The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States, and has more than 7 million members in over 188 countries and territories. The Relief Society is often referred to by the church and others as "one of the oldest and largest women's organizations in the world."
Jeffrey Roy Holland is an American educator and religious leader. He served as the ninth president of Brigham Young University (BYU) and is the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the third most senior apostle in the church.
Charles William Penrose was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1904 to 1911. Penrose was also a member of the First Presidency, serving as a counselor to church presidents Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant from 1911 until his death.
Devin George Durrant is an American retired professional basketball player. From 1984 to 1985 he played with the Indiana Pacers and with the Phoenix Suns. He later played in European basketball leagues until 1988. In a Deseret News poll in the year 2000, he was voted one of the top 10 college basketball players in the state of Utah over the previous 100 years. In 1999, Sports Illustrated listed him as one of the 50 greatest Utah sports figures.
Julie Bangerter Beck was the fifteenth general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2007 to 2012.
Susan Winder Tanner was the twelfth [[Young Women organization}Young Women]] General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 to 2008.
Ardeth Greene Kapp was the ninth Young Women general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1984 to 1992.
Elaine Schwartz Dalton was the thirteenth president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2008 to 2013.
Janette Hales Beckham, commonly known as Janette C. Hales and later, Janette Hales Beckham, was the tenth general president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1992 to 1997. She was also a member of the Utah State Legislature from 1988 to 1991.
Coleen K. Menlove is an American religious leader who was the tenth Primary general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1999 to 2005.
John Richard Clarke was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1976 until his death. He has been a member of the church's presiding bishopric and a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.
John Sears Tanner was the tenth president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii), serving from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as first counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as president of the church's Brazil São Paulo South Mission and as academic vice president of Brigham Young University (BYU). Tanner is married to Susan W. Tanner, a former general president of the LDS Church's Young Women organization.
James Joseph Hamula is an American attorney and former general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Richard Ernest Cook was an American who served as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1997 to 2001. He was also the chief financial officer for the Perpetual Education Fund. He was married to Mary N. Cook, who had served in general presidency the LDS Church's Young Women organization. Cook was the LDS Church's first mission president in Mongolia.
Arnold Kent Garr was the chair of the department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2006 to 2009. He was also the lead editor of the Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History.
Bradley Ray Wilcox is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) and has been a counselor in the Young Men general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2020.
Bonnie Lee Green Oscarson was the fourteenth president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2013 to 2018.
Jean Barrus Bingham was the 17th Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 2017 to August 2022.
The David O. McKay School of Education (SOE) at Brigham Young University (BYU) specializes in teaching, administration, communication disorders, and educational inquiry. It is located in three buildings on BYU's campus in Provo, Utah, the David O. McKay Building, the John Taylor Building, and the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. It was ranked number 84 in the United States for best education schools for 2021.
Bonnie D. Parkin is an American religious leader, teacher, and speaker. She served as the fourteenth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 to 2007.
