Jacob de Jager (16 January 1923 – 25 February 2004) was a
general authority of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS Church). He was the first
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
person to serve as a general authority. De Jager was born in the
Netherlands
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and joined the church while living in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada. His work took him to
Australia
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,
Indonesia
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,
Mexico
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and
Canada
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. His first
calling in the church was hymnal coordinator which he filled honorably. He also served as
elders quorum
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president,
branch president
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The calling of branch president is very similar to the calling of bishop, except that instead of presiding over a ward, the ...
, counselor to
mission president
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and
regional representative before his call to the
First Quorum of the Seventy
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. In 1993, de Jager was designated an
emeritus
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general authority and he later served as
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of a
ward
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Division or unit
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in central Salt Lake City. He is one of few people to serve as a ward bishop after serving as a general authority. He died in 2004 of causes incident to age.
He married Bea Lim and they had two children. They were married in Indonesia and later, after joining the LDS Church, were
sealed
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** Fur seal
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in the
Bern Switzerland Temple
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. She died in March 2017.
References
"Elder Jacob de Jager of the First Quorum of the Seventy" ''
Ensign
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'', May 1976
External links
Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Jacob de Jager
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1923 births
2004 deaths
Dutch general authorities (LDS Church)
Dutch Mormon missionaries
Members of the First Quorum of the Seventy (LDS Church)
Mission presidents (LDS Church)
Regional representatives of the Twelve
Clergy from The Hague
Dutch expatriates in the United States
Dutch expatriates in Canada
Dutch expatriates in Australia
Dutch expatriates in Indonesia
Dutch expatriates in Mexico