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| John H. Vandenberg | |
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| Emeritus General Authority | |
| September 30, 1978 – June 3, 1992 | |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1978 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| April 6, 1972 – October 1, 1976 | |
| End reason | Position abolished |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972 | |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Henry Vandenberg November 18, 1904 Ogden, Utah, United States |
| Died | June 3, 1992 (aged 87) Sandy, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′52.08″N111°50′30.12″W / 40.6978000°N 111.8417000°W |
John Henry Vandenberg (December 18, 1904 – June 3, 1992) was the ninth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1961 to 1972. He also served as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1972 to 1976 and as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1978. He was designated an emeritus general authority in 1978.
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Vandenberg was born in Ogden, Utah to a Latter-day Saint immigrant couple from the Netherlands. As a young man, he attended Weber Academy and in 1925 began a mission to the Netherlands, where he met his future wife, a young Dutch convert named Ariena Stok. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on 10 June 1930 and were the parents of two daughters.
