Brent H. Nielson

Brent Hatch Nielson (born December 8, 1954) is an American religious leader and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2009.

Background

Nielson was born in Burley, Idaho. Nielson is a great-grandson of Horton D. Haight and a cousin to David B. Haight, who was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Nielson graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 1978, and received a law degree from the University of Utah in 1981.

Since 1985, Nielson has been a partner in Roy, Nielson, Barini-Garcia and Platts, a law firm in Twin Falls, Idaho. He specializes in workers compensation, bankruptcy, business and personal injury law.

LDS Church leadership

In the LDS Church, Nielson has served in many callings in Twin Falls, Idaho, including as president of the Twin Falls Idaho West Stake. In April 2005, he became an area seventy in southern Idaho and a member of the church's Fifth Quorum of the Seventy. In this position, he was involved with the planning and development of the church's Twin Falls Temple, for which he served as committee coordinator. In April 2009, he was called to full-time church service in First Quorum of the Seventy.

References

• “Elder Brent H. Nielson,” Liahona, May 2009, p. 135
• Lawfirm bio
• Church News, April 11, 2009
• History of the Twin Falls Idaho Temple