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[http://www.lds.org/newsroom/biography/0,15609,3959-1----46,00.html Joseph B. Wirthlin] is a current member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. | [http://www.lds.org/newsroom/biography/0,15609,3959-1----46,00.html Joseph B. Wirthlin] is a current member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. | ||
| − | [http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/w/o/wol3/wirthjb1.htm Joseph Bitner Wirthlin] was born on June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a youth he enjoyed singing and athletics. He was the quarterback on his high school football team and a halfback at the University of Utah. He was called on a mission to Germany and Switzerland. When he returned in 1939 he took over the family business because his father had been called to be a [[General Authorities|General Authority]] and did not have time to do it. In 1940, he met Elisa Rogers. They were married on May 26, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple. They eventually had eight children. | + | [http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/w/o/wol3/wirthjb1.htm Joseph Bitner Wirthlin] was born on June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a youth he enjoyed singing and athletics. He was the quarterback on his high school football team and a halfback at the University of Utah. He was called on a mission to Germany and Switzerland. When he returned in 1939 he took over the family business because his father had been called to be a [[General Authorities|General Authority]] and did not have time to do it. In 1940, he met Elisa Rogers. They were married on May 26, 1941 in the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. They eventually had eight children. |
Elder Wirthlin was called to be a [[bishop]] in his ward and served in that calling for ten years. He was then called to be a member of the stake high council and in June 1971 was called to be the first counselor in the [[Sunday School]] General Presidency. In 1975 He was called as an assistant to the Twelve Apostles. From 1975 to 1984 he watched over the Church in the Southeast United States, the Caribbean Islands, and Brazil. In addition to these callings Joseph B. Wirthlin was also the managing director of the Melchizedek [[Priesthood]] Committee, the [[Relief Society]], and the Military Relations Committee. | Elder Wirthlin was called to be a [[bishop]] in his ward and served in that calling for ten years. He was then called to be a member of the stake high council and in June 1971 was called to be the first counselor in the [[Sunday School]] General Presidency. In 1975 He was called as an assistant to the Twelve Apostles. From 1975 to 1984 he watched over the Church in the Southeast United States, the Caribbean Islands, and Brazil. In addition to these callings Joseph B. Wirthlin was also the managing director of the Melchizedek [[Priesthood]] Committee, the [[Relief Society]], and the Military Relations Committee. | ||
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Joseph B. Wirthlin is a current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Joseph Bitner Wirthlin was born on June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a youth he enjoyed singing and athletics. He was the quarterback on his high school football team and a halfback at the University of Utah. He was called on a mission to Germany and Switzerland. When he returned in 1939 he took over the family business because his father had been called to be a General Authority and did not have time to do it. In 1940, he met Elisa Rogers. They were married on May 26, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple. They eventually had eight children.
Elder Wirthlin was called to be a bishop in his ward and served in that calling for ten years. He was then called to be a member of the stake high council and in June 1971 was called to be the first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency. In 1975 He was called as an assistant to the Twelve Apostles. From 1975 to 1984 he watched over the Church in the Southeast United States, the Caribbean Islands, and Brazil. In addition to these callings Joseph B. Wirthlin was also the managing director of the Melchizedek Priesthood Committee, the Relief Society, and the Military Relations Committee.
Joseph B. Wirthlin’s other callings in the Church have included President of the Europe Area of the Church; directing Church affairs in Continental Europe, the British Isles, Ireland, and Africa; a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy; executive director of the Curriculum Department; and editor of Church magazines.
On October 9, 1986 Joseph B. Wirthlin was ordained an Apostle of the Church. As an Apostle he has served as a member of the Missionary Executive Council; the General Welfare Services Committee; the Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees; the Leadership Training Committee; and First Contact of the Quorum of the Twelve for the Australia/New Zealand, Asia, Asia North, Pacific, and Philippines Areas.
Quotes from Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
- "Those who walk in faith will feel their lives encompassed with the light and blessings of heaven. They will understand and know things that others cannot. Those who do not walk in faith esteem the things of the Spirit as foolishness, for the things of the Spirit can only be discerned by the Spirit."
- “Shall He Find Faith on the Earth?” Ensign, Nov. 2002
- "The Lord has warned repeatedly against the evils and designs of conspiring men in our day who would enslave us to our appetites and passions by tempting and tantalizing us with obscene images, words, and music. Through his servants the Lord has cautioned us strongly not to take into our minds thoughts that can harm our spirits. Since 1950, Church leaders speaking in general conference have counseled us some seventy-five times against unhealthy media consumption. In recent years, as standards of public decency and morality have declined and as public media have reflected and often led that decline, these words of loving concern from inspired shepherds of the Lord’s flock have come with more frequency and greater urgency. The watchmen on the tower have raised a warning voice."
- “Windows of Light and Truth,” Ensign, Nov. 1995
