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'''Richard Ballantyne''' (August 26, 1817 – November 8, 1898) was the founder of the [[Sunday School (LDS Church)|Sunday School]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], having begun the program in December 1849.<ref>Webb, Robert C. ''The Real Mormonism: A Candid Analysis of an Interesting But Much Misunderstood Subject in History.'' Kessinger Publishing, 2006, p. 303. {{ISBN|1-4254-9016-6}}.</ref><ref>McFarland, John Thomas, et al. ''The Encyclopædia of Sunday Schools and Religious Education''. T. Nelson & Sons, 1915, p. 690.</ref> He was also a [[Mormon pioneer]] and [[Mormon missionary|missionary]].<br />
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Ballantyne was born in Whitridgebog, [[Roxburghshire]], [[Scotland]], where he was a [[Sunday school]] teacher in the Relief [[Presbyterian Church]]. In December 1842, Ballantyne became a member of the [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]], being baptized in the [[Firth of Forth]] at [[Leith]]. In 1843 he and a number of his family members emigrated to [[Nauvoo, Illinois|Nauvoo]], [[Illinois]], where the majority of the [[Latter Day Saint]]s were gathering. On February 17, 1847, Ballantyne married Hulda Meriah Clark, and they emigrated to [[Utah Territory]] in 1848 with the [[Mormon pioneers]].<br />
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While living in [[Salt Lake City]], Ballantyne asked for permission from his [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] to establish a [[Sunday school]] for some of the [[Latter-day Saint]] children. Having been granted permission, he held the first Church Sunday School meeting in his home on December 9, 1849.<ref>Alward, Benjamin B. ''A Look at Mormonism: Pictorial Highlights of the Church and Its People.'' Deseret Book Co., 1956.</ref> Approximately 50 students were in attendance. Sunday School was organized church-wide in 1867.<br />
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In 1852, Ballantyne was called to serve a church mission to [[India]].<ref>Jenson, Andrew. Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kessinger Publishing, 2004, p. 48. {{ISBN|1-4179-6854-0}}.</ref> He worked there with little success from 1853 to 1855.<br />
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Like many early Latter-day Saints, Ballantyne practiced [[plural marriage]]. He married Huldah M. Clark in 1847, Mary Pierce in 1855, and Caroline Sanderson in 1857<ref>''The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine.'' [[Genealogical Society of Utah]], v.2 1911, p. 172.</ref> He was the father of 23 children. His sister Jane was a plural wife of [[John Taylor (Mormon)|John Taylor]], who was president of the Church from 1880 to 1887.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Aurelia Spencer Rogers]]<br />
*[[Hugh Findlay]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{citation |first= J. Hugh |last= Baird |contribution-url= http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/5498 |contribution= Ballantyne, Richard |pages= 91–92 |editor-last= Ludlow |editor-first= Daniel H |editor-link= Daniel H. Ludlow |year= 1992 |title= [[Encyclopedia of Mormonism]] |location= New York |publisher= [[Macmillan Publishing]] |isbn= 0-02-879602-0 |oclc= 24502140 }}<br />
* [[Conway B. Sonne]] (1949). ''Knight of the Kingdom: The Story of Richard Ballantyne'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book)<br />
* [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUIBooks,3524 Latter-Day Saint biographical encyclopedia]: a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1, page [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUIBooks,2820 703]<br />
* {{cite book |author=Whittaker, David J. |authorlink=David J. Whittaker |chapter=Richard Ballantyne and the Defense of Mormonism in India in the 1850s |title=Supporting Saints: Life Stories of Nineteenth-Century Mormons |editor1-last=Cannon |editor1-first=Donald Q. |editor1-link= Donald Q. Cannon |editor2-last=Whittaker |editor2-first= David J. |editor2-link=David J. Whittaker |publisher=[[Religious Studies Center]], [[Brigham Young University]] |location=Provo, Utah |series=Religious Studies Center Specialized Monograph Series |volume=1 |year=1985 |pages=175–212 |isbn=0-88494-565-0 |url=http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/rsc,31917}}<br />
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