Royden G. Derrick
Royden G. Derrick | |
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First Quorum of the Seventy | |
October 1, 1976 | – September 30, 1989|
End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy | |
October 5, 1980 | – October 6, 1984|
End reason | Honorably released |
Emeritus General Authority | |
September 30, 1989 | – December 7, 2009|
Personal details | |
Born | Royden Glade Derrick September 7, 1915 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Died | December 7, 2009 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 94)
Royden Glade Derrick (September 7, 1915 – December 7, 2009) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1976 until his death.
Derrick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He studied at LDS Business College and received an engineering degree from the University of Utah and established a steel manufacturing company in Utah. He later served on the board of regents of the University of Utah and received an honorary doctorate from university in 1965. In 1973, he was awarded the Jesse Knight Industrial Citizenship Award from Brigham Young University (BYU).
From 1966 to 1971, Derrick was the second assistant to David Lawrence McKay in the general superintendency of the LDS Church's Sunday School organization. From 1973 to 1976, Derrick was president of the church's England Leeds Mission, and from 1976 to 1977 he was president of the Ireland Dublin Mission.
In 1976, when the church's First Quorum of Seventy was reconstituted, Derrick became one of the original members. From 1980 to 1984, he was one of the seven presidents of the seventy. Derrick served as a general authority of the church until 1989, when he was designated as an emeritus general authority. From 1984 to 1987, while serving as a general authority, Derrick was president of the Seattle Temple.
The planetarium at BYU's College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences is named the Royden G. Derrick Planetarium.
Derrick died at his home in Salt Lake City of causes incident to age.
References
- "Elder Royden G. Derrick of the First Quorum of Seventy," Ensign, November 1976, pp. 137–38
- Lynn Arave, "Elder Royden Glade Derrick, emeritus general authority, dies at 94", Deseret News, 8 December 2009
- Royden G. Derrick, "If Men Never Ventured Beyond Their Experience, the World Would Make No Progress", New Era, April 1979
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- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- LDS Business College alumni
- American Mormon missionaries in Ireland
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- People from Salt Lake City
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