Cecil O. Samuelson

Cecil Osborn Samuelson, Jr. (born Aug 1, 1941) was the 12th president of Brigham Young University (BYU) and is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Prior to holding these positions, Samuelson had worked as a professor of medicine and later dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah, and senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care.^[1]^[2]

Samuelson served as a full-time LDS Church missionary in Scotland as a youth^[3] and has continued church service in his adulthood. He was appointed to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1994, and while a general authority he served as an area president, in the Presidency of the Seventy, and as the general president of the church's Sunday School organization.^[3]

While serving in the area presidency of the North America West Area, Samuelson was a signatory to a May 11, 1999 letter to all adult congregants in California in advance of voting on Proposition 22. The letter advised LDS members in California to "do all you can by donating your means and time to assure a successful vote." ^[4]^[5]

Samuelson began his administration as president of BYU with a call for the faculty to "raise the bar" in their expectations of students. He also initiated a revamping of student housing to allow it to better augment the goals of the university. Samuelson gave a talk in September 2007 to BYU students on the theme "The Year of the Constitution". In his talk he quoted statements by J. Reuben Clark that the Constitution of the United States was not "a fully grown document", and that "we believe it must grow and develop to meet the changing needs of an advancing world." He also stated, in agreement with the doctrine of LDS Church, that the Constitution is a divinely inspired document.^[6]^[7]

He holds a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and an M.D. from the University of Utah and completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.^[1] He is a Brother of Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

On March 11, 2014, it was announced that Samuelson would be succeeded by Kevin J Worthen as the president of BYU on May 1, 2014.^[8] In November 2014 he began service as president of the church's Salt Lake Temple.^[9]

Samuelson at April 2008 BYU Commencement with Elaine S. Dalton, W. Rolfe Kerr, and David A. Bednar.
Samuelson conducting the April 2008 BYU Commencement.

References

1 2 "News of the Church: Elder Cecil O. Samuelson, Jr. Of the Seventy". Ensign (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints): 103–112. November 1994. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
↑ BYU - Cecil O. Samuelson
1 2 Cecil O. Samuelson, Jr., General Authority
↑ AP (5 July 1999). "LDS urged to back a ban on gay marriage". Deseret News.
↑ "Proposition 22 Dominates California Wards' Attention, Divides Members" (PDF). Sunstone (Sunstone Education Foundation). April 2001. pp. 86–92. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
↑ The Year of the Constitution
↑ BYU News - Release
↑ "New BYU president named in devotional", KSL March 11, 2014.
↑ New temple presidents, Deseret News, 14 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links

Media related to Cecil O. Samuelson at Wikimedia Commons
BYU bio of Samuelson
U.S. Constitution Divinely influenced
The Year of the Constitution

Academic offices
Preceded by Merrill J. Bateman	President of Brigham Young University 2003 – 2014	Succeeded by Kevin J Worthen

Presidents of Brigham Young University

Principals of Brigham Young Academy	Dusenberry (1876) Maeser (1876–92) Cluff (1892–1903)

Presidents of Brigham Young University	Cluff (1903) Brimhall (1904–21) Harris (1921–45) McDonald (1945–49) Wilkinson (1951–71) Oaks (1971–80) Holland (1980–89) Lee (1989–95) Bateman (1996–2003) Samuelson (2003–14) Worthen (2014–)

Emeritus general authorities¹ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Abrea Amado Aoyagi Backman Banks Bateman Bradford Brewerton Burton² Busche Carlson Carmack Child Christensen D.R. Clarke J.R. Clarke Coleman Cook Condie Dellenbach Dickson Didier Edgley² Featherstone Groberg Hafen Hammond Hansen Hinckley Howard J. Jensen M. Jensen Johnson Kendrick Kerr Kikuchi Koelliker Kofford Larsen Madsen McMullin² Mickelsen Morrison Neuenschwander Pace Paramore Pinegar Porter Pratt Rector Samuelson Tenorio Tingey Walker Watson Wells Wickman

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.

Presidents of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Seven Presidents of the Seventy / First Council of the Seventy

Aldrich (1835–37)
J. Young (1835–81)
Hancock (1835–82)
Rich (1835–37)
Coltrin (1835–37)
Sherman (1835–37)
Smith (1835–37)
Miles (1836–45)
Gould (1837)
Foster (1837–41)
Butterfield (1837–44)
Gee (1837–38)
Gaylord (1837–38)
Harriman (1838–91)
Pulsipher (1838–62)
Orton (1845)
Rockwood (1845–79)
Clapp (1845–59)
Grant (1845–54)
Eldredge (1854–88)
Gates (1860–92)
Van Cott (1862–83)
W.W. Taylor (1880–84)
Cannon (1882–89)
Lewis (1882)
S.B. Young (1882–1924)
Fjeldsted (1884–1905)
Morgan (1884–94)
Roberts (1888–1933)
Reynolds (1890–1909)
Kimball (1892–1938)
Wells (1893–1941)
Stevenson (1894–97)
McMurrin (1897–1932)
Hart (1906–34)
L.E. Young (1909–63)
Pratt (1925–31)
Ivins (1931–67)
Bennion (1933–45)
J.H. Taylor (1933–46)
Hardy (1934–45)
Evans (1938–53)
Kirkham (1941–58)
S.D. Young (1945–76)
Hunter (1945–75)
McConkie (1946–72)
Hanks (1953–68)
Tuttle (1958–76)
P.H. Dunn (1964–76)
Rector (1968–76)
L.C. Dunn (1968–76)
Pinegar (1972–76)
G.R. Cook (1975–76)

Presidency of the Seventy

Richards (1976–83)
Faust (1976–78)
Fyans (1976–85)
Tuttle (1976–80)
Maxwell (1976–81)
Hanks (1976–80)
P.H. Dunn (1976–80)
Bangerter (1978–80)
Asay (1980–86)
Ballard (1980–85)
Larsen (1980–93)
Derrick (1980–84)
Durham (1981–85)
Scott (1983–88)
Hanks (1984–92)
Bangerter (1985–89)
Goaslind (1985–87)
Backman (1985–92)
Wirthlin (1986)
Pinnock (1986–89)
Paramore (1987–93)
Clarke (1988–93)
Pinegar (1989–95)
Asay (1989–96)
Didier (1992–95)
Porter (1992–2001)
J.J. Christensen (1993–99)
Brough (1993–98)
Hansen (1993–98)
Hillam (1995–2000)
Goaslind (1995–98)
Tingey (1996–2008)
Christofferson (1998–2008)
M.K. Jensen (1998–2001)
Sorensen (1998–2005)
Banks (1999–2002)
Neuenschwander (2000–04)
Didier (2001–07)
Samuelson (2001–03)
Uchtdorf (2002–04)
Bateman (2003–07)
Groberg (2004–05)
Oaks (2004–07)
Andersen (2005–09)
Rasband (2005–15)
Q.L. Cook (2007)
Costa (2007–11)
Snow (2007–12)
González (2007–13)
Clayton (2008–)
J.E. Jensen (2008–12)
Hallstrom (2009–)
Callister (2011–14)
Maynes (2012–)
C.C. Christensen (2012–)
Soares (2013–)
Robbins (2014–)
Gong (2015–)

General presidencies of the Sunday School of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

General President/Superintendents	Cannon (1867–1901) Snow (1901) Smith (1901–18) D.O. McKay (1918–34) Pyper (1934–43) Bennion (1943–49) Hill (1949–66) D.L. McKay (1966–71) Nelson (1971–79) Pinnock (1979–86) Simpson (1986–89) Pinnock (1989–92) Lybbert (1992–94) Didier (1994–95) Hillam (1995–2000) Jensen (2000–01) Samuelson (2001–03) Bateman (2003–04) Merrill (2004–09) Osguthorpe (2009–14) Callister (2014–)

First Counselors/Assistants	Goddard (1872–99) Maeser (1899–1901) G. Reynolds (1901–09) D.O. McKay (1909–18) S. Richards (1918–34) Bennion (1934–43) Hill (1943–49) Reiser (1949–52) D.L. McKay (1952–66) L. Richards (1966–71) Wirthlin (1971–75) B. Poelman (1975–78) J. Christensen (1978–79) Oswald (1979) R. Poelman (1979–81) Hales (1981–85) Komatsu (1985–87) Harris (1987–89) Cuthbert (1989–91) H. Andersen (1991) Rector (1991–92) Cutler (1992–94) Washburn (1994–95) Howard (1995–97) Pace (1997–98) N. Andersen (1998–2001) Groberg (2001–04) Judd (2004–09) McConkie (2009–14) Tanner (2014–15) Durrant (2015–)

Second Counselors/Assistants	Morgan (1883–94) Maeser (1894–99) G. Reynolds (1899–1901) Tanner (1901–06) D.O. McKay (1907–09) S. Richards (1909–18) Pyper (1918–34) Hill (1934–43) Reiser (1943–49) D.L. McKay (1949–52) L. Richards (1952–66) Derrick (1966–71) Warner (1971–75) J. Christensen (1975–78) Oswald (1978–79) Baird (1979) Goaslind (1979–81) Paramore (1981–83) Dunn (1983–85) R. Poelman (1985–86) Tuttle (1986) Harris (1987) Sonntag (1987–88) Cuthbert (1988–89) Brewerton (1989–90) H. Andersen (1990–91) Craven (1991) Cutler (1991–92) R. Poelman (1992–94) Howard (1994–95) Pace (1995–97) N. Andersen (1997–98) Groberg (1998–2001) Maynes (2001–02) V. Christensen (2002–04) Oswald (2004–09) Richardson (2009–14) Durrant (2014–15) Ashton (2015–)

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