Ben B. Banks

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Ben B. Banks
Second Quorum of the Seventy
April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) – June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06)
Called by Ezra Taft Benson
End reasonTransferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
First Quorum of the Seventy
June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06) – October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)
Called by Ezra Taft Benson
End reasonGranted general authority emeritus status
Presidency of the Seventy
August 15, 1999 (1999-08-15) – August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15)
Called by Gordon B. Hinckley
End reasonHonorably released
Emeritus general authority
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)
Called by Gordon B. Hinckley
Personal details
BornBenjamin Berry Banks
(1932-04-04) April 4, 1932 (age 91)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Benjamin Berry Banks (born April 4, 1932) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989. He was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy from 1999 to 2002 and has also been president of the church's Jordan River Utah Temple.

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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 Second Quorum of the Seventy; he was transferred to 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church Hosting directors called", Deseret News , 24 September 2005. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "15 new general authorities are called", Deseret News , 6 June 1992. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Church News , 1998-04-19, p. Z05.[ full citation needed ]
  4. ↑ Church News , 1998-11-07, p. Z5.[ full citation needed ]
  5. ↑ Byram, Cala. "Monticello Temple welcoming public", Deseret News , 16 July 1998. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Satterfield, Rick. "Temple Presidents of the Jordan River Utah Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, 1 April 2020. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sister Susan K. Banks, wife of Elder Ben B. Banks, dies at age 90", Church News , 11 July 2022. Retrieved on 7 July 2023.
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