Helaman Pratt

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Helaman Pratt
Born May 31, 1846(1846-05-31)
Died November 26, 1909 (aged 63)
Known for Mexican LDS Ministry
Religious beliefs Mormon
Children Rey Pratt
Parents Parley P. Pratt
Relatives Mitt Romney (great-grandson)

Helaman Pratt (31 May 184626 November 1909) was an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico.

Pratt was one of the first missionaries to Mexico, and in 1876 at Hermosillo, Sonora, Pratt and Meliton Trejo performed the the first baptisms recorded by the LDS Church in that country. Pratt latter served as president of the Mexican Mission based in Mexico City for part of the 1880s. After his release he moved to Colonia Dublan in the state of Chihuahua.

He was the son of Parley P. Pratt, the father of Rey Pratt, the grandfather of Michigan governor George W. Romney, and the great-grandfather Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

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