D. Martin Goury
D. Martin Goury 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 Goury was born in Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire, on January 30, 1964. In 1992, Goury left the Ivory Coast and moved to England, where he gained an education, found the Church, and met his wife. He and his wife, Ruth, have four children and reside in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in teaching from CAFOP de Man in 1988 and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from London South Bank University in 1997. He was worked as a primary school teacher, a design engineer for Flexitalic Ltd., a senior project manager and deputy project director for Cameron, a general manager of Nigeria operations for OneSubsea Services and country operations manager for Schlumberger. Most recently, he has worked for the Church as a leader and member support coordinator.
At the time of his call, he was serving in the Third Quorum of the Seventy. He has previously served in the Church as an elders quorum president, bishopric counselor, branch president, bishop, and president of the Benin Cotonou Mission, from 2017 to 2020.
