John M. Madsen
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| John M. Madsen | |
|---|---|
| Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
| June 6, 1992 – April 5, 1997 | |
| End reason | Transferred to First Quorum of the Seventy |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 5, 1997 – October 3, 2009 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 3, 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Max Madsen April 24, 1939 Washington, D.C., United States |
John Max Madsen (born April 24, 1939) is a general authority (high-level leader) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority since 1992.
Madsen had planned to go to dental school but instead became a seminary teacher and spent much of his career with the Church Educational System (CES). In 1968, Madsen was sent to England as the first seminary teacher to work there.[1] For a time, Madsen served as a CES coordinator in England.[2] He also served as an institute instructor and later as a religion professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). Madsen got both his master's and Ed.D. from BYU. Madsen was later an LDS Church employee, serving in the Melchizedek Priesthood Department and other administrative roles.
Prior to his call as a general authority, Madsen served in the LDS Church as a regional representative and as president of the England Southwest Mission (1970 to 1973).[3] In 1992, Madsen became a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. In 1997 he was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy.
As a general authority, Madsen's assignments included serving as president of the church's Mexico North Area, and in the presidency of the North America West, North America Northwest, Philippines, and Australia/New Zealand areas.[4] He also served in the general presidency of the church's Young Men organization,[5] having also served as a member of the organization's general board earlier in his life.[6]
Madsen was designated as an emeritus general authority at the church's October 2009 general conference.
Notes
- ^ Trent Toone, "LDS Church History Symposium presenter tells of Global Pioneers in Church Education", Deseret News, March 15, 2014.
- ^ Anne C. Bradshaw, “Taking Root,” New Era, October 1988, p. 12.
- ^ Southern Virginia University bio of Madsen
- ^ “New Area Presidencies,” Ensign, August 1996, pp. 71–73.
- ^ “The Sustaining of Church Officers,” Ensign, November 2001, p. 21.
- ^ Gerry Avant, "Answered inner call: 'work with youth'", Church News, August 22, 1992. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
References
- 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004), p. 37
- “Elder John M. Madsen Of the Seventy,” Ensign, August 1992, p. 78
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