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Joseph B. Wirthlin

Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
LDS Church Apostle
October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
Reason Death of Spencer W. Kimball and reorganization of First Presidency
Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
End reason Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
End reason Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
End reason Position abolished
Personal details
Born Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
(1917-06-11)June 11, 1917
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died December 1, 2008(2008-12-01) (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 / 40.777; -111.858 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
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Signature of Joseph B. Wirthlin

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. He became an apostle 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.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wirthlin was the son of Madeline Bitner and Joseph L. Wirthlin, who was also a general authority of the LDS Church, serving as Presiding Bishop from 1952 to 1961. Wirthlin was a half-first cousin of Gordon B. Hinckley, who became president of the LDS Church; 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.


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