Robert D. Hales

Robert D. Hales
Personal details
Born	Robert Dean Hales (1932-08-24) August 24, 1932

Robert D. Hales
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 4, 1975(1975-04-04) (aged 42) – October 1, 1976(1976-10-01) (aged 44)
End reason	Position abolished
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976(1976-10-01) (aged 44) – April 6, 1985(1985-04-06) (aged 52)
End reason	Called as Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop
April 6, 1985(1985-04-06) (aged 52) – April 7, 1994(1994-04-07) (aged 61)
End reason	Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 7, 1994(1994-04-07) (aged 61)

For other people named Robert Hales, see Robert Hales (disambiguation).

Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle among the ranks of the Church.

Born in New York City, New York, Hales has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve since April 2, 1994. He was ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. Hales was also the eleventh presiding bishop of the LDS Church between 1985 and 1994, an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1975 and 1976, and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy between 1976 and 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. His father Rulon Hales was a successful artist.

He has degrees from the University of Utah and Harvard Business School. Hales was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and was president of the England London Mission in the late 1970s.

During his professional business career, Hales served in executive positions with four major national companies. After joining the Gillette Co., he became president of Papermate, a division of Gillette. Then he joined Max Factor as a vice president, and later headed Hughes Television Network. Just prior to his call to be a general authority, he was president of the Chesebrough-Pond's.

As a native of New York City, Hales is often the church's point man on dealing with issues in the city. He was involved in some of the early planning that led to the building of the Manhattan New York Temple.

See also

• Council on the Disposition of the Tithes

References

• LDS Church biography
• "Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve," Ensign, May 1994, pp. 105–106

External links

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Robert D. Hales