Benjamín De Hoyos
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Benjamín De Hoyos Estrada (born 20 February 1953) has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1999.
De Hoyos was born in Monterrey
, Nuevo León
, Mexico
, and grew up in northern Mexico. As a young man, he served a mission
in the Mexico Hermosillo
Mission
, where he first met his wife Evelia Genesta Mendivil, who is a native of Ciudad Obregón
, Sonora
. Mendivil had converted to the LDS Church while a teenager and was then serving as a Stake missionary.
Benjamín and Evelia renewed their acquaintance later when he was working as a seminary
teacher at Benemerito De Las Americas
, an LDS Church-owned prep school in Mexico City
, and Evelia was working there as a secretary. They were married on 4 June 1975.
De Hoyos received a bachelor's degree
from Normal Superior Benavente and a master's degree from Chapultepec University.
De Hoyos spent his career prior to his call as a general authority as a Church Educational System
(CES) employee. He was a seminary teacher, institute
director, and a CES coordinator at various levels. At the time of his call as a general authority he was the CES Director for the Mexico South Area
of the church.
De Hoyos and his wife are the parents of six children.
De Hoyos served as president
of the Mexico Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Mission. While in this position he supervised the reopening of missionary work in areas where it had been closed due to civil unrest. He was serving as an area seventy at the time of his call to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He had been serving in this calling since 1999. As a general authority, he has served as a counselor in the presidency of the Mexico South Area
of the church.
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1999.
De Hoyos was born in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and grew up in northern Mexico. As a young man, he served a mission
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the Mexico Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
, where he first met his wife Evelia Genesta Mendivil, who is a native of Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated south of the state's northern border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.- History :...
, Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
. Mendivil had converted to the LDS Church while a teenager and was then serving as a Stake missionary.
Benjamín and Evelia renewed their acquaintance later when he was working as a seminary
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System 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...
teacher at Benemerito De Las Americas
Benemerito De Las Americas
El Centro Escolar Benemérito de las Américas is a private high school operated by the LDS Church.-History:On December 27 in 1832 Parley P...
, an LDS Church-owned prep school in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, and Evelia was working there as a secretary. They were married on 4 June 1975.
De Hoyos received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Normal Superior Benavente and a master's degree from Chapultepec University.
De Hoyos spent his career prior to his call as a general authority as a Church Educational System
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System 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...
(CES) employee. He was a seminary teacher, institute
Institute of Religion
Institutes of Religion provide religious educational classes for young single adult and university students who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
director, and a CES coordinator at various levels. At the time of his call as a general authority he was the CES Director for the Mexico South Area
Area (LDS Church)
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...
of the church.
De Hoyos and his wife are the parents of six children.
De Hoyos served as president
Mission president
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...
of the Mexico Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is considered to be the state’s most modern city, with most of its public buildings dating from the 20th century. One exception to this is the San Marcos Cathedral which began as a Dominican parish church built in...
Mission. While in this position he supervised the reopening of missionary work in areas where it had been closed due to civil unrest. He was serving as an area seventy at the time of his call to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He had been serving in this calling since 1999. As a general authority, he has served as a counselor in the presidency of the Mexico South Area
Area (LDS Church)
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...
of the church.