James B. Martino
Encyclopedia
James Boyd Martino is an American
religious leader and has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2009. In the past he has served as the chief executive officer of Russell-Newman, Inc., an apparel company.
. As a young man, he served as a LDS Church missionary
in the Guatemala
–El Salvador
Mission
of the LDS Church.
Martino has a bachelor's degree
in business from Brigham Young University
. He then went into working for Russell-Newman. Under his leadership, the company bought the tee-shirt maker Ground Control.
Martino is married to Jennie Marie Barron.
, a seminary teacher, a bishop, a stake president, and then as president
of the Venezuela
Maracaibo
Mission
from 2000 to 2003. In April 2008, he was called to be an area seventy in the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, and served in the presidency of the North America Southwest Area. One year later, in April 2009, he was called to full-time church service as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.
United States
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religious leader and has been a 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) since April 2009. In the past he has served as the chief executive officer of Russell-Newman, Inc., an apparel company.
Background
Martino was born in Denton, TexasDenton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
. As a young man, he served as a 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 Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
–El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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 LDS Church.
Martino has 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 business 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...
. He then went into working for Russell-Newman. Under his leadership, the company bought the tee-shirt maker Ground Control.
Martino is married to Jennie Marie Barron.
LDS Church service
In the LDS Church, Martino has served in various positions, including as a missionaryMissionary (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...
, a seminary teacher, a bishop, a stake president, and then 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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...
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...
from 2000 to 2003. In April 2008, he was called to be an area seventy in the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, and served in the presidency of the North America Southwest Area. One year later, in April 2009, he was called to full-time church service as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.