John H. Vandenberg
John Henry Vandenberg (born December 18, 1904 in Ogden , Utah , † June 3, 1992 ) was the ninth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Life
Vandenberg was born in 1904 in Ogden, Utah, the fifth child of a family of Dutch immigrants. He attended the Weber Academy and graduated from there in 1923. In 1925 he went to the Netherlands as a missionary. There he met his future wife, a Dutch convert. Back in Utah, the two married on June 10, 1930 in the Salt Lake Temple . The marriage resulted in two daughters. Vandenberg now worked in Salt Lake City for a company that traded in sheep and their wool. He later worked for the same company in Denver , Colorado .
In 1961 he was called to serve as the ninth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As such, he was a member of various church committees. In 1972 he was called to be Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . The new Presiding Bishop was Victor L. Brown , the previous 2nd Advisor to the Presiding Bishop . When the office of Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was abolished in 1976, Vandenberg became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 1978 he retired.
Web links
- Elder John H. Vandenberg Eulogized , Aug. 1992, Latter-day Saint Church of Jesus Christ website
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| SURNAME | Vandenberg, John H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vandenberg, John Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 9. Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ogden , Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd June 1992 |