John K. Carmack

John K. Carmack
John K. Carmack
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 (age 93); Winslow, Arizona, U.S.
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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.

Biographical background

Carmack was born in

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

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.

Carmack was very active in publicizing about the Perpetual Education Fund and related efforts.^[2] On one occasion he suggested that future LDS general conferences may be held outside the US.^[3]