| Birth name | Victor Lee Brown |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 31 July 1914 |
| Birth place | Cardston, Alberta, Canada |
| Death date | March 26, 1996 (aged 81) |
| Death place | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park |
| Resting place coordinates | 40.698°N 111.842°W |
| Findagrave | 6446902 |
| Position or quorum 1 | Emeritus General Authority |
| Called by 1 | Ezra Taft Benson |
| Start date 1 | 30 September 1989 |
| End date 1 | 26 March 1996 |
| Position or quorum 2 | First Quorum of the Seventy |
| Called by 2 | Spencer W. Kimball |
| Start date 2 | 6 April 1985 |
| End date 2 | 30 September 1989 |
| End reason 2 | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Position or quorum 3 | Presiding Bishop |
| Called by 3 | Joseph Fielding Smith |
| Start date 3 | 6 April 1972 |
| End date 3 | 6 April 1985 |
| End reason 3 | Honorably released |
| Position or quorum 4 | Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric |
| Called by 4 | John H. Vandenberg |
| Start date 4 | 30 September 1961 |
| End date 4 | 6 April 1972 |
| End reason 4 | Honorable release of John H. Vandenberg and his counselors |
Victor Lee Brown (31 July 1914 – 26 March 1996) was the tenth Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 to 1985. He was an LDS Church general authority from 1961 until his death.
Brown was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, the son of Gerald Stephen Brown and Maggie Calder Lee. Brown received his education from the University of Utah, LDS Business College and the University of California, Berkeley. He worked in various ground operations management positions for several different airlines before becoming a full-time leader in the LDS Church.
Among other positions in the LDS Church, Brown served as bishop of the Denver 4th Ward. He and his wife, Lois Kjar, were the parents of five children. One of their children, Victor L. Brown Jr., served as a stake president and an area director for the church's Welfare Services .[1]
In 1961, Brown was called as second counselor to John H. Vandenberg in the presiding bishopric. In 1972, he succeeded Vandenberg.
In 1985, Brown was released as Presiding Bishop and called as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and as president of the Salt Lake Temple. He was designated an emeritus general authority in 1989. Brown died at Salt Lake City, Utah.
See also
References
- ^ Brown Jr., Victor L. "A Better Me, a Better Marriage". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. LDS Church.
- “Elder Victor L. Brown Dies at 81,” Ensign, May 1996, p. 105
- Leon R. Hartshorn. Outstanding Stories by General Authorities. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1970) Vol. 1, p. 23.