Susan W. Tanner

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Susan W. Tanner
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Susan W. Tanner
12th Young Women General President
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) – April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)
Called by Gordon B. Hinckley
PredecessorMargaret D. Nadauld
Successor Elaine S. Dalton
Personal details
Born (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953 (age 70)
Granger, Utah
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Notable worksDaughters in My Kingdom (2011)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1974)​
Children5
Parents Richard W. Winder
Barbara Woodhead
Relatives John R. Winder
Great-great-grandfather

Susan Winder Tanner (born January 10, 1953) was the twelfth General President of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008.

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Born in Granger, Utah, to Richard W. Winder and Barbara Woodhead, Tanner grew up on the Winder family homestead at Winder Dairy. She earned a degree in humanities from Brigham Young University. Tanner married John S. Tanner in the Salt Lake Temple in 1974. They are the parents of five children. [1] She is a great-great granddaughter of church leader John R. Winder.

LDS Church service

Tanner was called by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley as the Young Women General President on October 5, 2002, succeeding Margaret D. Nadauld. [2] As president of the Young Women, Tanner was an ex officio member of the church's Boards of Trustees/Education. From 2002 to 2007, Tanner's counselors in the Young Women general presidency were Julie B. Beck and Elaine S. Dalton. In 2007, Beck was called as the general president of the Relief Society; as a result, from 2007 to 2008, Dalton served as Tanner's first counselor, with Mary N. Cook as her second counselor. In 2008, Tanner was succeeded as president of the Young Women by Dalton. [3]

After she was released as Young Women president and at the request of the church, Tanner wrote Daughters in My Kingdom (2011), a book about the history of the Relief Society published by the LDS Church and distributed to adult women members. [4] [5] [6]

From 2011 to 2014, Tanner served with her husband, while he was president of the church's Brazil Sao Paulo South Mission. The Tanners lived to Laie, Hawaii, from 2015 to 2020 while her husband served as the 10th president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Stacy (August 9, 2019). "Former BYU academic vice president named new president of BYU-Hawaii". heraldextra.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "New general presidency is called for Young Women organization". Church News. October 12, 2002. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Fletcher Stack, Peggy; Ravitz, Jessica (April 6, 2008). "New LDS apostle, an ex-lawyer, anxious to serve". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Sarah Jane (September 21, 2018). "Strengthening women: 'Daughters in my Kingdom' is to help women in their responsibilities". Deseret News . Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Fletcher Stack, Peggy; Moulton, Kristen (August 22, 2011). "Mormon women to get new book just for them". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Niebergall, Chelsee. "Daughters in My Kingdom: A Historical Work for Today's LDS Woman". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Toone, Trent (July 29, 2016). "Pressing forward in the Pacific: John and Susan Tanner reflect on their first year at BYU-Hawaii". Deseret News . Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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Margaret D. Nadauld
 Young Women General President
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) – April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)		Succeeded by
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