Johannes Theodore Brandli
Alternate Names
John Theodor Brandley (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1851 December 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1928 May 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Stäfa, Zürich, Switzerland
1851 December 7
Mother
Anna Meier
Father
Hans Heinrich Braendli
Date Details
Occurred On 1851 December 7
Baptized by Carl George Maeser
1868 August 1 (Age 16)
Served in
Swiss and German Mission
1876 May 19 – 1878 May 19 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
O. Pratt
Date Details
Started On 1876 May 19
Set Apart
On 1876 May 21
Departed from Home
On 1876 June 8
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1878 May 19
Released
On 1878 June 8
Departed from Field
On 1878 July 3
Arrived at Home
Served in
Northern States Mission
1884 May 5 – 1885 October 16 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He spent time proselytizing among the Mennonites in the area.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
W. Woodruff
Date Details
Started On 1884 May 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1885 October 16
Released
Served in
Swiss and German Mission
1888 October 9 – 1890 September 1 (Age 36)
See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was appointed mission president.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Morgan
Location Served
Mission secretary
Date Details
Started On 1888 October 9
Set Apart
On 1888 October 30
Arrived in Field
On 1890 August 21
Called
Ended On 1890 September 1
Released
Called as President to
Swiss and German Mission
1890 September 1 – 1891 September 15 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Swiss and German Mission
Date Details
Started On 1890 September 1
Called
Ended On 1891 September 15
Released
Images
President Brandley and missionaries, Swiss-German Mission
Died
1928 May 6 (Age 76)
Media
Johannes Theodore Brandli (1851 - 1928) Profile
President Brandley and missionaries, Swiss-German Mission
Sources
Person
Theodore Brandley journals, 1869-1904, Church History Library
Theodore Brandley journals, 1869-1904, Church History Library.
Mission
Church Transportation Agent incoming correspondence, 1890-1900
"Brigham Young Jr. letter to William C. Spence and James Jack", Church Transportation Agent incoming correspondence, 1890-1900, (26 September 1891).
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Frederick S. Buchanan, "Mormons meet the Mennonites: a view from 1884," Mennonite Quarterly Review 62 (April 1988): 159-66
Frederick S. Buchanan, "Mormons meet the Mennonites: a view from 1884," Mennonite Quarterly Review 62 (April 1988): 159-66.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Brandley, Theodore", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 387-388.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1888, Vol. B, Page 103, Line 171.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1884, Vol. B, Page 77, Line 3058.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1884, Vol. A, Page 71, Line 3058.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1884, Vol. A, Page 33, Line 1408.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 May 1876, Vol. B, Page 36, Line 1408.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1888, Vol. A, Page 95, Line 171.
Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977
Switzerland Zurich Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1850-1977, Vol. 2, Index.
Theodor Brändli, Die gründung und lehren der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage: In kürze dargestellt (Bern, Switzerland: J. U. Stucki, 1889
Theodor Brändli, Die gründung und lehren der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage: In kürze dargestellt (Bern, Switzerland: J. U. Stucki, 1889.
