Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Joseph B. Wirthlin

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

October 4, 1986 – December 1, 2008

Called by

Ezra Taft Benson

LDS Church Apostle

October 9, 1986 – December 1, 2008

Called by

Ezra Taft Benson

Reason

Death of Spencer W. Kimball and reorganization of First Presidency

Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy

August 28, 1986 – October 4, 1986

Called by

Ezra Taft Benson

End reason

Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

First Quorum of the Seventy

October 1, 1976 – October 4, 1986

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

End reason

Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

April 4, 1975 – October 1, 1976

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

End reason

Position abolished

Personal details

Born

Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
June 11, 1917
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Died

December 1, 2008 (aged 91)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Resting place

Salt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W

Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (June 11, 1917 – December 1, 2008) was an American businessman, religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986 by Thomas S. Monson, following the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Wirthlin was accepted by the church membership as a prophet, seer, and revelator.

Biography

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wirthlin was the son of Joseph L. Wirthlin, who was also a general authority of the LDS Church, serving as Presiding Bishop from 1952 to 1961, and Madeline Bitner Wirthlin. He was a half-first cousin of late LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley; the two cousins attended the same congregation as children.

As a young man, Wirthlin earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. As a standout high school quarterback, Wirthlin was offered a football scholarship at the University of Utah, but deferred it and served as a missionary in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from 1936 to 1939, returning to Utah just before the outbreak of World War II. Wirthlin played football as a running back for the University of Utah following his mission. Wirthlin's career was spent as a prominent business leader in Salt Lake City. He was also president of a trade association in Utah.

Wirthlin served in the LDS Church as bishop of the Bonneville Ward in Salt Lake City from 1955 to 1964. The day he was released as bishop he was called to serve in the stake high council and was set apart by Joseph Fielding Smith. On December 6, 1964, Wirthlin was set apart by LeGrand Richards as second counselor to Russell M. Nelson in the presidency of the Salt Lake Bonneville Stake; Wirthlin served in that capacity until Nelson's release in 1971. Wirthlin became a general authority of the church in 1975, when he was called to serve as an Assistant to the Twelve. He was the last individual called before the position was discontinued in 1976. Wirthlin's call to the Quorum of the Twelve came shortly after his call to serve in the church's Presidency of the Seventy.

Wirthlin married Elisa Young Rogers on May 26, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple and they had eight children. She died in August 2006 of causes incident to age.

On 1 December 2008, Wirthlin "had gone to bed at his Salt Lake City home, and died peacefully at about 11:30 pm of causes incident to age."^[1]^[2] He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Shortly after his death, the University of Utah announced that the Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin Family Scholarship, an endowed scholarship which will benefit the Utah football program, would be named in his honor.^[3]^[4] On January 2, 2009 when the Utes won the Sugar Bowl all of the Utah players wore a commemorative sticker on their helmets with the initials JBW in his honor.^[3]^[4]

Notes

↑ Moore, Carrie A. (3 December 2008), "Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, oldest apostle, 91, dies at home", Deseret News, retrieved 2011-09-02
↑ "Joseph B. Wirthlin, Oldest Apostle, Dies, Age 91", Newsroom (LDS Church), 2 December 2008, retrieved 2011-09-02
↑ 3.0 3.1 U. Athletics Establishes Joseph B. Wirthlin Scholarship, University of Utah, 18 December 2008, retrieved 2011-09-00
↑ 4.0 4.1 Benson, Lee (16 January 2009), "Elder Wirthlin's goodness now a legacy at U.", Deseret News, retrieved 2011-09-02

References

Searle, Don L. (December 1986), "Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin: Finding Happiness Serving the Lord", Ensign (LDS Church): 8–9
"Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin: A Life Full of Adventure and Joy that Surpasses Understanding", Newsroom (LDS Church), 2 December 2008
Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2 December 2008), "LDS apostle seen as epitome of humility", Salt Lake Tribune
Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2 December 2008), "LDS Apostle Wirthlin remembered as humorous, humble", Salt Lake Tribune
Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2 December 2008), "Wirthlin used sports to explain faith to former Utes Coach Urban Meyer", Salt Lake Tribune
"Friends and Family Remember Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin", Newsroom (LDS Church), 5 December 2008
Stahle, Shaun D. (6 December 2008), "Elder Joseph Bitner Wirthlin — Apostle passes away", Church News (LDS Church)
"Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin: Committed to the Kingdom", Ensign (LDS Church), February 2009

External links

Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Joseph B. Wirthlin
AP Obituary in the Salt Lake Tribune

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Persondata
Name	Wirthlin, Joseph B.
Alternative names
Short description	Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date of birth	June 11, 1917
Place of birth
Date of death	December 1, 2008
Place of death

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