John H. Groberg
| John H. Groberg | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 1976 – October 1, 2005 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 2004 – August 15, 2005 | |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 1, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Holbrook Groberg June 17, 1934 Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
John Holbrook Groberg (born June 17, 1934) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1976.
Groberg was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1934 and was reared there during and after the Great Depression. After a year at Brigham Young University (BYU), and shortly after the Korean War, he served as a missionary of the LDS Church in Tonga.
Groberg experienced much difficulty in getting to Tonga: he was prevented from arriving by strikes, visa problems, and transport issues. Groberg served briefly in Los Angeles, Samoa, and Fiji while waiting for his transport to be finalized. When he finally arrived in Tonga, his first assignment was on the remote island of Niuatoputapu, which had had only limited contact with the outside world in the form of an occasional telegraph and a visiting boat. During the year he spent on the island, Groberg suffered from mosquitoes, a typhoon, and starvation. His missionary companion on Niuatoputapu was Feki Po'uha, who would later serve as district president in Niue, while Groberg was president of the church's Tongan Mission (which at that point included Niue).
After a year on Niuatoputapu, Groberg was assigned to more developed islands and served as a district president supervising smaller branch congregations of the church. Groberg later reported that the branches he dealt with lacked unity and morality. He had little contact with his supervising mission president and nearly drowned when pushed out of a boat during a major storm; he also suffered from exhaustion frequently. Groberg was denied an extension to his mission that would have allowed him to accompany a group of church converts to the New Zealand Temple. He flew home and shortly after married Jean Sabin; together, they have had 11 children.
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