On May 9th in Church History from LDS Gifts

• 1796: Lyman Wight is born in New York. He would later serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• 1836: John Taylor, later the 3rd president of the Church is baptized near Toronto Canada.
• 1898: N athan Eldon Tanner is born in Utah. He would later serve as a meber of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and in the 1st Presidency.
• 1931: Barbara Woodhead is born in Utah. She would later serve as the eleventh general president of the Relief Society.