A. Theodore Tuttle

Albert Theodore Tuttle (1921-10-02 – 1986-11-28) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1958 until his death.

Tuttle was born in Manti, Utah. As a young man, he was a Mormon missionary in the Northern States Mission of the LDS Church. After his mission, Tuttle received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree from Stanford University. During World War II he served two-and-a-half years as a Marine Corps line officer in the Pacific theater. Prior to his call as a general authority, he worked as an administrator in the Church Educational System.

Tuttle became a member of the seven-man First Council of the Seventy in 1958. In 1976, he joined the newly reconstituted First Quorum of the Seventy and became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. He remained in the Presidency of the Seventy until 1980. From 1980 to 1982, Tuttle was the president of the LDS Church's Provo Utah Temple. In 1986, he became the second counselor to Robert L. Simpson in the church's Sunday School general presidency, but only held this position for a few months before his death the same year.

Tuttle died in Salt Lake City, Utah.

References

* [http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=434267700817b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder A. Theodore Tuttle Eulogized,”] "Ensign", Feb. 1987, 74

External links

* [http://gapages.com/tuttlat1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: A. Theodore Tuttle]