John H. Vandenberg

John H. Vandenberg
Emeritus General Authority
September 30, 1978 – June 3, 1992
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1978
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 6, 1972 – October 1, 1976
Called by	Joseph Fielding Smith
End reason	Position abolished
Presiding Bishop
September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972
Called by	David O. McKay
End reason	Honorably released
Personal details
Born	John Henry Vandenberg November 18, 1904 Ogden, Utah, United States
Died	June 3, 1992 (aged 87) Sandy, Utah, United States
Resting place	Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′52.08″N 111°50′30.12″W / 40.6978000°N 111.8417000°W

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