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Elder Andersen was serving as the senior member of the Presidency of the Seventy prior to his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve.

Elder Neil L. Andersen was born on August 9, , in Logan, Utah, and grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, on a dairy farm.

He was named a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in April , at age He previously led the work of the Church in southern Brazil and, again as a member of an area presidency, oversaw the Church in western Europe. He has also assisted in supervising the work of the Church in Mexico and Central America. In addition, he supervised Church audiovisual production, including the filming of "The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd" and managed construction of the broadcast facilities in the Conference Center as the executive director of the Church Audiovisual Department.

He speaks French, Portuguese and Spanish in addition to his native English. Prior to his call as a general authority , Elder Andersen served as a mission president in the France Bordeaux Mission and as president of the Tampa Florida Stake. He graduated from Brigham Young University , where he was a Hinckley Scholar, and earned a master of business administration from Harvard University.

After completing his education, he settled in Tampa, Florida, where his business interests included advertising, real estate development and health care. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online Style Guide. To download media files, please first review and agree to the Terms of Use. Download a photo or video by clicking or tapping on it.

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