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| Michael John U. Teh | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| March 31, 2007 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Uy Teh June 25, 1965 Davao City, Davao Region, Philippines |
Michael John Uy Teh (born June 25, 1965) is the second Filipino to serve as a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the first Filipino called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. Augusto A. Lim was previously the only Filipino to serve as a general authority.
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a general authority is a member of the highest levels of leadership in the church who has administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church. A general authority's jurisdiction is church-wide, in contrast to the responsibilities of a local authority or an area authority, which relate to a particular area, unit, or department of the church. As a group, the general authorities are often referred to as "the Brethren". As of October 2017, there are 109 general authorities.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16 million members and 67,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. In 2012, the National Council of Churches ranked the church as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.5 million members reported by the church, as of January 2018. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.
Teh was born in Davao City in the Philippines. His parents joined the LDS Church when he was three years old. When he was 12 his family moved to Manila. Teh served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Davao from 1986 to 1988.
Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, the most populous city in the country outside Metro Manila, and the most populous in Mindanao. As of the 2015 census, the city had a population of 1,632,991.
Teh studied business management at De La Salle University in Manila. Prior to being called as a general authority Teh worked full-time for the LDS Church as temple recorder for the Manila Philippines Temple and as a manager in the church's Member and Statistical Records Division for the Philippines Area. Teh begin his employment with the LDS Church as a mail clerk in the Philippines office.
De La Salle University, also known as La Salle and abbreviated DLSU, is a leading private, Catholic research university run by De La Salle Brothers located in Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was established in 1911 as the De La Salle College in Nozaleda Street, Paco, Manila with Br. Blimond Pierre serving as first director. The educational institution moved to its present location on September 21 to facilitate the increase in enrollment. The college was granted university status in February 1975 and is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 17 Lasallian institutions established in 2006 to replace the De La Salle University System.
The Manila Philippines Temple is the 29th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes and the church as a whole.
Prior to becoming a general authority, Teh served in the LDS Church as a bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, counselor in a mission presidency, and area seventy. He served as a counselor in the presidency of the Philippines Area before and after his call as a general authority and served as president of the area from August 2011 until August 2013. [1] In January 2016, it was announced that Teh would serve as a mission president in Taiwan, beginning in July. [2]
Bishop is the highest priesthood office of the Aaronic priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement. It is almost always held by one who already holds the Melchizedek priesthood office of high priest. The Latter Day Saint concept of the office differs significantly from the role of bishops in other Christian denominations, being in some respects more analogous to a pastor or parish priest. Each bishop serves with two counselors, which together form a bishopric.
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission. Depending on the particular mission, a mission president may also be the presiding priesthood leader of some or all Latter-day Saints within the geographic boundaries of the mission. Mission presidents are ordained high priests of the church.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).
Teh married Grace May Weedon in the Manila Philippines Temple on December 16, 1989. Michael and Grace first met when she was baptized when they were both teenagers. She later moved to Great Britain with her family. After a short time in Britain she returned to the Philippines and later served a mission. They briefly met again before their missions but did not begin dating until about six months after Teh returned from his mission. [3] They are the parents of one son and two daughters. Grace served as executive director of the Mabuhay Deseret Foundation.
