Difference between revisions of "Evan A. Schmutz"
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| − | '''Evan A. Schmutz''' was sustained as a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 2, 2016. | + | '''Evan A. Schmutz''' was sustained as a [[General Authority]] [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 2, 2016. In the Saturday morning session of general conference on April 6, 2024, President [[Dallin H. Oaks]] announced that Elder Schmutz will be released and receive emeritus status on August 1, 2024. |
He was born on June 6, 1954, in St. George, Utah. and earned his bachelor’s degree in English and his juris doctorate from [[Brigham Young University]]. He was the managing shareholder in the Lehi office of Durham Jones & Pinegar and served on the law firm’s board of directors at the time of his call to full-time Church service. | He was born on June 6, 1954, in St. George, Utah. and earned his bachelor’s degree in English and his juris doctorate from [[Brigham Young University]]. He was the managing shareholder in the Lehi office of Durham Jones & Pinegar and served on the law firm’s board of directors at the time of his call to full-time Church service. | ||
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He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of five children. | He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of five children. | ||
| − | *[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/god-shall-wipe-away-all-tears?lang=eng "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears," October 2016] | + | *[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/27schmutz?lang=eng "Trusting the Doctrine of Christ," April 2023 General Conference talk] |
| + | *[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/god-shall-wipe-away-all-tears?lang=eng "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears," October 2016 General Conference talk] | ||
*[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/-elder-schmutz-lifetime-of-spiritual-experiences-testifies-god-lives-and-loves-us?lang=eng ''Church News,'' "Elder Schmutz: Lifetime of Spiritual Experiences Testifies God Lives and Loves Us"] | *[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/-elder-schmutz-lifetime-of-spiritual-experiences-testifies-god-lives-and-loves-us?lang=eng ''Church News,'' "Elder Schmutz: Lifetime of Spiritual Experiences Testifies God Lives and Loves Us"] | ||
| − | [[Category:Church Leaders: Current]] | + | [[Category:Church Leaders: Current]][[Category:General Authority Seventies]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 6 April 2024
Evan A. Schmutz was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016. In the Saturday morning session of general conference on April 6, 2024, President Dallin H. Oaks announced that Elder Schmutz will be released and receive emeritus status on August 1, 2024.
He was born on June 6, 1954, in St. George, Utah. and earned his bachelor’s degree in English and his juris doctorate from Brigham Young University. He was the managing shareholder in the Lehi office of Durham Jones & Pinegar and served on the law firm’s board of directors at the time of his call to full-time Church service.
Schmutz has served in the Church as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy, bishop, stake high councilor, missionary training center branch president, and a missionary in the North Carolina Greensboro Mission. He presided over the Philippines Cebu Mission from 2011 to 2014.
He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of five children.
