Susan H. Porter
| Susan H. Porter | |
|---|---|
| 15th Primary General President | |
| April 2, 2016 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Predecessor | Camille N. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1955 Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
Susan H. Porter (born July 31, 1955) is the 15th Primary general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Biography
Porter is the daughter of Hans J. Holland and Charlene Coleman. She is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma and grew up in New York.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brigham Young University (BYU).[2] She has a diverse professional background, having served as a lab assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a mathematics teacher.[1] She also volunteered in schools and collaborated with various community organizations.[1]
Jones married the late Bruce D. Porter in the Washington D.C. Temple in 1977. He later served as a General Authority Seventy. He passed away in 2016 of kidney failure. They have four children--all attended BYU.[3]
LDS Church service
For one year prior to her call as Primary general president, Porter served as First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency.[1] She has also served as a counselor in the stake Relief Society Presidency and as a ward Relief Society president and Young Women president.[4]
In April 2022, Porter was called to succeed Camille N. Johnson as the Church’s Primary general president.[5] Amy A. Wright was sustained as First Counselor and Tracy Yeulande Browning was sustained as Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency. Browning was the first Black woman to join a church-wide presidency.[5]
The LDS Church is introducing a new hymnbook, entitled “Hymns–for Home and Church,” and Porter is serving as an advisor on the project with a rollout in the first half of 2024 in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "LDS Church names new Primary presidency and general authorities", The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 April 2021. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ^ Linder, Emily. "12 fascinating facts about the new Primary General Presidency", LDS Living, 1 October 2022. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Receiving the Gifts of God", BYU Speeches, 1 November 2022. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ^ "So Great a Cloud of Witnesses", BYU Speeches, 2023. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "A look at the new top female LDS leaders — including a historic Primary pick", The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 April 2022. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Rollout of new hymnbook for Church of Jesus Christ to start next year", Daily Herald, 2 October 2023. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.