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Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 June 11
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Father
Mother
Madeline Bitner
Baptized by Henry Stringham
1925 September 5 (Age 8)
Set Apart as Missionary
German and Austrian Mission
1937 March 17 – 1938 November 1 (Age 19)
1937 March 17 – 1938 November 1 (Age 19)
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Set Apart
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Released
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Departed from Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
AustriaSwiss-Austria
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Melvin Joseph Ballard
Notes
Transferred to the new Swiss-Austrian Mission when Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions were dissolved in the later part of 1937.
1 Nov 1938: Austrian part of Swiss-Austria Mission became part of West German Mission (remainder became the Swiss Mission).
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Called as Missionary
Swiss Mission
1938 November 1 – 1939 September 23 (Age 21)
1938 November 1 – 1939 September 23 (Age 21)
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Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Location Served
Swiss
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
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Served in Swiss Mission Office Apr-Sep 1939
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Sustained as Sunday School General Presidency First Counselor
General Sunday School Organization
1971 June – 1975 April (Age 53)
1971 June – 1975 April (Age 53)
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Sustained
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Released
Sustained as Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1975 April 4 – October 1 (Age 57)
1975 April 4 – October 1 (Age 57)
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Sustained
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Sustained as General Authority Seventy
First Quorum of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1986 October 4 (Age 59)
1976 October 1 – 1986 October 4 (Age 59)
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Sustained
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New Assignment
Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
Presidency of the Seventy
1986 August 28 – October 4 (Age 69)
1986 August 28 – October 4 (Age 69)
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Called
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Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1986 October 4 – 2008 December 1 (Age 69)
1986 October 4 – 2008 December 1 (Age 69)
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Sustained
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Died in Position
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2008 December 1 (Age 91)
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