Coleen Kent Menlove was the tenth general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1999 to 2005.

Coleen Kent was born in Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

 and was raised there in a Latter-day Saint family. In 1964, she married Dean W. Menlove.

Coleen Menlove earned a degree in elementary education at the University of Utah

University of Utah

The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...

. As a stay-at-home mother of seven children, she completed her master's degree in education 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...

. She has taught in elementary schools part-time in Salt Lake City.

Prior to her call into the Primary, Menlove was a member of the general board of the church's Young Women organization. In October 1999, Menlove was selected to succeed Patricia P. Pinegar

Patricia P. Pinegar

Patricia Peterson Pinegar was the ninth general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1994 to 1999....

 as the general president of the Primary, the LDS Church's organization for children. During Menlove's tenure, the Primary organization celebrated its 125th anniversary.

In 2005, Menlove was released from her position and was succeeded by Cheryl C. Lant

Cheryl C. Lant

Cheryl Clark Lant was the eleventh general president of the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 2005 and 2010....

. Menlove was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award

Silver Buffalo Award

The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis, either as part of, or independent of the Scouting program...

 in 2005 by the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

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Sermons and publications

• “Living Happily Ever After,” Ensign, May 2000, 12
• "Patience—in the Process of Time", 2002 BYU Women's Conference
• "Prophets, Prayers, and Promised Blessings", BYU–Idaho Education Week, 2003-06-27
• “Show You Know,” Friend
  The Friend (LDS magazine)
  The Friend is the monthly English language children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It is aimed at those of Primary age , approximately ages 3 through 12...
  
  , June 2003, 16
• “A Voice of Gladness for Our Children,” Ensign, Nov. 2002, 13