C. Scott Grow
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Cecil Scott Grow has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2005.
, Idaho
and grew up in Boise, Idaho
. As a young man, he was an LDS Church missionary
in the Southeast Mexican
Mission
of the church.
After his mission, Grow received a bachelor's degree
in accounting from Brigham Young University
and married Rhonda Lee Patten. They are the parents of eight children, and 41 grandchildren.
Grow was employed as an accountant
. He worked for several accounting firms before he founded his own accounting partnership.
From 1988 to 1991, Grow was the president
of the LDS Church's Uruguay
Montevideo
Mission. He was an area seventy from 1995 to 2005. In this position, he was in both the North America
Northwest Area
presidency and the Idaho Area presidency. For part of this time, he was the president of the Idaho Area, one of only two non-general authorities to have served as an area president, the other being Enrique R. Falabella
.
In 2005, Grow became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 2008, Grow was the First Counselor in the Mexico Area presidency.
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 2005.
Biography
Grow was born in MoscowMoscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
and grew up in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
. As a young man, he was an LDS Church missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
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 Southeast Mexican
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...
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...
of the church.
After his mission, Grow 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...
in accounting from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and married Rhonda Lee Patten. They are the parents of eight children, and 41 grandchildren.
Grow was employed as an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
. He worked for several accounting firms before he founded his own accounting partnership.
From 1988 to 1991, Grow was the 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 LDS Church's Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
Mission. He was an area seventy from 1995 to 2005. In this position, he was in both the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
Northwest 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...
presidency and the Idaho Area presidency. For part of this time, he was the president of the Idaho Area, one of only two non-general authorities to have served as an area president, the other being Enrique R. Falabella
Enrique R. Falabella
Enrique Rienzi Falabella has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since May 2007. He is the second native Guatemalan to serve as a general authority of the LDS Church....
.
In 2005, Grow became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 2008, Grow was the First Counselor in the Mexico Area presidency.