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Bruce R. McConkie

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July 29, 1915 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The United States

died

April 19, 1985

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Religion & Spirituality

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Bruce Redd McConkie was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

McConkie served in the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1946 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1972, where he served until his death in 1985.

During his service as a general authority, he published several doctrinal books and articles and wrote the chapter headings of the LDS 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), daughter of Joseph Fielding Smith.

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Books by Bruce R. McConkie

Average rating: 4.14 · 2,554 ratings · 160 reviews · 31 distinct works

	Mormon Doctrine 3.98 avg rating — 1,285 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Promised Messiah: The First Coming of Christ 4.22 avg rating — 156 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, Book 1 4.21 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A New Witness for the Articles of Faith 4.29 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Millennial Messiah: The Second Coming of the Son of Man 4.38 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Mortal Messiah: From Calvary, Book 4 4.33 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, Book 3 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Doctrinal New Testament Commentary: Volumes 1-3 4.25 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, Book 2 4.27 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Messiah Series-6 Vol. Boxed Set 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“We make our own choices, and then we present the matter to the Lord and get his approving, ratifying seal.”
― Bruce R. McConkie

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“The most important single thing that any Latter-day Saint ever does in this world is to marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority.”
― Bruce R. McConkie

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“Salvation is a family affair.”
― Bruce R. McConkie

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