Difference between revisions of "David L. Buckner"
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* [https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2024/04/27/david-l-buckner-new-general-authority-new-york-city-serendipitous-moment/ Church News, "The serendipitous moment that defined Elder David L. Buckner’s life — and led him to New York City"] | * [https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2024/04/27/david-l-buckner-new-general-authority-new-york-city-serendipitous-moment/ Church News, "The serendipitous moment that defined Elder David L. Buckner’s life — and led him to New York City"] | ||
| − | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/25buckner?lang=eng "'Ye Are My Friends,'" October 2024 General Conference talk] | + | * [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/25buckner?lang=eng " 'Ye Are My Friends,' " October 2024 General Conference talk] |
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 10 October 2024
David L. Buckner was called to serve as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sustained on April 6, 2024, during the opening session of general conference.
Elder Buckner was born in Ogden, Utah, on September 27, 1963, and currently lives in New York, New York. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of five children.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Brigham Young University in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Durham University in 1991. He also received a Master’s of International Relations degree from BYU in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate degree from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1996. He has been a professor at Columbia University since 1998 and president of Bottom Line Training and Consulting Inc. since 1999.
At the time of his call, he was serving in the Tenth Quorum of the Seventy. His previous Church service includes as a full-time mission in the Ecuador Guayaquil Mission, bishopric counselor, stake Young Men president, high councilor, bishop and stake president.
