L. Whitney Clayton
L. Whitney Clayton | |
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Emeritus General Authority | |
October 3, 2020 | |
First Quorum of the Seventy | |
March 31, 2001 | – October 3, 2020|
Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
Presidency of the Seventy | |
April 5, 2008 | – August 1, 2020|
Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyndon Whitney Clayton III February 24, 1950 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Spouse(s) | Kathy Ann Kipp |
Children | 7 |
Lyndon Whitney Clayton III (born February 24, 1950) has been a
Biography
Clayton was born in
Clayton married Kathy Ann Kipp in the Salt Lake Temple on August 3, 1973, and they are the parents of seven children.
LDS Church service
Clayton served previously in the LDS Church as a
Clayton was called as a general authority and member of the
As the LDS Church received criticism for alleged sexual abuse of boys in the church's scouting units, dating back decades but made public by allegations in 2015, Clayton commented on the church's ongoing efforts to prevent child abuse within its programs.[11]
From October 2015 to August 2020,[12] Clayton was the senior, or presiding, member of the Presidency of the Seventy.[13][14][6][15] He filled the position previously held by Ronald A. Rasband, who was called to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was designated as an emeritus general authority in October 2020.[16]
In April 2016, Clayton's brother, Weatherford T. Clayton, was sustained as a general authority.[17]
Since August 2021, Clayton has been first counselor to
Clayton has been a speaker at a number of religious events or forums, frequently speaking on religious freedom.[19][20]
Notes
- ^ "Elder L. Whitney Clayton". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "L. Whitney Clayton". Grampa Bill.
- ^ New General Authorities: He learned priceless lessons of family, hard work and prayer, Church News, 14 April 2001
- ^ "Clayton, L. Whitney". rsc.byu.edu. BYU Religious Studies Center. Retrieved 27 March 2019. |BYU Religious Studies Center biography of Clayton]
- ^ Church names Area Authorities, Church News, 5 August 1995.
- ^ a b Noyce, David. "Mormon church names two more officials — Utahn and an Asian-American — to high positions". sltrib.com. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "New Area Leadership Assignments", Ensign, August 2008, pp. 78–79.
- ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "LDS Church makes changes in Presidency of Quorum of Seventy". heraldextra.org. The Daily Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ First Presidency Announces Changes, Church News archives, 11 February 2012.
- ^ Passey, Brian. "LDS Church breaks ground for Cedar City Temple". thespectrum.com. The Spectrum. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Zamost, Scott; Phillips, Kyra. "LDS Church: No tolerance for sex abuse in scouting". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ See the Church’s new 2020 leadership assignments around the world, Church News, 16 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- LDS Church, 2015-10-06
- ^ Morgenegg, Ryan (12 November 2015). "Changes announced for Area Presidencies". Church News.
- ^ Church Announces 2016 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 29 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- LDS Church, 2020-10-03
- ^ "Weatherford T. Clayton: Loving the Lord and His people", Church News, Deseret News, 2016-05-05
- ^ Tabernacle Choir leaders announce 4 ‘high-level’ objectives; 2022 Heritage Tour canceled
- ^ Nielsen, Liesl. "Shutterstock Religious beliefs deserve as much protection as race and gender, LDS leader says". ksl.com. KSL. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Mortensen, Lori. "Second conference on religious freedom set for March 19". mtdemocrat.com. Mountain Democrat. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
References
- "Elder L. Whitney Clayton Of the Seventy", Ensign, May 2001, p. 104
- "Elder L. Whitney Clayton", Liahona, May 2008, p. 133
- "Elder L. Whitney Clayton", Liahona, November 2015