Robert L. Simpson (Mormon)
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| Robert L. Simpson | |
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.jpg) Simpson in 1962, while First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| September 30, 1989 – April 15, 2003 | |
First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1989 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 6, 1972 – October 1, 1976 | |
| End reason | Position abolished |
| First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972 | |
| End reason | Honorable release of John H. Vandenburg and his counselors |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leatham Simpson August 8, 1915 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | April 15, 2003 (aged 87) St. George, Utah, United States |
Robert Leatham Simpson (August 8, 1915 – April 15, 2003) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1961 until his death.
Simpson served as a
missionary in the church's New Zealand Mission as a young adult. In the 1950s, Simpson returned to New Zealand as the mission president
.
Simpson studied at
Santa Monica City College. He also was trained in the Technical Training Communication program held at Yale University during World War II
. Simpson and his wife, Jelaire Chandler, were the parents of three children.
Simpson became a
First Quorum of the Seventy, where he served until 1989, when he was made an emeritus
general authority and relieved of full-time church duties.
As a member of the Seventy, Simpson served at various times as managing director of the church's
Young Men Organization, as president of the England London East Mission, and as general president of the Sunday School
.
Simpson died in St. George, Utah.[3]
Notes
- ^ "New Appointments for Melchizedek Priesthood MIA", Ensign, July 1974.
- ^ "Elder Simpson Presides over London Mission", Ensign, April 1975.
- ^ "Elder Robert L. Simpson Dies at Age 87", Ensign, July 2003.
References
- "Elder Robert L. Simpson," Ensign, July 1972, p. 11
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