Joseph B. Wirthlin

Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (born June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, following the death of church President Spencer W. Kimball. Image File history File links JosephBWirthlin. ... Image File history File links JosephBWirthlin. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Salt Lake City redirects here. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ... This is the current Mormon collaboration of the month! Please help improve it to meet the Featured Article standard. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Twelve Apostles (in Koine Greek απόστολος apostolos [1], someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Galilean Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was the twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1973-1985). ...

He is a half first cousin of Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, as their mothers were daughters of Breneman Barr Bitner by different wives. They grew up in the same congregation. He played football as a running back for the University of Utah. His call to the Quorum of the Twelve came very shortly after his call to serve in the presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 12, 1995. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... In Mormonism, a Quorum of the Seventy is one of a group of up to seventy traveling ministers charged with the mission of preaching to the entire world, under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ...

As a young man, Elder Wirthlin seved as a missionary to a mission in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at the outbreak of World War II. Before his call as a General Authority, he was a prominent business leader in Salt Lake City. He was also president of a trade association in Utah. It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ... The current version of the article or section is written like an essay. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Elder Wirthlin serves as a member of the Church Board of Education that governs the Church Educational System. He married Elisa Young Rogers on May 26, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple. She died in August 2006 of causes incident to age. The Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for Latter-day Saint secondary and post-secondary students and adult learners. ... The Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for Latter-day Saint secondary and post-secondary students and adult learners. ...

References

• Official Biography
• Searle, Don L. (Dec. 1986). Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin: Finding Happiness Serving the Lord. Ensign, p. 8-9.

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