Neal A. Maxwell
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| July 23, 1981 – July 21, 2004 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| July 23, 1981 – July 21, 2004 | |
| Reason | Gordon B. Hinckley added to First Presidency |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar were ordained following the deaths of Maxwell and David B. Haight |
| Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 – July 23, 1981 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 – July 23, 1981 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 6, 1974 – October 1, 1976 | |
| End reason | Position abolished |
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Neal Ash Maxwell July 6, 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | July 21, 2004 (aged 78) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
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Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926 – July 21, 2004) was an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1981 until his death.
Maxwell was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clarence Maxwell and his wife, Emma Ash. Clarence had moved to Salt Lake City from Montana about four years earlier and joined the LDS Church not long after. Neal attended Granite High School.
During World War II, Maxwell served as an infantryman in the United States Army (77th Division), where he saw action on Okinawa. After the war, Maxwell served for two years as an LDS Church missionary in Canada.
While pursuing an undergraduate education at the University of Utah before leaving on his mission, Maxwell met Colleen Hinckley. After Maxwell returned from his mission he resumed courting Colleen and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 22, 1950. They are the parents of four children and twenty-four grandchildren.
Maxwell earned bachelors and masters degrees in political science from the University of Utah. From 1952 to 1956, he worked in Washington D.C., first for the US government and then as an assistant to Senator Wallace F. Bennett.
Maxwell was a professor of political science at the University of Utah. He also held many administrative roles at the university. He first joined the university staff as assistant director of public relations in 1956. In 1958 he became Assistant to the President. In 1961 he was secretary to the Board of Trustees, followed by dean of students in 1962, and later vice president for planning and public affairs. In 1967 he became Executive Vice-President of the University of Utah.
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