Ted E. Brewerton
Ted E. Brewerton | |
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First Quorum of the Seventy | |
September 30, 1978 | – September 30, 1995|
Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
Emeritus General Authority | |
September 30, 1995 | – September 17, 2021|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
Personal details | |
Born | Teddy Eugene Brewerton March 30, 1925 Raymond, Alberta, Canada |
Died | September 17, 2021 Holladay, Utah, U.S. | (aged 96)
Teddy Eugene Brewerton (March 30, 1925 – September 17, 2021) was a Canadian-born American general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1978 until his death.
Life
Brewerton was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Airforce during World War II.[1] Brewerton went on a mission for the LDS Church to Uruguay from 1949 to 1952. Brewerton was trained in pharmacy at the University of Alberta.[1]
LDS Church service
From 1965 to 1968, Brewerton was president of the church's mission headquartered in Costa Rica. Brewerton had jurisdiction over the church in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. During his time as mission president, the church received official recognition from the government of Panama, and was able to begin missionary work in the San Blas Islands.[2]
In 1968, the Brewertons moved to
Brewerton served in the church as a
For a year he was in the presidency of the South America South Area. He also served in the presidency of the Mexico/Central America Area. From 1987 to 1990 he was president of the North America West Area, presiding over the LDS Church in California and Hawaii.
In 2009, Brewerton was scheduled to present in the seventh annual Book of Mormon Lands Conference, in Salt Lake City. His topic was "
Personal life
Brewerton married Dorothy Hall, also a native of Raymond, and they have six children. Due to the LDS Church's formal approach to general authority nomenclature, Brewerton, over time, began being addressed as "Ted E." instead of his birth name "Teddy". He died in September 2021, at the age of 96.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography of Ted E. Brewerton :: Cardston Alberta Temple - An Historical Record". digitallibrary.uleth.ca.
- ^ David R. Crockett, History of LDS Church in Panama.
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- ^ Janice Smith, “Making a Difference,” Ensign, June 1976, p. 49.
- ^ "2 MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY RELEASED", Deseret News, October 7, 1990. Retrieved on March 24, 2020.
- ^ "ELDER TED E. BREWERTON - Book of Mormon Archaeological Forum". www.bmaf.org.
- ISBN 978-1599551128.
- ProQuest 288660747.
- ^ México City México LDS (Mormon) Temple Presidents.
- ProQuest 310179391.
- ^ "Mormon Times briefs". Deseret News. October 15, 2009. p. M.2.
- ^ "Book of Mormon Archaeological Conference Saturday". Deseret News. October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Elder Ted E. Brewerton — General Authority Seventy and optimist — dies at age 96". The Church News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.