Michael A. Neider
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Michael Antone Neider was a counselor to Charles W. Dahlquist II
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2004 to 2009.
Neider was born in Pocatello
, Idaho
and raised in Tyhee, Idaho
. He served as an LDS Church missionary
in the Central Atlantic States Mission
of the church. Neider obtained a law degree from Brigham Young University
.
Neider has also been a stake president and a bishop in the church. At the April 2004 church general conference, Neider was accepted
by the church as the second counselor to Charles W. Dahlquist II
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization. Dahlquist and his counselors were released in April 2009.
Neider married Rosemary Curtis in the Salt Lake Temple
in 1971. The couple are the parents of eight children and reside in Sandy, Utah
, where Neider is an executive in his own construction-materials manufacturing business.
Neider became the president
of the Las Vegas Nevada Mission
of the LDS Church in July 2011; it is expected that he will serve in this position until June 2014.
Charles W. Dahlquist II
Charles Winston Dahlquist II was the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2004 to 2009. He was the twentieth head of the LDS Church's Young Men organization....
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2004 to 2009.
Neider was born in Pocatello
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
, 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....
and raised in Tyhee, Idaho
Bannock County, Idaho
Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census...
. He 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 Central Atlantic 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. Neider obtained a law degree 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...
.
Neider has also been a stake president and a bishop in the church. At the April 2004 church general conference, Neider was accepted
Common consent
Common consent is a democratic principle established by the Latter Day Saint movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., who taught in 1830 that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith." As it is most frequently used by the Church of Jesus Christ of...
by the church as the second counselor to Charles W. Dahlquist II
Charles W. Dahlquist II
Charles Winston Dahlquist II was the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2004 to 2009. He was the twentieth head of the LDS Church's Young Men organization....
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization. Dahlquist and his counselors were released in April 2009.
Neider married Rosemary Curtis in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
in 1971. The couple are the parents of eight children and reside in Sandy, Utah
Sandy, Utah
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....
, where Neider is an executive in his own construction-materials manufacturing business.
Neider became the 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 Las Vegas Nevada 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 July 2011; it is expected that he will serve in this position until June 2014.