Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce Redd McConkie (July 29, 1915 – April 19, 1985) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 until his death. McConkie was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1946 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
During his service as a general authority, McConkie published several doctrinal books and articles and wrote the chapter headings of the LDS Church's most recent editions of the Standard Works.
McConkie received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Utah. He spent his childhood between Monticello, Utah; Salt Lake City; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. He married Amelia Smith (1916–2005), a daughter of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith.
Read more about Bruce R. McConkie: Early Years, Eastern States Mission, Education, Marriage, and Family, Military Service, Call To The Seventy, Mormon Doctrine, Mission To Australia, Call To The Twelve, Poetry, Final Testimony, Controversy, Published Works
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