Michaelene P. Grassli

Michaelene Packer Grassli (born June 19, 1940) was the eighth general president of the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1988 to 1994. She was a member of the Primary general presidency from 1980 to 1994.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Michaelene Packer was raised in Blackfoot, Idaho. She attended Brigham Young University and later married Leonard M. Grassli in the Idaho Falls Temple. They are the parents of three children.

In 1975, Grassli became a member of the general board of the Primary. In 1980, she was asked to become the second counselor to general Primary president Dwan J. Young, and she served in this capacity until April 1988, when she was selected to succeed Young as the Primary general president. Grassli called Betty Jo N. Jepsen and Ruth B. Wright as her counselors. During Grassli's tenure, the Primary issued a new Children's Songbook for use in the Primary.

In 1994, Grassli and her counselors were released and Patricia P. Pinegar was selected to succeed Grassli. Grassli was a member of the National Cub Scout Committee of Boy Scouts of America and is a recipient of the Boy Scouts' Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. She is the author of six books, including the coauthor with Susan Grassli Andersen of three children's storybooks based on incidents in the Book of Mormon. In 1995 and 1996, Grassli was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.[1]

In 2006, Grassli was named the American Mother Inc.'s Utah Mother of the Year.[2]

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by
Dwan J. Young
Primary General President
1988 – 1994
Succeeded by
Patricia P. Pinegar
Preceded by
Dorthea C. Murdock
Second Counselor in the
Primary General Presidency

1980 — 1988
Succeeded by
Ruth B. Wright
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