John K. Carmack
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John Kay Carmack has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1984. He is currently an emeritus
general authority and was the managing director of the church's Perpetual Education Fund
.
, Arizona
. After attending Brigham Young University
for two years, Carmack served as an LDS Church missionary
in the Western Central States Mission
of the church. Upon returning home, he completed his arts degree at BYU and went on to obtain a law degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. Carmack joined a law firm in Los Angeles
, eventually becoming the firm's president. Carmack also served briefly in the United States military in Korea
.
Carmack is married to Shirley Fay Allen and they are the parents of six children.
In the church, Carmack served in a variety of callings, including president of the Los Angeles California Stake of the church and later as a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles. In 1981, Carmack was appointed to preside
over the Idaho
Boise Mission of the church.
, the Louisville Kentucky Temple
, the Nashville Tennessee Temple
, and The Hague Netherlands Temple
.
In 2001, Carmack was given emeritus
status and released from his duties as a Seventy. Upon Carmack's release, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
immediately asked Carmack to become the managing director of the church's new Perpetual Education Fund
.
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 1984. He is currently an emeritus
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 and was the managing director of the church's Perpetual Education Fund
Perpetual Education Fund
The Perpetual Education Fund is a program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, first announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley on March 31, 2001...
.
Biographical background
Carmack was born in WinslowWinslow, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile...
, 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...
. After attending 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...
for two years, Carmack served as 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 Western Central States 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. Upon returning home, he completed his arts degree at BYU and went on to obtain a law degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. Carmack joined a law firm in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, eventually becoming the firm's president. Carmack also served briefly in the United States military in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
.
Carmack is married to Shirley Fay Allen and they are the parents of six children.
In the church, Carmack served in a variety of callings, including president of the Los Angeles California Stake of the church and later as a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles. In 1981, Carmack was appointed to preside
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...
over the 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....
Boise Mission of the church.
General authority
In 1984, Carmack became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 1989, he was made executive director of the church's Historical Department. As a general authority, Carmack performed the groundbreaking for four LDS Church temples: the Hong Kong China TempleHong Kong China Temple
The Hong Kong China Temple is the 48th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
, the Louisville Kentucky Temple
Louisville Kentucky Temple
The Louisville Kentucky Temple is the 76th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Crestwood, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville....
, the Nashville Tennessee Temple
Nashville Tennessee Temple
The Nashville Tennessee Temple is the 84th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The temple was built next to an existing meetinghouse about twenty miles southwest of Nashville. The temple's exterior is constructed from Imperial Danby white marble and has a single...
, and The Hague Netherlands Temple
The Hague Netherlands Temple
The Hague Netherlands Temple is the 114th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The building of a LDS temple in Zoetermeer, a satellite city of The Hague, was announced on August 16, 1999...
.
In 2001, Carmack was given emeritus
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:...
status and released from his duties as a Seventy. Upon Carmack's release, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...
immediately asked Carmack to become the managing director of the church's new Perpetual Education Fund
Perpetual Education Fund
The Perpetual Education Fund is a program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, first announced by President Gordon B. Hinckley on March 31, 2001...
.
Publications
- John K. Carmack (2004). A Bright Ray of Hope: The Perpetual Education Fund (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret BookDeseret BookDeseret Book is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters...
) ISBN 159038234X - —— (1993). Tolerance: Principles, Practices, Obstacles, Limits (Salt Lake City, Utah: BookcraftBookcraftBookcraft was a major publisher of books and products for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:In 1940, LDS Church President Heber J. Grant asked the church's Improvement Era magazine to compile his sermons into a book called Gospel Standards. Compiler G...
) ISBN 0884948900 - ——, "Unmeasured Factors of Success" in Galen L. Fletcher & Jane H. Wise (eds.) (2002). Life in the Law: Answering God's Interrogatories (Provo, Utah: BYU Press) ISBN 0842525122