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Joseph wirthlin jr

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Lawrence R. Flake, Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001), 543–46.

Born: 11 June 1917, Salt Lake City, Utah

Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve: 4 April 1975

First Quorum of the Seventy:4 October 1976

President of the First Quorum of the Seventy:1 August 1986

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:4 October 1986 (age 69)

A seven-year-old-boy in a typical Salt Lake City ward was listening intently to an elderly sister bear his testimony in a fast and testimony meeting. The sister bore her testimony with such spiritual depth and conviction that the young boy received a powerful witness of the truth of what was being said. The boy was Joseph B. Wirthlin, who would later become a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Although he did not remember who the sister was, he never forgot the feeling he had. Of this early experience, Elder Wirthlin said, “She spoke with such fervency that it electrified me to the point that I partook of this great spirit as to the truthfulness of the

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Joseph B. Wirthlin

Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph B. Wirthlin
October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
Called byEzra Taft Benson
ReasonDeath of Spencer W. Kimball and reorganization of First Presidency
Reorganization
at end of term		Neil L. Andersen ordained
August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
End reasonPosition abolished
BornJoseph Bitner Wirthlin
(1917-06-11)June 11, 1917
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedDecem
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Joseph L. Wirthlin

American religious leader

Joseph L. Wirthlin
April 6, 1952 (1952-04-06) – September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30)
Called byDavid O. McKay
End reasonHonorably released
December 12, 1946 (1946-12-12) – April 6, 1952 (1952-04-06)
Called byLeGrand Richards
End reasonReorganization (LeGrand Richards called to Quorum of the Twelve)
April 6, 1938 (1938-04-06) – December 12, 1946 (1946-12-12)
Called byLeGrand Richards
End reasonCalled as First Counselor in Presiding Bishopric
BornJoseph Leopold Wirthlin
(1893-08-14)August 14, 1893
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
DiedJanuary 25, 1963(1963-01-25) (aged 69)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Joseph Leopold Wirthlin (August 14, 1893 – January 25, 1963) was the eighth presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Wirthlin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Ter

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