Bruce R. McConkie
| Bruce R. McConkie | |
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McConkie in 1976, as a member of the Board of Trustees of BYU
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 12, 1972 – April 19, 1985 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 12, 1972 – April 19, 1985 | |
| Reason | Death of Joseph Fielding Smith and reorganization of First Presidency |
| Reorganization at end of term |
M. Russell Ballard ordained |
| First Council of the Seventy | |
| October 6, 1946 – October 12, 1972 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Military career | |
| 1937–1946 | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Colonel
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| Unit | Military Intelligence Corps |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Bruce Redd McConkie July 29, 1915 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Died | April 19, 1985 (aged 69) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place |
Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Smith |
| Children | 9 |
| Parents | Oscar W. McConkie Margarat V. Redd |
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 1979–81 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, Utah; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. He married Amelia Smith (1916–2005), a daughter of future LDS Church president Joseph Fielding Smith.
McConkie was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Oscar Walter McConkie and Margarat Vivian Redd. Before he was a year old, his family moved to Monticello, Utah. In 1925 his family moved back to Ann Arbor, where his father continued studying law and in 1926 they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. McConkie attended Bryant Junior High School and LDS High School, where he graduated at 15. He attended three years of college at the University of Utah before he served a church mission.
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