by | Jan 20, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
Richard Gordon Scott is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the “Mormon Church”). Unlike many Mormon apostles, Elder Scott didn’t grow up in a strong Mormon family....
by | Jan 19, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
Lowell Tom Perry is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often misnamed the Mormon Church). Elder Perry was born August 5, 1922, in Logan, Utah. From the moment of his birth, he was immersed into a family...
by | Jan 19, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
Quentin LaMar Cook is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes nicknamed Mormons. He was born September 8, 1940, in Logan, Utah. Even as a child, Elder Cook was known for his...
by | Jan 19, 2009 | Current Church Leader Bios
Dallin Harris Oaks is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the Mormon Church). Elder Oaks learned about responsibility at a young age. When Elder Oaks was just eight years old, his...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Birth and Childhood Spencer Woolley Kimball was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 28, 1895, to Andrew and Olive Wooley Kimball, where he was the sixth of eleven children. When Spencer was three, his father was called to preside over the St. Joseph Stake in...
by | Jul 8, 2008 | Past Leader Bios
Childhood/Education On July 31, 1920, in Delta, Utah, James Esdras Faust was born to George A. and Amy Finlinson Faust. James was brought up in a home with a foundation built upon the gospel of Jesus Christ and where his mother read and taught him lessons from the...
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