William Harrison Folsom was an architect and contractor. He constructed many of the historic buildings in Utah, particularly in Salt Lake City. Folsom is probably best known as a Latter-day Saint ("Mormon") architect. Many of his most prominent works were commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For a time he was sustained as the Church Architect, a calling in the church.
Marion George Romney was an apostle and a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
James Edward Talmage was an English chemist, geologist, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1911 until his death.
The Romney family is prominent in U.S. politics. Notable Romney family members include George W. Romney (1907-1995), the 43rd Governor of Michigan (1963–1969) and his son, Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney was 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2012, and is currently U.S. Senator for Utah. George W. Romney's father was Gaskell Romney (1871-1955), and his mother was Anna Amelia Pratt (1876-1926). Anna's grandfather was the renowned early Latter-day Saint apostle Parley Parker Pratt.
The Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non–Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners. Approximately 700,000 individuals were enrolled in CES programs in 143 countries in 2011. CES courses of study are separate and distinct from religious instruction provided through wards. Paul V. Johnson, a General Authority Seventy, has been the CES Commissioner since August 1, 2019.
Ensign College is a private two-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah that is focused on training students in business and industry knowledge. The college is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and operates under its Church Educational System. Ensign College offers one year certificates and two-year degrees in areas of business, technology, interior design, and medical assisting. It also includes an Institute of Religion and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. On February 25, 2020, it was announced that LDSBC would change its name to Ensign College later that year.
This is a chronological listing of significant events surrounding Latter Day Saints seeking or winning political office. It refers primarily to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but also some members of other Latter Day Saint movement religions, such as Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS). In addition to listing events chronologically, political firsts are noted. This list is very incomplete.
Herbert Brown Maw was an American politician and the eighth Governor of Utah. He served as governor from 1941 to 1949. He was a Democrat and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
James Henry Moyle was a prominent American politician in Utah and noted as "one of Utah's most distinguished citizens and one of the Nations' able and devoted servants."
An organization is a secondary body of church government within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that is "established for moral, educational, and benevolent purposes." Prior to October 2019, the church's organizations were called auxiliary organizations. As the term suggested, the LDS Church's organizations are ancillary to the governing power of the priesthood in the church. The LDS Church's five organizations are Primary, Relief Society, Sunday School, Young Men, and Young Women.
Helaman Pratt was an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the U.S. states of Nevada and Utah and later in Mexico.
Frederick James Pack was a professor of geology at the University of Utah and Brigham Young College and a writer on the deleterious effects of tobacco on human health. Pack was also a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as the chairman of the Gospel Doctrine Committee of the church.
Thomas Evans McKay was a Utah politician and farmer and was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 until his death.
Milton Holmes Welling was a U.S. Representative from Utah.
William Craig Zwick has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1995.
Fraser Bullock is an American entrepreneur who is the Managing Director of Sorenson Capital and former COO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to joining the SLOC, Bullock had run his own private equity firm.
Oscar Walter McConkie was a Utah State Senator and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the father of Bruce R. McConkie, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church. A second son, Oscar W. McConkie, Jr., was a member of the Utah State Senate.
Oscar Walter McConkie Jr. is an American politician and attorney in Utah and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the president of the Utah State Senate from 1965 to 1966 and is currently the chairman of the law firm of Kirton McConkie. He has authored several popular books on LDS subjects.
Vernon Bradford Romney was an American lawyer who served as the attorney general of Utah from 1969 to 1977, and the Republican candidate for Governor of Utah in 1976.
Feramorz Y. Fox was a president of Latter-day Saints University, which later became LDS Business College.
