Kenneth Johnson (Mormon)
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Kenneth Johnson has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1990. Since 2010 he has been an emeritus general authority.
Johnson was born in Norwich, England
. He joined the LDS Church in 1959 after having been introduced to the church by Pamela Wilson; he was baptized by Wilson's father Tom. Johnson married Pam Wilson on March 24, 1962. They have a child, Kevin Johnson.
Johnson was employed as a printer but switched to being an insurance broker in 1964.
For a time, Johnson served as president of the LDS Church's Norwich England Stake. He then served as a Regional Representative of the Twelve
. He was called to the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy in 1990. He was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1993.
On October 2, 2010, Johnson was released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and given general authority emeritus status at the LDS Church's semi-annual general conference
.
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 1990. Since 2010 he has been an emeritus general authority.
Johnson was born in Norwich, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He joined the LDS Church in 1959 after having been introduced to the church by Pamela Wilson; he was baptized by Wilson's father Tom. Johnson married Pam Wilson on March 24, 1962. They have a child, Kevin Johnson.
Johnson was employed as a printer but switched to being an insurance broker in 1964.
For a time, Johnson served as president of the LDS Church's Norwich England Stake. He then served as a Regional Representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve, commonly shorted to regional representative or regional rep, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1968 and 1995...
. He was called to the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy in 1990. He was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1993.
On October 2, 2010, Johnson was released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and given general authority emeritus status at the LDS Church's semi-annual general conference
General Conference (LDS Church)
General Conference is a semiannual world conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in April and October, where members gather in a series of two-hour sessions to listen to instruction from Church leaders...
.