Timothy L. Farnes
Timothy L. Farnes was called to serve as the Young Men General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained on April 5, 2025, and will begin serving on August 1, 2025. He currently serves as an Area Seventy in the Utah Area.
The Young Men organization promotes faith, growth, and development in young men through Sunday instruction, weekday service and activities, and annual camps and conferences. The Young Men General Presidency, which directs this organization for the whole Church, consists of a president and two counselors. These three men are responsible for supporting young men ages 12 to 18 in the Church.
Farnes is a self-employed investor and advisor. His previous Church assignments include mission president, stake president, stake presidency counselor, high councilor, bishop, young single adult (YSA) bishop, and bishopric counselor.
He and his wife, Linsey, have five children and live in Bountiful, Utah.