Jennie B. Knight

Jennie B. Knight


First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society
April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) – October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)^[1]
Called by	Clarissa S. Williams
Predecessor	Clarissa S. Williams
Successor	Amy B. Lyman

Personal details
Born	Jennie Brimhall (1875-12-13)December 13, 1875 Spanish Fork, Utah Territory, United States
Died	March 31, 1957(1957-03-31) (aged 81) Provo, Utah, United States ^[1]
Resting place	Provo City Cemetery 40°13′30″N 111°38′38″W / 40.225°N 111.644°W / 40.225; -111.644 (Provo City Cemetery)
Organization	Executive for Utah County Red Cross^[1]
Spouse(s)	J. William Knight
Children	2^[1]
Parents	George H. Brimhall Alsina Elizabeth Wilkins

Lucy Jane ("Jennie") Brimhall Knight (December 13, 1875 – March 31, 1957(1957-03-31) (aged 81)) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She was also one of the first two single female missionaries of the LDS Church.^[2]

Biography

Jennie Brimhall was born in Spanish Fork, Utah Territory, to George H. Brimhall and Alsina Elizabeth Wilkins. Jennie was educated as a teacher at Brigham Young University (BYU) and taught school in San Juan County, Utah.

On April 1, 1898, Jennie was set apart as one of the first two single women in the LDS Church to be formally selected as full-time church missionaries.^[2] The other was her childhood friend Inez Knight.^[2] Jennie Brimhall and Inez Knight were missionary companions in England in 1898; Jennie returned to Utah in November 1898 due to poor health.^[2]

After she returned from her mission, Jennie Brimhall married J. William Knight in January 1899. (William Knight was the brother of Inez Knight, her friend and missionary companion.) Shortly thereafter, she accompanied her husband to Canada, where his father Jesse Knight had established the Mormon settlement of Raymond in present-day Alberta. While living in Raymond, Jennie Knight was the president of the Taylor Stake's Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association from 1903 to 1906.^[3]

William Knight and Jennie Knight later returned to live in Utah. In 1921, Jennie Knight was selected as the first counselor to Clarissa S. Williams in the General Presidency of the Relief Society. Along with Louise Y. Robison, Knight was a counselor to Williams until 1928, when the presidency was released from their duties.

Knight was the mother of two sons. The Knight Mangum Building on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah, is named after Knight and her sister-in-law Jennie Knight Mangum.

Knight is buried in the Provo City Cemetery.

Publications

Articles

"Greeting". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (12): 1. January 1922.
"To Our Beloved Sisters". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (12): 601. December 1924.
"National Council of Women of the United States". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (3): 138–142. March 1928.
"Louise Yates Robison". Relief Society Magazine. 16 (1): 3–6. January 1929.
"The Pioneer Mother". Relief Society Magazine. 16 (5): 233–236. May 1929.
"Tributes to Clarissa Smith Williams". Relief Society Magazine. 17 (5): 224–225. May 1930.
"Bessie Potter Vonnoh". Relief Society Magazine. 18 (5): 273–275. May 1931.
"Alice Louise Reynolds". Relief Society Magazine. 26 (1): 5–7. January 1939.
"Pioneering in Southern Alberta, Canada". Relief Society Magazine. 31 (8): 425–430. August 1944.
"Settling Raymond, Alberta, Canada". Relief Society Magazine. 32 (8): 524–528. August 1945.

Relief Society Conference

"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 8 (12): 702–703. December 1921.
"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (6): 315–317. June 1922.
"Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 9 (12): 619–621. December 1922.
"Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 270–271. May 1923.
"General Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 303–304. May 1923.
"Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 270–271. June 1923.
"General Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (6): 303–304. June 1923.
"Relief Society Conference Minutes". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (12): 620–621. December 1923.
"Relief Society Conference Minutes". Relief Society Magazine. 10 (12): 620–621. December 1923.
"Leadership in the Stake". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (6): 281–283. June 1924.
"Relief Society Conference Minutes". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (6): 307–309. June 1924.
"Community Recreation". Relief Society Magazine. 11 (12): 638–641. December 1924.
"General Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 12 (6): 316–318. June 1925.
"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 12 (12): 649–650. December 1925.
"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 13 (6): 314–316. June 1926.
"Relief Society Conference". Relief Society Magazine. 14 (1): 18–19. January 1927.
"General Session, Afternoon Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 14 (6): 307–310. June 1927.

"Officers' Meeting". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (6): 292–294. June 1928.

"Social Service Department". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (6): 316–318. June 1928.

"General Session". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (6): 325–326. June 1928.

"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (6): 340–341. June 1928.

"Conference Address". Relief Society Magazine. 15 (12): 662–663. December 1928.

"Officers' Meeting: Theological Department". Relief Society Magazine. 16 (6): 297. June 1929.

"Prayer in the Home". Relief Society Magazine. 16 (6): 325–326. June 1929.

"The Short Story". Relief Society Magazine. 17 (6): 301–304. June 1930.

"The Lord's Day". Relief Society Magazine. 24 (5): 316–317. May 1937.
"Themes for the Coming Year". Relief Society Magazine. 25 (11): 738–739. May 1938.
"The Church of My Choice". Relief Society Magazine. 26 (5): 333–334. May 1939.

References

1 2 3 4 Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. (1992). "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. New York: Macmillan Publishing. p. 1640. ISBN 0-02-879602-0. OCLC 24502140.
1 2 3 4 Diane L. Mangum, "The First Sister Missionaries", Ensign, July 1980.
↑ Melvin S. Tagg, A History of the Mormon Church in Canada (Lethbridge, Alberta: Lethbridge Herald, 1968) p. 103.

External links

Jennie B. Knight at Find a Grave

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Clarissa S. Williams	First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02)–October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07)	Succeeded by Amy B. Lyman

General Presidencies of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.H. Smith (1842–44) Snow (1866–87) Young (1888–1901) B.W. Smith (1901–10) Wells (1910–21) Williams (1921–28) Robison (1928–39) Lyman (1940–45) Spafford (1945–74) B.B. Smith (1974–84) Winder (1984–90) Jack (1990–97) Smoot (1997–2002) Parkin (2002–07) Beck (2007–12) Burton (2012–)

First Counselors	Cleveland (1842–44) Young (1880–87) Richards (1888–1901) Hyde (1901–09) Williams (1910–21) Knight (1921–28) Lyman (1928–39) Howells (1939–45) Sharp (1945–74) Cannon (1974–78) Boyer (1978–84) Evans (1984–90) Okazaki (1990–97) Jensen (1997–2002) Hughes (2002–07) Allred (2007–12) Stephens (2012–)

Second Counselor	Whitney (1842–44, 1886–87) B.W. Smith (1888–1901) Dusenberry (1901–10) J.L. Smith (1910–21) Robison (1921–28) Child (1928–35) Barker (1935–39) Sorensen (1940–42) Spafford (1942–45) Garff (1945–47) Simonsen (1947–56) Anderson (1957–58) Madsen (1958–74) Boyer (1974–78) Thomas (1978–83) Reese (1983–84) Doxey (1984–90) Clyde (1990–97) Dew (1997–2002) Pingree (2002–07) Thompson (2007–12) Reeves (2012–)

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