; former mission president, stake president, bishop, ward Young Men president and missionary; wife: Julie; four children. Elder Kevin S. Hamilton, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Family History Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, joins the Church News podcast to talk about RootsTech 2023. One example of applications in Utah from learnings gleaned elsewhere involves temple reopenings and phased operational progressions following last springs pandemic-forced closures. These leaders serve under the direction of the First Presidency and travel frequently to help guide and support the young men of the Church. [9] The letter noted that the releases of area seventies would continue to be announced by letter going forward, and those releases would continue to be effective August 1 (which marks the same day each year on which most other area or church headquarters assignments are adjusted). Michael M. Packer, 54, Rexburg, Idaho; physician, self-employed (Seasons Family Medical); currently serving as president of the Rexburg Idaho East Stake; former bishop, bishopric member, and stake presidency member; wife: Shannon; four children. At the time of his call, he had been serving in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah South Area. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. Called as a General Authority Seventy in 2002, Elder Christensens extensive area leadership experience began when he served as president of the Mexico Area from 2003 to 2007, residing in Mexico City with his wife, Sister Debbie Christensen. By referring or linking you to this website, we do not endorse or guarantee this content, products, or services offered. The first two quorums are made up of General Authority Seventies and the third through the twelfth consist of Area Seventies. A small group of invited guests turn shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Lindon Utah Temple in Lindon, Utah, on April 23, 2022. The Fourth Quorum comprised those living in the Mexico, Central America, and South America areas. However, international areas have offices and support staffs in major metropolitan areas across the globe. M. Andrew Galt IV, 64, Suwanee, Georgia; retired; currently serving as president of the Sugar Hill Georgia Stake; former bishop, bishopric member, and high councilor; wife: Karen; five children. New quorums are created or realigned when a quorums number exceeds 70. Under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, they travel frequently to meet with, minister to and teach local Church leaders, members and missionaries. News of the new general authorities comes two days after church leaders read the names of 77 new Area Seventies at the start of the conferences leadership session on April 1. Church areas are geographic divisions allowing for locally based administration and decentralized management throughout the world. Under the direction of the Area Presidency or Presidency of the Seventy, Area Seventies are assigned to consult with and instruct stake presidents in their area. Each presidency consists of a president and two counselors, and together they oversee the administration of their organizationall over the world. He is executive chairman of the board of directors of a Utah-based cosmetics company. Elder Craig C. Christensen, General Authority Seventy and president of the Utah Area, talks with Utah Gov. Norman C. Insong, 58, Catalunan Grande, Philippines; Seminaries and Institutes coordinator, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; currently serving as assistant area auditor of the Olongapo Coordinating Council; former bishop, branch president, district president, high councilor, stake presidency member, and stake president; wife: Barbara; eight children. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online Style Guide. Kelly Ray Johnson, 57, was born in Ogden, Utah. Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr. was called as a General Authority Seventy on April 3, 2021. Thierry Kasuangi Mutombo, 44, was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. General Officers are not considered General Authorities. Rosendo Santos, 61, Magdalena, Peru; institute director, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; currently serving as high councilor in the Magdalena Stake; former bishop, mission president, stake presidency member, and stake president; wife: Maria del Rosario; four children. We thought it would take several months; it took about two weeks.. In some instances, an Area Seventy may be called to serve in an Area Presidency. The church announced that these seventies would become members of a Quorum of the Seventy based upon the geographic region to which they were assigned. Adeyinka A. Ojediran Screenshot from YouTube. Under the direction of the area presidency or Presidency of the Seventy, Area Seventies are assigned to consult with and instruct stake presidents in their area. Over nearly two decades of service as a General Authority Seventy, Elder Craig C. Christensen has served in a variety of roles. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . While that is only 13% of the Churchs 16.6 million membership worldwide, the Utah Area accounts for about a fourth of the Churchs active-attendance totals, Elder Christensen said. Nathan D. Pace, 54, Medina, New York; attorney/partner, Mack & Pace; currently serving as president of the Buffalo New York Stake; former bishop and bishopric member; wife: Margaret; six children. Similar to other offices in the priesthood, General Authority Seventies and Area Seventies are organized in quorums. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. Elder Craig C. Christensen, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Taylorsville Utah Temple in Taylorsville on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Utah County Map Atlas. 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He and his wife, Amy Anne Stewart, are the parents of four children. Were all learning more and more., Subscribe for free and get daily or weekly updates straight to your inbox, The three things you need to know everyday, Highlights from the last week to keep you informed. Our hope and prayer is that parents are going to be listening to President [Russell M.] Nelson, when he says, you will not survive spiritually, unless youve got the constant healing, comforting influence of the Holy Ghost. And we need to be more intentional about living in a way and being focused in what we do so that well have access to that ability., Elder Pearson believes he holds the best job in the Church., There are faithful people everywhere in Utah, he said. On Thursday, April 1, 2021, some 300 General Authorities, General Officers and Area Seventies heard messages from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox, 60, was born in Provo, Utah. The administration of the Church is facilitated in geographic areas. Copyright 2020 Deseret News Publishing Company. Daniel Kabason, 48, Fafraha, Ghana; controller in the Africa West Area, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; currently serving as counselor in the elders quorum presidency of the Adenta Second Ward; former bishop, bishopric member, stake presidency member, and stake president; wife: Millicent Kane; one child. The church has 12 quorums of the Seventy. Environmental Remediation and Response Interactive Map. When towns reach a population of 800 they become a third-class city. April 2020 Chart of General Authorities, Officers, and other Church leaders, Why Some General Authorities Are Called to Serve as Mission Presidents, When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. What learnings have we actually come to?. In 1983 he received a masters degree in business administration in corporate finance from Harvard Business School. Each area is overseen by an Area Presidency, which includes a president and two counselors. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online Style Guide. The current term is Area Seventies. Geographically, the Utah Areas footprint covers most of the state, with a southeastern section including Monticello and the Four Corners region pertaining to the neighboring North America Southwest Area. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online, President Russell M. Nelson has emphasized. Personal Life Kelly R. Johnson was born in Ogden, Utah, on January 16, 1963. Another was last years windstorms in and around Salt Lake City, resulting in fallen wood scattered everywhere. The organization presidencies generally serve for five years. In an interview with the Church News, Elder Christensen offered a brief overview of Church areas what they are and how they are administered as well as a specific look at the strengths and opportunities of the Utah Area. The Church asked Utah Area Relief Society sisters and to produce millions of medical-grade masks early in the pandemic. He and his wife Teressa Lynn Bartrum are the parents of five children. Matthew R. Clarke, 59, Sandy, Utah; controller, BMW Financial Services; currently serving as president of the Sandy Utah Granite South Stake; former bishop, bishopric member, and high councilor; wife: Janine; five children. Under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, they travel frequently to meet with and teach Church leaders, missionaries and members of the Church in local congregations. The new General Authority Seventies, who represent the United States, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Philippines and Tonga, are: Elder Sikahema, who played football for BYU and in the NFL, was called as an Area Seventy in 2019. Edmarc R. Dumas, 43, Talisay City, Philippines; assistant temple recorder for Cebu City Philippines Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; currently serving as president of the Cebu City Philippines Stake; former bishop, bishopric member, and stake presidency member; wife: Donna Dell; five children. Eduardo F. Ortega, 42, Huixquilucan, Mexico; real estate director, American Express; currently serving as elders quorum president in the Interlomas Ward; former bishop and stake presidency member; wife: Gabriela; three children. Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. Ground Water Maps. Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. Under His direction, General Authorities, General Officers and local leaders are called to minister to and teach the more than 16 million members throughout the world. He has served in several Church callings, including full-time missionary in . So those four things tied to that vision are really the focus of the presidency right now., A challenge that comes with living in a highly concentrated population of members of the Church or any other kind of affiliation, Elder Pearson said, is that its easy for your perspective about what the Church is and what the Church does to be narrowed down to the four blocks that constitute your ward. All other area presidencies reside in their specific area. The assignments come in April every year, and we have our transfers, if you will, in August, and thats how area presidencies are formed.. Youngjoon Kwon, 49, Seoul, South Korea; professor, Seoul National University; currently serving as president of the Seoul Korea South Stake; former bishop, bishopric member, and high councilor; wife: Yeonshin; four children. William King Jackson, 64, was born in Washington, D.C. A medical doctor by profession, he was serving most recently as medical director of Valley Family Health Care. Area Seventies are local area authorities who serve in each of the church's geographical areas around the world. Elder Craig C. Christensen, from left, Utah Area President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sister Debbie Christensen, Sister Patricia Holland, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking service for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George, Utah, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Federico M. Khnlein, 50, Cedar Hills, Utah; program manager, Evergreen Consulting Group; currently serving as activities coordinator in the Cedar Hills 16th Ward; former bishopric member, high councilor, mission president, and stake presidency member; wife: Sabrina; four children. There isnt a ward in the world, much less in Utah, that represents what the Church is on a global basis.. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rather than having a large list of individual names for new area seventies read over the pulpit during a session of general conference, when other changes in general leadership would be presented, the list of 77 new area seventies for 2021 was read in the leadership session, after which Nelson called for a sustaining vote of those individuals. During the Saturday afternoon session, members were asked to give a vote of appreciation for those who had been released during the past year. They have at times been called Area Seventies, Area Authority Seventies, and Area Authorities. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, announced the names of the new General Authority Seventies. This holiday season, 10 cities across the United States will host these unique vending-type machines, offering people a fun and memorable way to give and serve. During general conferences, the First Presidency presents the names of newly called General Authority Seventies, Area Seventies and General Officers for sustaining by Church members. "[8], Subsequently, in July, M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, sent out a letter noting a list of 66 area seventies who would be released effective August 1. Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Below are links to biographical information for the new leaders: General Authority Seventies serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, in area presidencies, and in other headquarters administrative functions. The tenure of an area presidency member might be two or three or four years, he said. Prior to his call as a mission president, he was working as the chief executive officer at Ingenix, Inc. Kevin Wayne Pearson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 10, 1957. They are based in Salt Lake City at Church headquarters. He has presided over the Utah Area for the past six years the first three as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, which at the time supervised the North America areas, and the last three years as the area president. The first temples to start the different phases werent in Utah, with its high-volume attendance, but elsewhere throughout the world. At the time of his call, he had been serving as the president of the Washington Tacoma Mission. 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