Biography

Susan M. Zeller is a first generation convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and composer of Latter-day Saint choral music. She was raised in the Congregational Church in Norwalk, Conneticut. Susan was introduced to the Church through Owen Hamilton of South Royalton, Vermont, in August 1974; she was baptized at the Joseph Smith Memorial Chapel in Rutland, Vermont, on November 17, 1974. She met her future husband, Alfred Zeller (also a first-generation convert, from Vienna, Austria), in the Rutland branch. They were married in 1975 and raised four children. After the death of her husband, she served an LDS mission in Nauvoo, Illinois, from January 2011-July 2012.

Citation:

Susan Zeller autobiography, November 2012 (Susan M. Zeller, first generation convert, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; composer of Latter-day Saint choral music; raised in Congregational Church in Norwalk, Conneticut; introduced to the Church through Owen Hamilton of South Royalton, Vermont, in August 1974; baptized at Joseph Smith Memorial Chapel in Rutland, Vermont, on November 17, 1974; met husband, Alfred Zeller (also first-generation convert, from Vienna, Austria), in Rutland branch; married 1975, four children; after husband's death, served LDS mission in Nauvoo, Illinois).

LinkedIn, accessed February 27, 2024 (Susan Zeller, composer of LDS choral music at www.LdsMusicAndBooks.com; missionary - The Illinois Nauvoo Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan 2011 - Jul 2012)

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