Neil L. Andersen
Born
Neil Linden Andersen
9 Aug 1951
Logan, Utah, United States
Calling(s)
TitleQuorum of the Twelve Apostles
OrganizationQuorum of the Twelve Apostles
Call Date4 Apr 2009
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Neil L. Andersen was named an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2009.

Elder Neil L. Andersen speaks of the trials that the early Saints endured and bears testimony of the love of the Savior Jesus Christ.
Neil L. Andersen
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Elder Neil L. Andersen speaks during a session of conference.
Elder Neil L. Andersen waves to members in the audience as he and his wife walk together after a session of conference.
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elder Neil L. Andersen stand together outside the Kyiv Ukraine Temple during its construction.

Personal Life

Neil L. Andersen was born in Logan, Utah, and raised in Pocatello, Idaho.

He graduated from Brigham Young University, where he was a Hinckley Scholar, and earned a masters of business administration from Harvard University. After completing his education, he settled in Tampa, Florida, where his business interests included advertising, real estate development and health care.

Neil L. Andersen and his wife, Kathy Williams Andersen, are the parents of four children.

Prior to his call as a general authority, Elder Andersen served as a mission president in the France Bordeaux Mission and as president of the Tampa Florida Stake.

Professional Life

He was serving as the senior member of the Presidency of the Seventy prior to his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve. He was named a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in April 1993, at age 41. Elder Andersen previously led the work of the Church in southern Brazil and, again as a member of an area presidency, oversaw the Church in western Europe. He has also assisted in supervising the work of the Church in Mexico and Central America. In addition, he supervised Church audiovisual production, including the filming of “The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd” and managed construction of the broadcast facilities in the Conference Center as the executive director of the Church Audiovisual Department. He speaks French, Portuguese and Spanish in addition to his native English.