- Dennis B. Neuenschwander
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Dennis B. Neuenschwander Second Quorum of the Seventy April 6, 1991 – October 1, 1994 Called by Ezra Taft Benson End reason Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy First Quorum of the Seventy October 1, 1994 – October 3, 2009 Called by Howard W. Hunter End reason Granted general authority emeritus status Presidency of the Seventy August 15, 2000 – April 3, 2004 Called by Gordon B. Hinckley End reason Honorably released Emeritus General Authority October 3, 2009 – incumbent Called by Thomas S. Monson Personal details Born Dennis Bramwell Neuenschwander
October 6, 1939
Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesDennis Bramwell Neuenschwander (born October 6, 1939) is an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Neuenschwander was a key figure in introducing Mormon missionaries to former Soviet bloc countries in Europe in the early 1990s.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Neuenschwander grew up in Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah. In 1959, Neuenschwander traveled to Finland as an LDS Church missionary, where he became fluent in Finnish.
Upon returning to Utah, Neuenschwander earned degrees from Weber State University and Brigham Young University, and in 1974 earned a Ph.D. in eastern European languages from Syracuse University. He taught Russian language classes at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and later was hired by the LDS Church's genealogical department, where he was involved in microfilming and translating genealogical records from eastern Europe.
In 1987, Neuenschwander became the president of the church's Austria Vienna East Mission, which at the time included Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, and Cyprus. In the early 1990s, Neuenschwander was asked to assist the church in expanding missionary work into Bulgaria, Romania, and parts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
In 1991, Neuenschwander was called as a general authority of the church and a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy. In 1994, he was transferred to the First Quorum of Seventy. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy, and he has served in the area presidency of a number of areas of the church, including eastern Europe. Neuenschwander was made General Authority Emeritus in the Oct 2009 conference.
On 2007-07-13, Neuenschwander's wife of 44 years, LeAnn Clement, died of cancer in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried in the Centerville Memorial Park in Centerville, Utah. On August 1, 2008, Dennis Neuenschwander married Joni Kay Lee in the Salt Lake Temple.
References
- “Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander of the Seventy,” Ensign, May 1991, 97
- "Elder Neuenschwander called to Presidency of the Seventy," LDS Church News, 2000-07-22
- "LeAnn Neuenschwander dies at 66," Deseret News, 2007-07-15
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Emeritus general authorities1 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Abrea • Backman • Banks • Bateman • Bradford • Brewerton • Busche • Carmack • Child • Christensen • Clarke • Cook • Condie • Dellenbach • Didier • Featherstone • Groberg • Hafen • Hammond • Hansen • Hillam • Howard • Johnson • Kendrick • Kerr • Kofford • Larsen • Madsen • Mickelsen • Morrison • Neuenschwander • Pace •Paramore • Peterson • Pinegar • Porter • Rector • Smith2 • Sorensen • Tingey • Wells • Wickman1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Most living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
2. Patriarch emeritus and former Patriarch to the Church; Smith is the oldest living general authority and the only emeritus general authority who was not a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.Categories:- 1939 births
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