J. Richard Clarke

J. Richard Clarke
J. Richard Clarke
Emeritus General Authority
	October 4, 1997
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Presidency of the Seventy
	October 1, 1988 – August 15, 1993
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Honorably released
First Quorum of the Seventy
	April 6, 1985 – October 4, 1997
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
	October 1, 1976 – April 6, 1985
Called by	Victor L. Brown
End reason	Honorable release of Victor L. Brown and his counselors
Personal details
Born	John Richard Clarke; April 4, 1927; Rexburg, Idaho, United States

John Richard Clarke (born April 4, 1927) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1976. He has been a member of the church's presiding bishopric and a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.

Clarke was born in Rexburg, Idaho, to John R. and Nora Redford Clarke. Clarke graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1952. He worked in the insurance industry in his professional career.

LDS Church service

As a young man he served as an LDS Church missionary in South Africa. Prior to his call as a general authority, he served as a bishop, stake president, and regional representative in Idaho. He also returned to South Africa as the president of the church's South Africa Cape Town Mission.

In 1976, Clarke became the second counselor to presiding bishop Victor L. Brown. He served in this capacity until Brown was released in 1985. Clarke was retained as a general authority and became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy in 1988. [1] He served in that capacity until 1997 when he was released and given general authority emeritus status.[2] In 2012 Clarke addressed the BYU student body at the weekly devotional.[3]

From 1998 to 2001, Clarke was president of the LDS Church's Laie Hawaii Temple.[4]

Personal life

Clarke married Barbara Jean Reed and are the parents of eight children.

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References

"New apostle called to fill vacancy", Deseret News, Utah, 8 October 1988. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.
Palmer, Douglas D.. "LDS sustain new Young Women's presidency", Deseret News, Utah, 5 October 1997. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.
Last, First. "Valley Digest", Provo Herald, 28 July 2003. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.
Satterfield, Rick. "Presidents of the Laie Hawaii Temple", Church of Jesus Christ Temples. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.

External links

Elder J. Richard Clarke of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Vaughn J Featherstone	Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric April 6, 1985 – October 3, 1992	Succeeded by Glenn L. Pace

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[1] "New apostle called to fill vacancy", Deseret News, Utah, 8 October 1988. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.

[2] Palmer, Douglas D.. "LDS sustain new Young Women's presidency", Deseret News, Utah, 5 October 1997. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.

[3] Last, First. "Valley Digest", Provo Herald, 28 July 2003. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.

[4] Satterfield, Rick. "Presidents of the Laie Hawaii Temple", Church of Jesus Christ Temples. Retrieved on 22 February 2020.