Ben B. Banks
| Ben B. Banks | |
|---|---|
First Quorum of the Seventy | |
First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| June 6, 1992 – October 5, 2002 | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
Presidency of the Seventy | |
| August 15, 1999 – August 15, 2002 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Emeritus general authority | |
| October 5, 2002 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Berry Banks April 4, 1932 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Benjamin Berry Banks (born April 4, 1932) has been a
Presidency of the Seventy from 1999 to 2002 and has also been president of the church's Jordan River Utah Temple
.
Banks was born on April 4, 1932, in
Salt Lake City, Utah
, to Ben F. Banks and Chloa Berry Banks. His father died when Ben was two years old.
LDS Church service
Before becoming a general authority, Banks served in the church as a
stake president and bishop. From 1987 to 1989 he was president of the church's Scotland Edinburgh Mission.[1]
On April 1, 1989, Banks became a member of the
First Quorum of the Seventy in 1992.[2] As a general authority, Banks served as an assistant director of the church's historical department.[3] He was president of the church's Utah South Area during the late 1990s.[4] In 1997, Banks presided at the groundbreaking for the Monticello Utah Temple.[5]
In 2002, Banks was designated as an emeritus general authority and became president of the Jordan River Utah Temple, where he served until 2005.[6]
Personal life
Banks married Susan Kearnes and they have eight children. In September 2005, Banks and his wife became the directors of Church Hosting.[1]
His wife, Susan, died July 5, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 90.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Church Hosting directors called", Deseret News, 24 September 2005. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
- ^ "15 new general authorities are called", Deseret News, 6 June 1992. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
- ^ Church News, 1998-04-19, p. Z05.[full citation needed]
- ^ Church News, 1998-11-07, p. Z5.[full citation needed]
- ^ Byram, Cala. "Monticello Temple welcoming public", Deseret News, 16 July 1998. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
- ^ Satterfield, Rick. "Temple Presidents of the Jordan River Utah Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, 1 April 2020. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Sister Susan K. Banks, wife of Elder Ben B. Banks, dies at age 90", Church News, 11 July 2022. Retrieved on 7 July 2023.