Bruce R. McConkie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bruce R. McConkie

American Mormon leader

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1985

Profession: lawyer, lyricist, hymnwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Bruce Redd McConkie (July 29, 1915 – April 19, 1985) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 until his death.
McConkie was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1946 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. During his service as a general authority, McConkie published several doctrinal books and articles and wrote the chapter headings of the LDS Church's 1979–81 editions of the 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, Utah; and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In 1937, he married Amelia Smith (1916–2005), a daughter of Joseph Fielding Smith, who would later become LDS Church president.