church discipline. Condition: Very good. Item #40664
Price: $1,750.00