kathy sue williams andersen
Kathy was to prove to be more than a good wife and mother. I was the only one married in my group. She has a pure and disciplined faith., Elder Andersen credits his wife with being a strong support to the children through challenging circumstances. I told them more than I knew. Elder Andersen dedicated the Lisbon Portugal Temple on Sept. 15, 2019. His counsel is unfailingly wise. Three of the new members of the First Quorum were previously serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy and two were called as new General Authorities. The process hadnt been easythere were moments of suffering and despairbut finally my happiness was full, and it still is, even more so. He was sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 3, 1993. She had many young men who wanted to make her acquaintance, and I began to wonder if she would ever see me as anything but a friend. She was a cheerleader; he lettered in football, basketball, track, and baseball. Beginning when I was called as a bishop at the age of 22, we have seldom had the luxury of sitting together during a Church service. This doesnt mean that an unnatural aura of sweetness and light surrounds the Oaks household. He remembers, This little towheaded girl gets up and sings On the Sunny Side of the Street. Even in junior high school she had a remarkably mature, deep voice. Nominated by Judge Antnio Mazzuca, the judge in charge of giving out the commendation, who has respected the Churchs humanitarian and community service work through the years. I have experienced their love and sure witness of our Heavenly Father and His Son. Neil L. Andersen and Kathy Sue Williams Andersen are the parents of 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters. From In the Strength of the Lord, his first conference talk as an Apostle: My wife, Susan, is a virtuous woman and a righteous mother. -In conference, when talking about various church assignments, Elder Cook says we served, indicating his unity with his wife. After sitting on the stand for 10 years, I was now sitting with my family on the back row. -She used to sell her blood in order to help put Elder Nelson through medical school. Some of the delegates began to challenge his beliefs. After returning to Florida in 1992, he was called within a month to be president of the Tampa Florida Stake. Education is one of your prime objectives, Elder Nelson said. in the words of her husband, Robert D. Hales, Mary has never held me back. Right: Elder and Sister Andersen with children and grandchildren in 2006. But I didnt let that deter me. You learn to be a servant of the Lord., Elder Andersen acknowledges, President Monson has been a wonderful teacher to me and many others, as he has taught us to reach out to others as the Savior would. Andersen has been a general authority of the LDS Church since 1993 and was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 2005 to 2009. She was to be another of those defining influences in the life of Henry B. Eyring. (Her dear parents may have wondered what kind of a son-in-law they had on that occasion!) in the words of her husband, Gary E. Stevenson, "She is the sunshine in and of my life and a remarkable daughter of God.". Kathy Anderson Williams See Photos Kathryn Anderson (Kathy Lambright) See Photos Kathleen Anderson (Kathy) See Photos Kathleen Anderson (Kathleen Kathy Beth Hughes) See Photos Kathleen Anderson (Kathy Daly) See Photos Kathleen Anderson (Kathy Stackhouse-Veliz) See Photos Katherine Anderson (Kathy) See Photos Kathy Anderson (Kathy Williams Anderson) She has a pure and disciplined faith. Not only was he struck by her beauty, but at that moment the words of President David O. McKay came to his mind: If you meet a girl in whose presence you feel a desire to do your best, such a young woman is worthy of your love (Gospel Ideals, Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1953, p. 459). We resolved together to do and to be better as a husband and a wife. "[11], Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in the Salt Lake Temple on March 20, 1975 while still students at BYU. I figured out ways to be where she was. Elder Neil L. Andersen and Sister Kathy Andersen on how to lead as We believe that says something about what this Church believes in and what this school stands for, and Im grateful to have her at my side. She was preparing for a husband. It was also at BYU that he met the person who would have the greatest influence on his life: Kathy Sue Williams. Now remember my situation. He received a bachelors degree from BYU in 1975 and a masters degree in business from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1977. From left, President M. Russell Ballard, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Elder Neil L. Andersen, Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Elder Dale G. Renlund, Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Elder Ulisses Soares stand in photograph by Busath Photography.