Neil L. Andersen
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 4, 2009 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 9, 2009 | |
| Reason | Death of Joseph B. Wirthlin |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| August 15, 2005 – April 4, 2009 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 1993 – April 4, 2009 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
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Neil Linden Andersen August 9, 1951 Logan, Utah, United States |
| Education |
Brigham Young University Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Sue Williams (1975-present) |
| Children | 4 |
Neil Linden Andersen (born August 9, 1951) is a 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. Currently, he is twelfth apostle in order of seniority in the church.
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 with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977. 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 on March 20, 1975 and they are the parents of four children.
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.
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