| Susan H. Porter | |
|---|---|
| 15th Primary General President | |
| August 1, 2022 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Predecessor | Camille N. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1955 Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
Susan H. Porter (born July 31, 1955) has been the 15th Primary general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since August 2022.
Porter is the daughter of Hans J. Holland and Charlene Coleman. She is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and grew up in New York. [1] She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brigham Young University (BYU). [2] She has a diverse professional background, having served as a lab assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a mathematics teacher. [1] She also volunteered in schools and collaborated with various community organizations. [1]
She married the late Bruce D. Porter in the Washington D.C. Temple in 1977. He later served as an LDS Church general authority. He passed away in 2016 of kidney failure. They have four children, who all attended BYU. [3]
For one year prior to her call as Primary general president, Porter served as first counselor in the Primary General Presidency. [1] She served previously as a counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency and as both a ward Relief Society and Young Women president. [4]
In April 2022, Porter was sustained to succeed Camille N. Johnson as the church's Primary general president, effective on August 1, 2022. [5] Amy A. Wright was sustained as her first counselor, with Tracy Y. Browning as the second counselor. Browning is the first Black woman to serve in a church-wide presidency. [5]
The LDS Church is introducing a new hymnbook, entitled “Hymns–for Home and Church,” and Porter is serving as an advisor on the project, with a rollout in the first half of 2024 in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. [6]
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