(Apostle Anthon Lund also did not sign the document due to his absence while presiding over the church's European Mission.) However, Thatcher was not excommunicated from the church and retained his position in the leadership of the YMMIA. Thatcher remained supportive of the church after being removed from the Quorum, testifying on many occasions of the divinity of the work and the divinity of the calling of its leaders. Matthias F. Cowley was called to replace Thatcher in the Quorum of the Twelve. Thatcher held the priesthood office of apostle until his death. Post-Quorum of the Twelve service After being removed from the quorum, Thatcher testified in the Reed Smoot hearings held before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. He was supportive of the church and its positions. Thatcher died at his home on August 21, 1909 in Logan, Utah. He is buried in the Logan Cemetery. Notes External links Moses Thatcher's Missionary Diaries Digital Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Moses Thatcher 1842 births 1909 deaths 19th-century Mormon missionaries American Mormon missionaries in France American Mormon missionaries in Mexico American Mormon missionaries in the United Kingdom American Mormon missionaries in the United States American general authorities (LDS Church) Apostles (LDS Church) Counselors in the General Presidency of the Young Men (organization) Latter Day Saints from California Latter Day Saints from Illinois Latter Day Saints from Utah Mission presidents (LDS Church) Mormon pioneers People from Logan, Utah People from Sangamon County, Illinois University of Utah alumni Utah Democrats