John H. Groberg
| John H. Groberg | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 1976 – October 1, 2005 | |
| Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 2004 – August 15, 2005 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 1, 2005 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Holbrook Groberg June 17, 1934 Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
John Holbrook Groberg (born June 17, 1934) is an American religious leader, writer, and real estate investor who has served as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1976. He was granted emeritus status in October 2005, and served as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 2004 to 2005.
He is most known for his service as an LDS Church missionary, and later mission president, in Tonga. The experiences from his mission were the subject of his memoir, The Eye of the Storm, which was made into a 2001 movie The Other Side of Heaven. A sequel movie about his experiences as mission president, The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith, was released in 2019. Groberg was portrayed in both movies by Christopher Gorham.