List of general officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following individuals are general officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). General officers of the LDS Church are distinguished from general authorities; all general officers are members of a presidency of a general auxiliary organization of the church.

Primary

Name Position Began tenure Age
Joy D. Jones General president 2016-04-02[1] 61[2]
Jean B. Bingham First counselor 2016-04-02[1] 63[2]
Bonnie H. Cordon Second counselor 2016-04-02[1] 52[2]

Jones serves as a member of the church's Temple and Family History Executive Council. Bingham serves as an adviser to the Ensign, New Era, Friend, and Liahona magazines.[3][4]

Relief Society

Name Position Began tenure Age
Linda K. Burton General president 2012-03-31 63
Carole M. Stephens First counselor 2012-03-31 59
Linda S. Reeves Second counselor 2012-03-31 64

Burton is a member of the Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Boards. She also serves as a member of the Priesthood and Family Executive Council. This was previously called the Priesthood Executive Council.[4] Stephens serves as an adviser to the Ensign, New Era, Friend, and Liahona magazines.[5]

Sunday School

Name Position Began tenure Age
Tad R. Callister[6] General president 2014-04-05 70[7]
Devin G. Durrant First counselor[8][9][10] 2015-06-12[9] 55[7]
Brian K. Ashton Second counselor[8][9] 2015-06-12[9] 47[11]

Ashton serves as an adviser to the Ensign, New Era, Friend, and Liahona magazines.[12]

Young Men

Name Position Began tenure Age
Stephen W. Owen General president 2015-04-04[13] 58
Douglas D. Holmes First counselor 2015-04-04[13] 55
M. Joseph Brough Second counselor 2015-04-04[13] 52

Holmes serves as an adviser to the Ensign, New Era, Friend, and Liahona magazines.[14]

Young Women

Name Position Began tenure Age
Bonnie L. Oscarson General president 2013-04-06[15] 65
Carol F. McConkie First counselor 2013-04-06[15] 63
Neill F. Marriott Second counselor 2013-04-06[15] 68

Oscarson is a member of the Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Boards. She also serves as a member of the church's Missionary Executive Council.[4] McConkie serves as an assistant editor of the Ensign, New Era, Friend, and Liahona magazines.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "First Presidency Announces New Primary General Presidency", Newsroom (LDS Church), 2016-04-02
  2. 1 2 3 Meet the new Primary General Presidency, Church News, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016
  3. ↑ While these assignments lack specific source references, it is generally anticipated in the church that such assignments are transferred to successors. These roles were previously held by Rosemary M. Wixom and Cheryl A. Esplin.
  4. 1 2 3 Weaver, Sarah Jane (19 August 2015). "Women to take part on general Church councils". Church News..
  5. ↑ Ensign, Nov. 2015, p. 2
  6. ↑ Callister served in the Second Quorum of the Seventy from April 2008 to April 2014, and as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from August 2011 to April 2014.
  7. 1 2 New General Authorities, New Sunday School General Presidency Announced, LDS Newsroom. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Church calls new member of Sunday School general presidency". Church News. 12 June 2015..
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Church Calls New Member of Sunday School General Presidency", Mormon Newsroom, June 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Durrant was sustained as Callister's Second Counselor in April 2014, where he served until being announced as the First Counselor in June 2015.
  11. ↑ Brian K. Ashton: New Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, Church News, 26 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Ensign, November 2015, pg. 2.
  13. 1 2 3 "New General Authorities, Young Men Presidency and Primary Presidency Changes Announced", Mormon Newsroom, April 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ Ensign, Nov. 2015, p. 2
  15. 1 2 3 "First Presidency Announces New Young Women General Presidency", news release, 2013-04-06.
  16. ↑ Ensign, Nov. 2015, p. 2.

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