- Frederick Niels Larsen
Frederick Niels Larsen (born
15 January 1932 ) is the President/Prophet of theRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints .Family background
His Father is Edward J. Larsen, a Danish immigrant to the United States.His mother is Lois A. Smith, the daughter of
Frederick M. Smith , the President/Prophet of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints form 1915 - 1946.Frederick M. Smith's father wasJoseph Smith III , the son ofJoseph Smith, Jr. TheRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints put great importance on the lineage toJoseph Smith Jr. in determining the church leadership.Education and professional life
Frederick's early years were spent on a family farm in East
Independence, Missouri , an important city in thehistory of the Latter Day Saint movement . While in high school, the Larsen family moved toSanta Ana, California where he graduated Garden Grove Union High School in 1950.He attended both
Graceland University inLamoni, Iowa and the University of Kansas City, Missouri graduating with a degree in Chemistry in 1959.He worked at various laboratories, including 35 at
Bendix Corporation , retiring from there in 1994. He has also worked as a consultant atLawrence Livermore National Laboratory .Church life
*Frederick was blessed as a baby by his grandfather, Frederick M. Smith.
*He was ordained a Priest in 1956 by his great uncleIsrael A. Smith , the Prophet-President of The RLDS Church from 1946-1958.
*He was ordained to be an Elder byW. Wallace Smith another great uncle.He was active in ministry in the RLDS church until 1984. In 1996 he begain to attend a Restoration Branch and the Conference of Restoration Elders. He was one of the twelve signers of the "
Proclamation and Invitation to the Faithful "in 1999.On
April 6 ,2000 theRemnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints declared itself to be the correct successor to the original church organized by Joseph Smith Jr.*Frederick was ordained to the office of High Priest and the president of the High Priest Quorum one year later. (April 2001)
*In 2002 he presented himself to the General Conference as a descendant of Joseph Smith Jr. who had been called to the office of President/Prophet. The conference accepted the call and he was ordained.
Personal
Frederick married Mary Louise Malott on
June 7 ,1952 . They have five children.References
[http://www.theremnantchurch.com/FirstPresidency/FNLarsen.htm Biography at Remnant Church site]
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