F. Enzio Busche
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Friedrich Enzio Busche was the first resident of Germany called as a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Carl W. Buehner
, the only German to serve as a general authority previously, had lived for a long time in the United States
prior to his call as a general authority.
Busche's family left Dortmund after the beginning of the Second World War. Near the end of the war Busche was drafted into the German Army at age 15 during the Nazi regime's desperate final push. After the war, Busche returned to Dortmund where he lived in a large part on the molasses
that had poured out of a supply train American soldiers had attacked.
After the war, Busche completed high school and then studied at universities in Bonn
and Freiberg
. He then took over a printing business from his father. Under his direction the company grew to being one of the larger ones in Germany. It was also one of the few companies in Germany at that time that used a participatory style of leadership.
Busche married Jutta Baum in 1955. Busche and Jutta joined the LDS Church in 1958. He served in many local positions in the church, eventually serving as a counselor in the Central German Mission
Presidency
.
Busche was serving as church regional representative
to the German regions in 1973 and spoke at the continental Europe Area
conference held in Münich
that year.
Busche was called as a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy on October 1, 1977. He served in this position until October 7, 2000, when he was given emeritus
general authority status. For the first three years of Busche's time as a general authority he served as president of the Germany Munich Mission.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Carl W. Buehner
Carl W. Buehner
Carl William Buehner was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1952 to 1961 and was the Republican Party candidate for governor of Utah in the 1968 election....
, the only German to serve as a general authority previously, had lived for a long time in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
prior to his call as a general authority.
Busche's family left Dortmund after the beginning of the Second World War. Near the end of the war Busche was drafted into the German Army at age 15 during the Nazi regime's desperate final push. After the war, Busche returned to Dortmund where he lived in a large part on the molasses
Molasses
Molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugar cane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word melaço, which ultimately comes from mel, the Latin word for "honey". The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or sugar beet,...
that had poured out of a supply train American soldiers had attacked.
After the war, Busche completed high school and then studied at universities in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
and Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries...
. He then took over a printing business from his father. Under his direction the company grew to being one of the larger ones in Germany. It was also one of the few companies in Germany at that time that used a participatory style of leadership.
Busche married Jutta Baum in 1955. Busche and Jutta joined the LDS Church in 1958. He served in many local positions in the church, eventually serving as a counselor in the Central German Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
Presidency
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
.
Busche was serving as church regional representative
Regional representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve, commonly shorted to regional representative or regional rep, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1968 and 1995...
to the German regions in 1973 and spoke at the continental Europe Area
Area (LDS Church)
An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions...
conference held in Münich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
that year.
Busche was called as a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy on October 1, 1977. He served in this position until October 7, 2000, when he was given emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
general authority status. For the first three years of Busche's time as a general authority he served as president of the Germany Munich Mission.