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Template:Latter Day Saint biography/Neil L. Andersen ElderNeil Linden Andersen (born August 9, 1951) is the junior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was accepted by church membership as an apostle on April 4, 2009, during the church's General Conference. Andersen has been an LDS general authority since 1993 and was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 2005 to 2009.^[1] Currently, he is the most junior apostle and is fourteenth in order of seniority in the ranks of the church (with a vacancy in the quorum, following the May 2015 death of L. Tom Perry).^[2]

Biography

Andersen was born in Logan, Utah and raised in Pocatello, Idaho. As a young man, he served in France as a missionary for the LDS Church. After his mission, he graduated from Brigham Young University in 1975 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977.^[1] He later lived and worked in Tampa, Florida, where he was the vice president of the Morton Plant Health System. While in Tampa, Andersen served in the LDS Church as a stake president.

While at BYU, Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in 1975 and they would become the parents of four children.

LDS Church service

Andersen was president of the church's France Bordeaux Mission from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, he was called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. As a general authority, he has been the executive director of the church's Audiovisual Department and assistant executive director of the Priesthood Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the church's Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West areas. He also served as president of the Brazil South Area. From 1997 to 2001, Andersen was a member of the general presidency of the church's Sunday School.

In 2005, Andersen became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. In this capacity, he directed the affairs of the church in the Idaho Area and in 2006, he broke ground for the construction of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple. In 2007, Andersen was reassigned to preside over the North America Southwest Area. From August 2008 to April 2009, Andersen was the senior member of the seven-man presidency. On February 14, 2009, he broke ground for the construction of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple, located in Central, Arizona.

Quorum of the Twelve

In April 2009, Andersen was called by church president Thomas S. Monson to fill the vacancy created in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by the death of Joseph B. Wirthlin the previous year.

Works

Articles

Andersen, Neil L. (May 2011), "Preparing the World for the Second Coming", Ensign {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (April 2011), "The Master's Love", New Era {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (December 2010), "A Gift Worthy of Added Care", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 2010), "Never Leave Him", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (May 2010), "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (December 2009), "The Spiritual Gifts Given the Stake President", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 2009), "'Repent ... That I May Heal You'", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (August 2009), "Looking Back and Looking Forward", New Era {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (May 2009), "Come unto Him", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (December 2008), "Room in the Inn", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 2008), "You Know Enough", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (January 2008), "The Book of Mormon: The Great Purveyor of the Savior's Peace", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 2007), "Prayer and Work", The Friend {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (May 2007), "It's True, Isn't It? Then What Else Matters?", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (May 2005), "Beware of the Evil behind the Smiling Eyes", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (October 2001), "Storm Warning", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 1999), "Prophets and Spiritual Mole Crickets", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (April 1996), "Teaching Our Children to Love the Prophets", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (April 1995), "The Joy of Becoming Clean", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (November 1994), "Friend to Friend", The Friend {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
Andersen, Neil L. (May 1993), "'Whom the Lord Calls, the Lord Qualifies'", Ensign {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

Notes

^ ^a ^b Taylor, Scott (April 4, 2009). "New member of Quorum of Twelve: Elder Neil L. Andersen". Deseret News.
^ "Elder L. Tom Perry Dies at Age 92", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2015-05-30

References

"Official Biographies for leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", Newsroom, LDS Church
"Elder Neil L. Andersen Named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles", Newsroom, LDS Church, 4 April 2009
"Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Seventy", Ensign: 98, May 1993
"Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles", Liahona, May 2009

External links

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by D. Todd Christofferson	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 4, 2009 –	Succeeded by —

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[NewMember-1] Taylor, Scott (April 4, 2009). "New member of Quorum of Twelve: Elder Neil L. Andersen". Deseret News.

[2] "Elder L. Tom Perry Dies at Age 92", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2015-05-30

[not12-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

[excommunication-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Term ended by excommunication.

[5] Term ended by resignation.

[6] Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated.

[7] Term ended by suspension of priesthood.

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+Elder'''Neil Linden Andersen''' (born August 9, 1951) is the junior member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). He was [[Common consent (Latter Day Saints)|accepted]] by church membership as an [[Apostle (Latter-day Saints)|apostle]] on April 4, 2009, during the church's [[General Conference (LDS Church)|General Conference]]. Andersen has been an LDS [[general authority]] since 1993 and was a member of the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from 2005 to 2009.<ref name=NewMember>{{cite news| last =Taylor | first =Scott | title = New member of Quorum of Twelve: Elder Neil L. Andersen | work =[[Deseret News]]| date = April 4, 2009| url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705295182,00.html}}</ref> Currently, he is the most junior apostle and is fourteenth in order of seniority in the ranks of the church (with a vacancy in the quorum, following the May 2015 death of [[L. Tom Perry]]).<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/elder-l-tom-perry-dies-at-age-92 |title= Elder L. Tom Perry Dies at Age 92 |work= Newsroom |publisher= [[LDS Church]] |date= 2015-05-30 }}</ref>
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