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[[Neil L. Andersen|Neil Linden Andersen]] is a a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].
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'''Neil Linden Andersen''' is a a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].
  
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Elder Andersen has been serving as a [[General Authority]] of the Church since [[1993]]. In 1993 he became a member of the First [[Quorum of the Seventy]] and in [[2005]] he was assigned to serve in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]]. Elder Anderson was sustained as an [[Apostle]] on April 4, [[2009]].
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Elder Andersen has been serving as a [[General Authority]] of the Church since [[1993]]. On April 3 in 1993 he was sustained a member of the First [[Quorum of the Seventy]] and in [[2005]] he was assigned to serve in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]]. Elder Andersen was sustained as an [[Apostle]] on April 4, [[2009]].
  
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Elder Andersen was born in Logan, Utah, on 9 August [[1951]], and was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. As a young man, he served a mission in France. After his mission, he graduated from [[Brigham Young University]] and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.  
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Andersen was born in Logan, Utah, on August 9, 1951, and was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. As a young man, he served a full-time mission in France. After his mission, he graduated from [[Brigham Young University]] and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.  
  
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Elder Andersen then moved to Tampa, Florida, his wife's hometown. He lived and worked in Tampa as the vice president of the Morton Plant Health System. In the Church, Andersen served as a member of a Stake [[High Council]]. He also served as a counselor in a [[Stake]] Presidency, and as a [[Stake]] President in Tampa.
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He then moved to Tampa, Florida, his wife's hometown. He lived and worked in Tampa as the vice president of the Morton Plant Health System. In the Church, Andersen served as a member of a stake [[High Council]]. He also served as a counselor in a [[Stake|stake]] presidency, and as a stake president in Tampa. Between 1989 and 1992, Andersen was president of the France Bordeaux [[Mission]].  
  
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Between [[1989]] and [[1992]], Anderson was president of the France Bordeaux [[Mission]]. In [[1993]], he became a member of the First [[Quorum of the Seventy]]. He has been the executive director of the Church's Audio-visual Department and assistant executive director of the Priesthood Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West Areas of the Church. From [[1997]] to [[2001]], Andersen was a member of the general presidency of the church's [[Sunday School]].
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As a General Authority, he has been the executive director of the Church's Audio-visual Department and assistant executive director of the [[Priesthood]] Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West Areas of the Church. From 1997 to 2001, Andersen was a member of the Church's [[Sunday School]] general presidency.
  
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In [[2005]], Andersen became a member of the [[Presidency of the Seventy]]. In this capacity, he acted as president of the Idaho Area of the Church, where in [[2006]] he broke ground for the construction of the [[Twin Falls Idaho Temple]]. In [[2007]], Andersen was transferred to preside over the North America Southwest Area, overseeing the activities of the [[Seventy|area seventies]] in this area.
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While a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, he was president of the Idaho Area of the Church, where in 2006 he broke ground for the construction of the [[Twin Falls Idaho Temple]]. In 2007, Andersen was transferred to preside over the North America Southwest Area, overseeing the activities of the [[Area Seventy|Area Seventies]] in this area. On February 14, 2009, he broke ground for the construction of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple, located in Central Arizona.
  
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Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in [[1975]]. The Andersens are the parents of four children.
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Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in 1975. They are the parents of four children.
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==Quotes from Elder Andersen==
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<embedvideo service="youtube" urlargs="rel=0" dimensions="500x281" alignment="inline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHGjIb0ChY&rel=0</embedvideo>
  
 
==References==
 
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*[http://lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=8b049209df38b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Seventy,”] ''Ensign'', May 1993, 98
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*[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1993/05/news-of-the-church/elder-neil-l-andersen-of-the-seventy?lang=eng “Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Seventy,” ''Ensign'', May 1993]
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==More on Elder Neil L. Andersen==
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/neil-l-andersen?lang=eng Neil L. Andersen]
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2009/08/elder-neil-l-andersen-man-of-faith?lang=eng "Neil L. Andersen: Man of Faith," by Elder D. Todd Christofferson]
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2019-07-0100-neil-l-andersen?lang=eng Special Witnesses of Christ, Trials of early Saints]
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* [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/speakers/neil-l-andersen?lang=eng All General Conference Talks by Neil L. Andersen]
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* [https://giuseppemartinengo.org/all-talks-by-elder-neil-l-andersen/ All Talks by Neil L. Andersen]
  
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*[http://gapages.com/andernl1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Neil L. Andersen]
 
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*[http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=625e15e67b5b2210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD "Neil L. Andersen" by Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]
 
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*To watch a press conference with Elder Neil L. Andersen soon after he was sustained an Apostle, click [http://lds.org/move/index.html?type=conference04-2009&event=april179&lang=english&articleid=PressConfNA here.]
 
  
 
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Mormon Apostle Elder Neil Linden Andersen
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. © 2009 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Neil Linden Andersen is a a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elder Andersen has been serving as a General Authority of the Church since 1993. On April 3 in 1993 he was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and in 2005 he was assigned to serve in the Presidency of the Seventy. Elder Andersen was sustained as an Apostle on April 4, 2009.

Andersen was born in Logan, Utah, on August 9, 1951, and was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. As a young man, he served a full-time mission in France. After his mission, he graduated from Brigham Young University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He then moved to Tampa, Florida, his wife's hometown. He lived and worked in Tampa as the vice president of the Morton Plant Health System. In the Church, Andersen served as a member of a stake High Council. He also served as a counselor in a stake presidency, and as a stake president in Tampa. Between 1989 and 1992, Andersen was president of the France Bordeaux Mission.

As a General Authority, he has been the executive director of the Church's Audio-visual Department and assistant executive director of the Priesthood Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West Areas of the Church. From 1997 to 2001, Andersen was a member of the Church's Sunday School general presidency.

While a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, he was president of the Idaho Area of the Church, where in 2006 he broke ground for the construction of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple. In 2007, Andersen was transferred to preside over the North America Southwest Area, overseeing the activities of the Area Seventies in this area. On February 14, 2009, he broke ground for the construction of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple, located in Central Arizona.

Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in 1975. They are the parents of four children.

Quotes from Elder Andersen

References

More on Elder Neil L. Andersen



Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Jeffrey R. Holland | Dieter F. Uchtdorf | David A. Bednar | Quentin L. Cook | D. Todd Christofferson | Neil L. Andersen | Ronald A. Rasband | Gary E. Stevenson | Dale G. Renlund | Gerrit W. Gong | Ulisses Soares | Patrick Kearon
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