W. Jay Eldredge
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Walter Joshua "Jay" Eldredge Jr. (27 April 1913–27 April 2002) was the thirteenth general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1969 to 1972.
as the leader of the YMMIA. In November 1972, Eldredge became the first general superintendent of that organization to be called the general president of the YMMIA. Just weeks after this change in terminology, Eldredge was released and was succeeded by his second counselor, Robert L. Backman
.
Prior to his service in the YMMIA, Eldredge had been a church mission president
in the eastern United States
and was the first president of the Parley's Stake of the church.
Eldredge was Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
to Walter Joshua and Lutie S. Nicholson Eldredge. He was married to Marjory Ormsby Hyde, a great-granddaughter of LDS Church apostle Orson Hyde
. Together they had five children. He died in Salt Lake City on his 89th birthday.
Biography
In 1969, he succeeded G. Carlos SmithG. Carlos Smith
George Carlos Smith Jr. was the eleventh general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , serving from 1962 to 1969.-Biography:...
as the leader of the YMMIA. In November 1972, Eldredge became the first general superintendent of that organization to be called the general president of the YMMIA. Just weeks after this change in terminology, Eldredge was released and was succeeded by his second counselor, Robert L. Backman
Robert L. Backman
Robert LeGrand Backman was a Utah lawyer and politician and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1978....
.
Prior to his service in the YMMIA, Eldredge had been a church mission 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...
in the eastern United States
United States
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and was the first president of the Parley's Stake of the church.
Eldredge was Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
to Walter Joshua and Lutie S. Nicholson Eldredge. He was married to Marjory Ormsby Hyde, a great-granddaughter of LDS Church apostle Orson Hyde
Orson Hyde
Orson Hyde was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles...
. Together they had five children. He died in Salt Lake City on his 89th birthday.