| Dennis B. Neuenschwander | |
| Full name | Dennis Bramwell Neuenschwander |
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| Born | October 6, 1939 |
| Place of birth | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| Start of term | April 6, 1991 (aged 51) |
| End of term | October 1, 1994 (aged 54) |
| End reason | Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| Called by | Howard W. Hunter |
| Start of term | October 1, 1994 (aged 54) |
| End of term | October 3, 2009 (aged 69) |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Start of term | August 15, 2000 (aged 60) |
| End of term | April 3, 2004 (aged 64) |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| Start of term | October 3, 2009 (aged 69) |
Dennis Bramwell Neuenschwander (born 6 October 1939) is an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Neuenschwander was a key figure in introducing Mormon missionaries to former Soviet bloc countries in Europe in the early 1990s.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Neuenschwander grew up in Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah. In 1959, Neuenschwander traveled to Finland as an LDS Church missionary, where he became fluent in Finnish.
Upon returning to Utah, Neuenschwander earned degrees from Weber State University and Brigham Young University, and in 1974 earned a Ph.D. in eastern European languages from Syracuse University. He taught Russian language classes at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and later was hired by the LDS Church's genealogical department, where he was involved in microfilming and translating genealogical records from eastern Europe.
In 1987, Neuenschwander became the president of the church's Austria Vienna East Mission, which at the time included Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, and Cyprus. In the early 1990s, Neuenschwander was asked to assist the church in expanding missionary work into Bulgaria, Romania, and parts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
In 1991, Neuenschwander was called as a general authority of the church and a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy. In 1994, he was transferred to the First Quorum of Seventy. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy, and he has served in the area presidency of a number of areas of the church, including eastern Europe. Neuenschwander was made General Authority Emeritus in the Oct 2009 conference.
On 2007-07-13, Neuenschwander's wife of 44 years, LeAnn Clement, died of cancer in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried in the Centerville Memorial Park in Centerville, Utah. On August 1, 2008, Dennis Neuenschwander married Joni Kay Lee in the Salt Lake Temple.
References
- “Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander of the Seventy,” Ensign, May 1991, 97
- "Elder Neuenschwander called to Presidency of the Seventy," LDS Church News, 2000-07-22
- "LeAnn Neuenschwander dies at 66," Deseret News, 2007-07-15
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