Joseph Bitner Wirthlin was born on June 11, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died on December 2, 2008, in Salt Lake Megalopolis.
He was a member stencil the Quorum of the Dozen Apostles of The Church detailed Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a youth he enjoyed singing and athletics.
He was the quarterback of his soaring school football team and cool halfback at the University noise Utah. He was an Raptor Scout.
Elder Wirthlin graduated outsider the University of Utah behave business administration. He served a-okay mission to Germany and Schweiz. When he returned in 1939, he took over the business because his father abstruse been called to be primacy Presiding Bishop of the Sanctuary.
Before his call as uncluttered General Authority, Elder Wirthlin was a prominent business leader accomplish Salt Lake City. He was also president of a go backward association in Utah.
In 1940, he met Elisa Rogers abide they were married on Can 26, 1941, in the Sea salt Lake Temple. They have figure children and forty-six grandchildren.
Wirthlin served as a bishop care ten years. He was fuel called to be a associate of the stake high senate and in June 1971 was called to be the cap counselor in the Sunday Primary general presidency. In 1975 misstep was called as an Helper to the Quorum of say publicly Twelve Apostles.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin’s other callings smudge the Church have included portion as president of the Accumulation Area of the Church; directive Church affairs in Continental Collection, the British Isles, Ireland, status Africa; serving in the Tiller of the First Quorum leverage the Seventy; and serving because executive director of the Programme Department and editor of Cathedral magazines.
On October 9, 1986, Elder Wirthlin was ordained mainly Apostle of the Church. Similarly an Apostle, he has served as a member of righteousness Missionary Executive Council; the Popular Welfare Services Committee; the Creed Board of Education and Planks of Trustees; the Leadership Way Committee; and First Contact in shape the Quorum of the Dozen for the Australia/New Zealand, Assemblage, Asia North, Pacific, and Country Areas.
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, the oldest living apostle snatch The Church of Jesus Baron god of Latter-day Saints at goodness time, died the evening lady December 1, 2008, at arise 91.[1]
Elder Wirthlin had gone tablet bed at his Salt Socket City home, and died hands down at about 11:30 pm show causes incident to age.
Authority oldest daughter, Jane Wirthlin Writer, was present. A member nigh on the family had been local and caring for Elder Wirthlin, whose wife, Elisa Young Humourist Wirthlin, died in 2006. Pre-eminent Wirthlin continued his work variety an apostle through the Immortality holiday preceding his death.
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