John H. Vandenberg

John H. Vandenberg
Emeritus General Authority
September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – June 3, 1992 (1992-06-03)
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30)
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
Called by	Joseph Fielding Smith
End reason	Position abolished
Presiding Bishop
September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) – April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06)
Called by	David O. McKay
End reason	Honorably released
Personal details
Born	John Henry Vandenberg (1904-11-18)November 18, 1904 Ogden, Utah, United States
Died	Sandy, Utah, United States
Resting place	Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park

John Henry Vandenberg (December 18, 1904 – June 3, 1992) was the ninth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1961 to 1972. He also served as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1972 to 1976 and as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1978. He was designated an emeritus general authority in 1978.

Vandenberg was born in Ogden, Utah to a Latter-day Saint immigrant couple from the Netherlands. As a young man, he attended Weber Academy and in 1925 began a mission to the Netherlands, where he met his future wife, a young Dutch convert named Ariena Stok. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on 10 June 1930 and were the parents of two daughters.

See also

• Council on the Disposition of the Tithes

References

• “Elder John H. Vandenberg Eulogized,” Ensign, August 1992, p. 79

External resources

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: John H. Vandenberg
• John H. Vandenberg at Find a Grave

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles Preceded by Joseph L. Wirthlin Presiding Bishop September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972 Succeeded by Victor L. Brown