Susan W. Tanner

Susan W. Tanner
12th Young Women General President
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) – April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Predecessor	Margaret D. Nadauld
Successor	Elaine S. Dalton
Personal details
Born	(1953-01-10) January 10, 1953 Granger, Utah
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Notable works	Daughters in My Kingdom (2011)
Spouse(s)	John S. Tanner
Children	5
Parents	Richard W. Winder Barbara Woodhead
Relatives	John R. Winder Great-great-grandfather

Susan Winder Tanner (born (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953) served from 2002 to 2008 as the twelfth general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Biography

Born in Granger, Utah to Richard W. Winder and Barbara Woodhead, Tanner grew up on the Winder family homestead at Winder Dairy. She earned a degree in humanitites from Brigham Young University. She was called by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley as the general president of the Young Women organization on October 5, 2002, succeeding Margaret D. Nadauld. As president of the Young Women, Tanner was an ex officio member of the church's Boards of Trustees/Education. From 2002 to 2007, Tanner's counselors in the Young Women general presidency were Julie B. Beck and Elaine S. Dalton. In 2007, Beck was called as the general president of the Relief Society; as a result, from 2007 to 2008, Dalton served as Tanner's first counselor and Mary N. Cook served as her second counselor. In 2008, Tanner was succeeded as president of the Young Women by Dalton.

Tanner married John S. Tanner in the Salt Lake Temple in 1974. They live in Provo, Utah and are the parents of five children. She is a great-great granddaughter of church leader John R. Winder.

From 2011 to 2014, Tanner served with her husband, while he was president of the church's Brazil Sao Paulo South Mission. In July 2015, the Tanners moved to Laie, Hawaii where he began serving as the 10th president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

Tanner is the author of Daughters in My Kingdom (2011), a book about the history of the Relief Society published by the LDS Church and distributed to adult women members.

References

• "Susan Winder Tanner Young Women General President", Liahona, November 2002.
• "Timeline of Young Women General Presidents", lds.org.