Condie was born in Preston, Idaho. His family lived there until he was fifteen when they moved to Pocatello, Idaho. From 1960 to 1963, Condie served an LDS mission in the church's South GermanMission. While there, he met Dorothea Speth, a native of Germany who was also serving as a missionary. They became reacquainted after their missions, a situation encouraged by Blythe Gardner, Condie's mission president. Condie and Speth were married in June 1964.
In April 1989, Condie became a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. Later that year, Condie was called to serve in the presidency of the church's EuropeArea, where he again worked in opening missionary efforts in Eastern Europe.[1][2] In 1991, Condie became the president of the Europe Mediterranean Area that was formed from dividing the former Europe Area.[3] In 1992, Condie was called as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
From October 2001 until October 2003, Condie served as a counselor in the church's Young Men general presidency. In 2003, Condie was the keynote speaker at BYU's annual Genealogy and Family History Conference.[4] From 2003 to 2008, he served in the presidency of the New Zealand/Pacific Islands Area, based in Auckland, New Zealand. On October 2, 2010, Condie was released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and designated an emeritus general authority at the church's general conference.[5]
David J. Cherrington; Spencer J. Condie; J. Lynn England (September 1979). "Age and Work Values". The Academy of Management Journal. 22 (3): 617–623. JSTOR255750.
Life in Large Families/Views of Mormon Women Main author: Howard M. Bahr with S. J. Condie and Kristen L. Goodman being the main contributors. ISBN0-8191-2551-2
In Perfect Balance (Bookcraft, 1993)
Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle (2003)
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the Presiding Bishopric did not serve as a Seventy during their time as a general authority.