John K. Carmack
| John K. Carmack | |
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 7, 1984 – October 6, 2001 | |
| Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 6, 2001 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Kay Carmack May 10, 1931 Winslow, Arizona, United States |
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John Kay Carmack (born May 10, 1931) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1984. He is currently an emeritus general authority and was the managing director of the church's Perpetual Education Fund from 2001 to 2012.
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Biographical background
Carmack was born in Winslow, Arizona. After attending Brigham Young University (BYU) for two years, Carmack served as an LDS Church missionary in the Western Central States Mission of the church. Upon returning home, he completed his arts degree at BYU and went on to obtain a law degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. Carmack joined a law firm in Los Angeles, eventually becoming the firm's president. Carmack also served briefly in the United States military in Korea.[1]
Carmack is married to Shirley Fay Allen and they are the parents of six children.
In the church, Carmack served in a variety of callings, including president of the Los Angeles California Stake of the church and as a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles. In 1981, Carmack was appointed to preside over the Idaho Boise Mission of the church.
General authority
In 1984, Carmack became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 1989, he was made executive director of the church's Historical Department. As a general authority, Carmack performed the groundbreaking for four LDS Church temples: the Hong Kong China Temple, the Louisville Kentucky Temple, the Nashville Tennessee Temple, and The Hague Netherlands Temple.
In 2001, Carmack was given emeritus status and released from his duties as a Seventy. Upon Carmack's release, church president Gordon B. Hinckley immediately asked Carmack to become the first managing director of the church's new Perpetual Education Fund. He served in this position until 2012, when he was succeeded by Robert C. Gay.
Publications
- John K. Carmack (2004). A Bright Ray of Hope: The Perpetual Education Fund (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book) ISBN 1-59038-234-X
- —— (1993). Tolerance: Principles, Practices, Obstacles, Limits (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft) ISBN 0-88494-890-0
- ——, "Unmeasured Factors of Success" in Galen L. Fletcher & Jane H. Wise (eds.) (2002). Life in the Law: Answering God's Interrogatories (Provo, Utah: BYU Press) ISBN 0-8425-2512-2
Notes
- ↑ John K. Carmack, "Unity in Diversity," Liahona, August 1992, p. 27.
References
- "Elder John K. Carmack of the First Quorum of the Seventy," Ensign, May 1984, 91
- Walch, Tad. "An LDS Conference Outside the U.S.?", Deseret Morning News, 2007-04-03
External links
- Latter Day Saint biography Infobox with missing parameters
- 1931 births
- American lawyers
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Members of the First Quorum of the Seventy (LDS Church)
- Living people
- People from Winslow, Arizona
- Regional representatives of the Twelve
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law alumni
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- American general authorities (LDS Church)
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- Religious leaders from Arizona
