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'''John Longden''' ([[4 November]] [[1898]] – [[30 August]] [[1969]]) was a [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from 1951 until his death. |
'''John Longden''' ([[4 November]] [[1898]] – [[30 August]] [[1969]]) was a [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from 1951 until his death. |
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| John Longden | |
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| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 6, 1951 (aged 52) – August 30, 1969 (aged 70) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Longden November 4, 1898 |
| Died | August 30, 1969 (aged 70) |
John Longden (4 November 1898 – 30 August 1969) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death.
Longden was born in Oldham, Lancaster, England. In 1909, he and his parents, who were Latter-day Saints, moved from England to the United States. Prior to their departure, he had the oppotunity to meet LDS Church apostle Charles W. Penrose at the British Mission office.[1]
From 1921 to 1924 Longden served as a LDS Church missionary in the Central States Mission. From 1925 to 1930 he served as bishop of the 19th Ward in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] For part of this time, Frank I. Kooyman was one of Longden's counselors.[3]
Longden received his degree from the University of Utah.[4] Longden worked in management with Westinghouse Electric Supply Company.[4]
Longden married Frances Larue Carr. She served from 1948 to 1961 as a counselor in the general presidency of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association. John and Frances had three children.[5] One of these, Sharon Longden, married Loren C. Dunn, who also became a general authority of the LDS Church.[6]
In 1951, Longden became an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Among the assignments that Longden held while a general authority was being a Church Welfare Committee Advisor.[7] Longden died in Salt Lake City.
Notes
- ^ Conference Report, April 1, 1966, p. 37
- ^ Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 605.
- ^ Jenson. Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 102.
- ^ a b BYU Speechs of the Year, speaker introduction, 1965.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 1641
- ^ Church News, May 25, 1991.
- ^ Conference Report, October 1952, p. 116
References
- 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanc (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004), p. 74
External links
- Latter Day Saint biography Infobox with deprecated parameters
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- American Latter Day Saints
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- Bishops of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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