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Neilson, Reid L., 1972-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1972-

Biographical History

Reid L. Neilson (1972- ) currently is the Managing Director of the Church History Department for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Reid L. Neilson was born on September 6, 1972, in Southern California, and was raised there as well. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Japan Sapporo Mission. Dr. Neilson is married to Shelley Anderson and they have three children. He has been an Assistant Professor for Brigham Young University in the Church History and Doctrine department. Currently he is a Managing Director of the Church History Department for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
Reid L. Neilson Historian of Religion in America, 9 Sept. 2011: Welcome! (b., raised, Southern California; mission, Japan Sapporo Mission; m. Shelly Anderson; 3 children; Assistant Professor, Church History and Doctrine Department, BYU; Managing Director, Church History Department, LDS Church)

Ancestry, Sept. 9, 2011: California Birth Index, 1905-1955 about Reid L. Neilson (b. Sept. 6, 1972)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Donald Q. Cannon and Reid L. Neilson collection of student papers on international church history

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6197
Scope and Contents

Contains student essays from the International History of the Church course at Brigham Young University. Essays recall the development of Christianity and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the various countries of the world. Materials dated 2000 to 2013.

Dates: 2000-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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