Scott D. Whiting
| Scott D. Whiting | ||
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | ||
| March 31, 2012 | ||
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born |
Scott Duane Whiting April 1961 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
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Scott Duane Whiting (born April 1961) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2012. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Whiting was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young man, he served as a full-time church missionary in the Japan Tokyo North Mission. After his mission, he completed a bachelor's degree in Japanese at Brigham Young University and a juris doctorate from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific.
Whiting moved to Kailua, Hawaii and became the vice president and in-house counsel for Molokai Ranch; in 2001, he became the president and CEO.[1]
In the LDS Church, Whiting has served as a bishop, stake president, and area seventy. He became a general authority and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy at the LDS Church's spring general conference. As a general authority, he has served as a counselor in the presidency of the Asia North Area and has been the area's president since August 2015.[2]
In April 1984, Whiting married Jeri Lynn Olson. They have five children.
Notes
- ↑ Russ Lynch, "Molokai Ranch boss departs", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2001-02-05.
- ↑ "LDS First Presidency announces area leadership assignments", Church News, 2 May 2015.
References
- "Elder Scott D. Whiting", Liahona, May 2013.