Victor L. Brown
Born: 31 July 1914
Called as Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric: 30 September 1961
Called as Presiding Bishop: 6 April 1972
Called as President of the Young Men: 1974
Released as President of the Young Men: 1977
Called to First Quorum of the Seventy: 6 April 1985
Became Emeritus General Authority: 30 September 1989
Died: 26 March 1996
Called as Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric: 30 September 1961
Called as Presiding Bishop: 6 April 1972
Called as President of the Young Men: 1974
Released as President of the Young Men: 1977
Called to First Quorum of the Seventy: 6 April 1985
Became Emeritus General Authority: 30 September 1989
Died: 26 March 1996
Biographical Articles
Improvement Era, December 1961, Victor Lee Brown of the Presiding Bishopric
Improvement Era, November 1967, Victor L. Brown Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
Ensign, July 1972, Bishop Victor L. Brown
Ensign, May 1996, Elder Victor L. Brown Dies at 81
Improvement Era, November 1967, Victor L. Brown Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
Ensign, July 1972, Bishop Victor L. Brown
Ensign, May 1996, Elder Victor L. Brown Dies at 81
Zobell, Albert L., Jr. "Victor Lee Brown of the Presiding Bishopric." Improvement Era. December 1961. pg. 913.
VICTOR LEE BROWN OF THE PRESIDING BISHOPRIC ALBERT L. ZOBEL.L. JR. RESEARCH EDITOR Elder Victor Lee Brown, second counselor to Bishop Vandenberg, is a native of Cardston, Alberta, Canada, where he was born July 31, 1914, a son of Gerald S. and Maggie Lee Brown. He received his education in Cardston and in Salt Lake City. He served as first counselor in his deacons' quorum, as first counselor in his teachers' quorum, both in Cardston; and as secretary of his priests' quorum after the family had moved to Salt Lake City. He has been active in the Church in Salt Lake City, Washington, D. C, where he served as second assistant in the stake YMMIA superintendency; and Denver, where he was called as bishop of the Denver Fourth Ward, in January 1953, serving there for one year. In January 1954 he was sustained as second counselor in the Denver Stake presidency, and in 1956, he was sustained as first counselor in that stake presidency. In 1960, his company (United Air Lines) transferred him to Chicago as assistant to the director of reservations. He has been with the airline since 1940. In the Chicago area, too, the Church has made use of Bishop Brown's church training and experience. On November 13, 1936 he married Lois Kjar in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of five children. Bishop Brown is a nephew of President Hugh B. Brown of the First Presidency. On October 6, 1961 President Brown set Bishop Brown apart as second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. (Bishop Brown was previously ordained a bishop when he was called as bishop of the Denver Fourth Ward.) From Salt Lake City, southern California, and Chicago have come these new brethren of the Presiding Bishopric. Their roots and their training have been somewhat the same. They are already working as a team with the same goal in mind "to strengthen the church always." The Improvement Era welcomes Bishop Vandenberg, Bishop Simpson, and Bishop Brown to their new assignments in the kingdom of God. |
Bishop Victor Lee Brown
Pictured above are front left to right, Sister Brown, Stephen
M., Patricia L., and Bishop Brown, Back row, Gerald E., Joanne K., and Victor L., Jr. |
"Victor L. Brown Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric." Improvement Era. November 1967. pg. 63.
VICTOR L. BROWN Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
When he was nine years old, Victor L. Brown was taken, with his brother, to the Alberta Temple to be sealed to his parents. "I can still remember, just as distinctly as though it were yesterday, the meaning of that ordinance. It brought the greatest peace into my heart that any experience has ever accomplished," he recalls. "On the appointed day I became very ill with a high fever. My parents considered postponing the appointment, but I pleaded with them not to delay one day. I wanted the assurance as a child that I would have my parents for time and all eternity."
This experience as a youth set the stage for a lifetime of service and love for the Church for Bishop Victor L. Brown, who is today second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. He was born July 31, 1914, at Cardston, Alberta, Canada, a son of Gerald S. and Maggie Lee Brown and a nephew of President Hugh B. Brown. When he was 16 years old, the family moved to Salt Lake City, and he attended South High School, the University of Utah, and LDS Business College. He also studied at the University of California at Berkeley. In November 1936 he was married to Lois Kjar, and they are the parents of five children.
Bishop Brown's growth in the Church has been steady, his service including executive positions in the priesthood quorums and auxiliaries, bishop of the Denver Fourth Ward, and counselor in the Denver Stake presidency, where his fellow counselor was the man with whom he was later to serve in the Presiding Bishopric—Bishop John H. Vandenberg.
In 1940 he began working for United Air Lines and served for the next 21 years in supervisory and management capacities in Washington, D.C., Denver, and Chicago. He was assistant to the director of reservations at Chicago when, in September 1961, he received a telephone call asking him if he could meet with President McKay in Salt Lake City early the next morning.
In President McKay's private office, he recalls, the Prophet's eyes penetrated deeply into his own as he was asked to serve as counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. "At that moment, this thought went through my mind: 'Only one greater could be asking me to serve, and that would be the Savior himself.' "
Bishop Brown was sustained to his new calling on September 30, 1961, and set apart October 6, 1961. Among his new responsibilities and challenges has been establishing a translation, publication, and distribution organization for the Church, covering more than a dozen languages and spanning most of the mission areas of the world.
VICTOR L. BROWN Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
When he was nine years old, Victor L. Brown was taken, with his brother, to the Alberta Temple to be sealed to his parents. "I can still remember, just as distinctly as though it were yesterday, the meaning of that ordinance. It brought the greatest peace into my heart that any experience has ever accomplished," he recalls. "On the appointed day I became very ill with a high fever. My parents considered postponing the appointment, but I pleaded with them not to delay one day. I wanted the assurance as a child that I would have my parents for time and all eternity."
This experience as a youth set the stage for a lifetime of service and love for the Church for Bishop Victor L. Brown, who is today second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. He was born July 31, 1914, at Cardston, Alberta, Canada, a son of Gerald S. and Maggie Lee Brown and a nephew of President Hugh B. Brown. When he was 16 years old, the family moved to Salt Lake City, and he attended South High School, the University of Utah, and LDS Business College. He also studied at the University of California at Berkeley. In November 1936 he was married to Lois Kjar, and they are the parents of five children.
Bishop Brown's growth in the Church has been steady, his service including executive positions in the priesthood quorums and auxiliaries, bishop of the Denver Fourth Ward, and counselor in the Denver Stake presidency, where his fellow counselor was the man with whom he was later to serve in the Presiding Bishopric—Bishop John H. Vandenberg.
In 1940 he began working for United Air Lines and served for the next 21 years in supervisory and management capacities in Washington, D.C., Denver, and Chicago. He was assistant to the director of reservations at Chicago when, in September 1961, he received a telephone call asking him if he could meet with President McKay in Salt Lake City early the next morning.
In President McKay's private office, he recalls, the Prophet's eyes penetrated deeply into his own as he was asked to serve as counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. "At that moment, this thought went through my mind: 'Only one greater could be asking me to serve, and that would be the Savior himself.' "
Bishop Brown was sustained to his new calling on September 30, 1961, and set apart October 6, 1961. Among his new responsibilities and challenges has been establishing a translation, publication, and distribution organization for the Church, covering more than a dozen languages and spanning most of the mission areas of the world.