H. Burke Peterson
| H. Burke Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 2, 1993 – April 14, 2013 | |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 6, 1985 – October 2, 1993 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| April 6, 1972 – April 6, 1985 | |
| End reason | Honorable release of Victor L. Brown and his counselors |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Harold Burke Peterson September 19, 1923 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | April 14, 2013 (aged 89) Bountiful, Utah, United States |
Harold Burke Peterson (September 19, 1923 – April 14, 2013) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 until his death. He was a counselor to the presiding bishop and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He became an emeritus general authority in 1993.
Peterson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where he became an Eagle Scout. Beginning in 1940, Peterson attended Phoenix College, and in 1942 he joined the United States Navy. He completed a civil engineering course of study at the University of Oklahoma and became a Seabee, working on projects in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.
After the war, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and taught at the Utah State Agricultural College while he earned his master's degree there. After graduating, he worked in Phoenix with the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1955, he and two other Latter-day Saints founded a civil engineering firm.
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