Elder McConkie was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Oscar Walter McConkie and Margarat Vivian Redd. During his childhood, he lived in Monticello, Utah; Salt Lake City; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended the University of Utah. While there, he met Amelia Smith. He served a mission to the Eastern States between 1934 and 1936 and participated in the Palmyra Pageant in 1936. He married Amelia, (1916 - 2005), daughter of Joseph Fielding Smith in 1937, just after they both graduated from the University. (Wikipedia, "Bruce R. McConkie") McConkie later earned his Juris Doctor degree. Links: