Neil L. Andersen
Neil Linden Andersen (born August 9, 1951 in Logan , Utah ) is an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 2009 .
Life
Andersen was the third of five children. After a short time in his birthplace and later in Colorado , he grew up in Pocatello , Idaho , where his father began working as a dairy farmer. Andersen studied at Brigham Young University in Provo , Utah, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1975 and continued his studies at Harvard Business School , a graduate school at Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts . In 1977 he received a Master of Business Administration there and after completing his studies he settled in Tampa , Florida .
From 1989 to 1992 he was President of his church's mission in Bordeaux , France . As a young man, he worked as a missionary in France from 1970 to 1972. In April 1993 he was inducted into the 1st Quorum of the Seventy. From 2005 he was also a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. On April 4, 2009, Andersen was called by Thomas S. Monson to be an Apostle of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ, replacing Joseph B. Wirthlin, who died in December 2008, in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Andersen met his future wife while studying at Brigham Young University. In March 1975, the two married in the Salt Lake Temple . The marriage had four children.
Web links
- Entry on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website
- New member of Quorum of Twelve: Elder Neil L. Andersen , Apr. 4, 2009, Deseret News
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andersen, Neil L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andersen, Neil Linden (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Logan , Utah |