Gene R. Cook
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Gene Raymond Cook is an emeritus
general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
, Utah
and raised mostly in Arizona
. He served an LDS Church mission
in the Paraguay
–Uruguay
Mission
of the church (with J. Thomas Fyans
as his mission president
) and is fluent in Spanish
. Upon his return to the United States
, he married Janelle Schlink in the Mesa Arizona Temple
. He served as president of local seventies quorum. When his family was young he moved to Bountiful, Utah
, where he worked for the church as secretary to the First Council of the Seventy.
At the age of 34, Cook became a member of the First Council of the Seventy. He served there for only one year, when he was transferred to the newly constituted First Quorum of the Seventy. He has since served as a mission president
as well. He was given general authority emeritus status on October 6, 2007.
Cook has written books dealing mostly with families and faith and is a regular speaker at church schools. He and his wife are the parents of eight children and reside in Lehi, Utah
.
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
general authority
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).
Biography
Cook was born in LehiLehi, Utah
-Attractions:Lehi Roller MillsLehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and since then it has remained in the family. It is run today by grandson R. Sherman Robinson....
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and raised mostly in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. He served an LDS Church 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 Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
–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...
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 (with J. Thomas Fyans
J. Thomas Fyans
Joseph Thomas Fyans was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1974 until his death.-Early life:Born in Moreland, Idaho, Fyans was the son of Joseph Fyans and Mae Farnsworth...
as his mission 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...
) and is fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. Upon his return to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he married Janelle Schlink in the Mesa Arizona Temple
Mesa Arizona Temple
The Mesa Arizona Temple is the seventh operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Mesa, Arizona, it is the first of five LDS temples built or planned in the state.-History:...
. He served as president of local seventies quorum. When his family was young he moved to Bountiful, Utah
Bountiful, Utah
Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 42,552, a three percent increase over the 2000 figure of 41,301...
, where he worked for the church as secretary to the First Council of the Seventy.
At the age of 34, Cook became a member of the First Council of the Seventy. He served there for only one year, when he was transferred to the newly constituted First Quorum of the Seventy. He has since served as a mission 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...
as well. He was given general authority emeritus status on October 6, 2007.
Cook has written books dealing mostly with families and faith and is a regular speaker at church schools. He and his wife are the parents of eight children and reside in Lehi, Utah
Lehi, Utah
-Attractions:Lehi Roller MillsLehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and since then it has remained in the family. It is run today by grandson R. Sherman Robinson....
.