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REL 333 Apostles Quiz #3
Newell: Holland, Bednar, Cook, Christofferson, Andersen
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2012

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Term

Elder Holland

Born

Marriage & Family

Definition
  • Born in St. George Dec 1940
  • Wife, Patricia Terry. St. George Temple
  • Three children
Term

Elder Holland

Mission

 

 

Definition
  • Mission: British Mission
    • With Elder Scott

 

Term

Elder Holland

Callings

 

Definition
  • Bishop, high councilman, couselor in Stake Presy
  • Regional Representative, First Quorum of the Seventy

 

Term

Elder Holland

Education &

Profession

 

Definition
  • BA & MA from BYU
  • MA & PhD in AM Studeis from Yale
  • Profession:
    • Institute instructor
    • Dean of Religious Instruction, BYU
    • BYU President 1980-1989
    • Commisioner of Church Education
Term

President Holland

Apsotle 

Definition
  • June 23, 1994
  • Called by President Hunter
Term

President Holland

History

Definition
  • Father - convert. Mother - long line of pioneers
  • No hobbies, loves to be with family
  • Helped establish Jerusalem Center

 

Term

Elder Bednar

Born

Married

Definition
  • June 15, 1952 - San Leandro, CA
  • Susan Kae Robinson 1975, Salt Lake Temple
    • Three Children
Term

Elder Bednar

Education

Profession

Definition
  • BA, MA at BYU; PhD Purdue University
  • Profession:
    • Teacher, TX Tech
    • Faculty, University of Arkansas
    • President, BYU-Idaho (Ricks)
      • Elder Eyring called to discuss
Term

Elder Bednar

Mission

Callings

 

Definition
  • Germany South Mission 1971-1973
  • Callings:
    • Bishop, Stake President (x2)
    • Regional Representative, Area Authority (AR)
    • President, Ricks College
Term

Elder Bednar

Called as Apostle

Definition
  • October 2, 2004
Term

Elder Bednar

History

Definition
  • Mother was active LDS
  • Father was Catholic, but active in the LDS church
    • While at Purdue, baptized father
  • Dated wife for a long 15 months before they married. A series of small, simple reassurances confirmed his desire to marry her.
Term

Elder Bednar

Stories

Definition
  • On misson, leeters home asked his dad when he would be baptised.
  • Arkansas Razorback game on Sunday - son said "Dad, hurry up and sell those tickets before I change my mind!
  • When asks to serve at Ricks College, youngest son said, "Dad, there have to be a lot of men in the Church better qualified than you!
  • Hosted FHE in his hoome at BYUI
  • Taught sons: Remember that you represent the Savior. Remember that you represent  your family. Remember that you represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Learn to govern our lives by principle.
Term

Elder Cook

Born

Married

Definition
  • Sept 8, 1940 in Logan, Utah
  • Mary Gaddie, Nov 30 1962 Logan Temple
    • Three children
Term

Elder Cook

Education

Profession

Definition
  • BS in Political Science from USU, Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Stanford
  • Business lawyer; 3 years as President of California Healthcare Systems
Term

Elder Cook

Mission

Callings

(Before Apostle)

Definition
  • Great Britain Mission, President - Marion D. Hanks, companion with Lee Burke, childhood friend and competition (for Student Body offices and girl)
  • Callings
    • Bishop, Stake President and Couselor
    • Regional Representative, Area Authority, 2nd Quorum of the 70, 1st Quorum of the 70
Term

Elder Cook

Called as Apostle

Definition

October 6, 2007

Term

Elder Cook

History

Definition
  • Great-Grandson of Heber C. Kimball
  • QB on HS football team, played BBall and softball, ran track
  • Was at Stanford while President Eyring was a professor there
  • Great-Grandfather, David Patten Kimball, helped carry Martin Handcart company across Sweetwater River.
  • 14 years voluntary service as city lawyer 
Term

Elder Cook

Stories

Definition
  • Saturday Morning Cartoon - family joke for something that is a distraction from a worthwhile goal.
  • While interviewing for a job at a law firm, was twice offered alcohol. Declined, the second time told them he was LDS. Became a hiring point.
  • "You are the sum total of every decision you make."

 

Term

Elder Christofferson

Born

Family

Definition
  • Jan 24, 1945 in American Fork, UT
  • Married KAtherine Thelma Jacob in the Salt Lake Temple May 28, 1968.
  • Five children, oldest is Todd.
Term

Elder Christofferson

Military

Mission

Callings

(Before Apostle)

Definition
  • U.S. Army
  • Argentina North Mission
  • Early morning seminary teacher, Bishop, Stake President, First Quorum of the Seventy (1993)
Term

Elder Christofferson

Called as Apostle

Definition

April 5, 2008

Term

Elder Christofferson

History

Definition
  • Oldest of five sons
  • Asked for a Bible for Christmas when he was 12 or 13
  •  Grandfather was Bishop, Stake Patriarch
  • Grew up on dairy farm, moved to NJ in high school
Term

Elder Christofferson

Education

Profession

Definition
  • Bachelors from BYU, English/International Relations
    • JD from Duke
  • Associate General Counsel of Nations Bank, Sovran Bank
  • Practiced law in Washington DC
Term

Elder Christofferson

Stories

Definition
  • Grandfather went to get him from his room, found him praying. Gfather so happy, no reprimand for being late.
  • Father Veternarian. Bought mother special iron machine because of the pain she suffered from ironing.
  • Birthed 13 lambs almost by himself
  • Participated in Hill Cumorah Pagent; did not receive confirmation of testimony there. Rcvd testimony while reading the Book of Mormon in his basement.
  • Had good experience working for the gov't in DC.
  • As bishop, went on vacation instead of going to ward members mother passed. Member offended, but they made ammends. Member died six months later.
  • Present for the birth of all of his children. Sacred experience.
Term

Elder Andersen

Born

Family

Definition
  • August 9, 1951 in Logan, Utah
  • Married Kathy Sue Williams in the Salt Lake Temple March 20 1975.
  • Four children
Term

Elder Andersen

Education

Profession

Definition
  • Bachelors from BYU; MBA from Harvard
  • Adertising executive, real estate, VP of Morton Plant Health System

 

Term

Elder Andersen

Mission

Callings

Definition
  • France Boreaux Mission
  • High Counsilor, SP Counselor, Stake President
  • Mission President in France Bordeaux Mission; 1st Counselor in General Sunday School Board; First Quorum of the Seventy

 

Term

Elder Anderson

Called as Apostle

Definition

April 4, 2009

Term

Elder Andersen

History

Definition
  • Grew up on farm, had rabbits
  • Represented Idaho in Williamsburg VA
  • Edwin S. Hinckley Scholar, Student Body Pres at BYU
  • Gift of tongues

Term

Elder Anderson

Stories

Definition
  • Prayer to find rabbit answered
  • Shook hands with Elder Spencer W. Kimball
  • Influlenced by grandmother, who lived with his family
  • Learned work from milking cows at 5:30 every morning
  • One night helped his dad get a steer from the road, clean it and save the meat. Always remember the clean feeling of bathing and putting on clean clothes. Relates it to the Atonement.
  • Testimony of the power of the Book of Mormon to convert with French woman who was converted upon reading it.
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