Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
Information regarding Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
- Apostle number: 96
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 88
- Date of birth: June 11, 1917
- Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Date of apostolic ordination: October 9, 1986
- Age when ordained apostle: 69 years 9 months
- End of apostolic service: December 8, 2008
- Total apostolic years: 22 years 3 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: October 9, 1986
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 22 years 3 months
- Date of death: December 8, 2008
- Age at death: 90 years 6 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Remarks: Elder Wirthlin played football for the University of Utah, served as a missionary in Germany and Austria, earned the Eagle Scout award as a young boy, and was a prominent business leader in Salt Lake City. He was the last brother called to served as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve. He married Eliza Young Rogers in 1941. She was the daughter of Joseph Young, who was a brother of Brigham Young.
- Inspirational quote: “The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”
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