John B. Dickson
Encyclopedia
John Baird Dickson has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1992.
Dickson was called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy in June 1992 after having served as a stake president in Mt. Vernon, Washington for 8 years. Prior to that he served as the first president
of the Mexico City
North Mission
of the LDS Church in 1978. In April 1995, Dickson became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
As a young man, Dickson served an LDS Church mission
in Mexico in 1962. Before he departed he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right arm. He was not expected to live more than a month. However, 10 months later he left to serve his assigned mission having had his arm amputated.
In 1966, Dickson married Delores Jones. Two years later he graduated from Brigham Young University
and joined the family sawmill business in Washington.
He and his wife have eight children, one boy and seven girls.
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 1992.
Dickson was called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy in June 1992 after having served as a stake president in Mt. Vernon, Washington for 8 years. Prior to that he served as the first 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 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...
North 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 in 1978. In April 1995, Dickson became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
As a young man, Dickson 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 Mexico in 1962. Before he departed he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right arm. He was not expected to live more than a month. However, 10 months later he left to serve his assigned mission having had his arm amputated.
In 1966, Dickson married Delores Jones. Two years later he graduated 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 joined the family sawmill business in Washington.
He and his wife have eight children, one boy and seven girls.