| Bernard Park Brockbank, Sr. | |
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 Brockbank in 1962 | |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) – October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11) | |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) | |
| End reason | Granted general authorityemeritus status |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 6, 1962 (1962-10-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | |
| End reason | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Park Brockbank (1909-05-09)May 9, 1909 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | October 11, 2000(2000-10-11) (aged 91) Holladay, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′52.08″N111°50′30.12″W / 40.6978000°N 111.8417000°W /40.6978000; -111.8417000 (Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park) |
| Spouse(s) | Nada Rich(1935-1967) Frances Morgan(1968-2000) |
| Children | With Nada (six) Loren R. Brockbank Roger Brockbank; Bernard Park Jr. Bruce Brockbank Von Brockbank Diane Brockbank With Frances (four adopted) Roderick R. Brockbank Michael Brockbank Dr. Linda Brockbank Patricia Ann Brockbank |
| Parents | Taylor P. Brockbank Sarah H. LeCheminant |
Bernard Park Brockbank, Sr. (May 24,[1] 1909 – October 11, 2000) was ageneral authority ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1962 to his death. Brockbank was anAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve from 1962 to 1976 and a member of theFirst Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1980. One of his major contributions was heading the Mormon Pavilion at theNew York World's Fair in 1964 and 1965.
Brockbank was born inSalt Lake City,Utah to Taylor P. Brockbank and Sarah LeCheminant. He attendedUtah State University,George Washington University and theUniversity of Utah and became employed in the real estate business in Utah.
Brockbank married Nada Rich. They had six children. The year after she died he married Frances Morgan (Rivero) and adopted her four children.[2]
As a young man Brockbank served a mission for the LDS Church in Great Britain. He later served as a bishop and later as a stake president.[2]
When the NorthBritish (now theEnglandLeeds)Mission of the LDS Church was organized in 1960, Brockbank served as its firstpresident. This was the first division of the British Mission in more than a century. Less than a year later, theScottish–Irish (now the Scotland-Ireland) Mission was organized with Brockbank also the president of that mission.[3] During his time as president of this mission, Brockbank oversaw the building of chapels inAberdeen, Scotland and other locations.[4] In 1962, Brockbank became anAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Brockbank was the head of the Managing Director of the Mormon Pavilion at theNew York World's Fair in 1964 and 1965.[5] This pavilion majorly increased the amount of notice the church had in New York City and led to a major increase in the number ofbaptisms performed by themissionaries in the area.[citation needed] Brockbank was also involved with the later Mormon Pavilion at the1970 World's Fair inOsaka,Japan.[6] In 1973, Brockbank was called as president of the International Mission of the church, with responsibility for all areas where the church was not then organized.[7] In 1975, Brockbank was among sevenAssistants to the Quorum of the Twelve assigned to live outside theUnited States.[8]
When the position of Assistant to the Twelve was eliminated in 1976, Brockbank became a member of theFirst Quorum of the Seventy. He served in this capacity until 1980, when he was made anemeritus general authority of the LDS Church. He died inHolladay, Utah in 2000.
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