Spencer H. Osborn
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Spencer Hamlin Osborn was a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1984 to 1989. He was a member of both the First Quorum of the Seventy and the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
Osborn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah
and raised in Los Angeles
, California
. He was a full-time missionary
for the LDS Church in northern California from 1942 to 1944. After his mission, Osborn met Avenelle Richards in Los Angeles; they were married in the Salt Lake Temple
in 1945.
For many years, Osborn ran a clothing company with his older brother. He served for ten years as president of the LDS Church's Granite Stake in Salt Lake County, Utah
.
In the early 1970s, Osborn served as president
of the Alabama
–Florida
Mission
of the LDS Church. He then was a regional representative of the Twelve
. From 1982 to 1984 he served as a counselor in the presidency of the Salt Lake Temple. He was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from April 1984 In April 1989, he was made part of the newly formed Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was released as a general authority in September 1989. From 1990 to 1993, Osborn was the president
of the Salt Lake Temple
.
Osborn died in Salt Lake City of pancreatic cancer
.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1984 to 1989. He was a member of both the First Quorum of the Seventy and the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
Osborn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was a full-time missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for the LDS Church in northern California from 1942 to 1944. After his mission, Osborn met Avenelle Richards in Los Angeles; they were married in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
in 1945.
For many years, Osborn ran a clothing company with his older brother. He served for ten years as president of the LDS Church's Granite Stake in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...
.
In the early 1970s, Osborn served as president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
–Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church. He then was a regional representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve, commonly shorted to regional representative or regional rep, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1968 and 1995...
. From 1982 to 1984 he served as a counselor in the presidency of the Salt Lake Temple. He was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from April 1984 In April 1989, he was made part of the newly formed Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was released as a general authority in September 1989. From 1990 to 1993, Osborn was the president
Temple President
Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A temple president's primary responsibility is to supervise the affairs of an LDS temple in both an administrative and spiritual capacity....
of the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
.
Osborn died in Salt Lake City of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
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