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Donald L. Staheli 
Second Quorum of the Seventy April 5, 1997 – September 30, 2006 Called by Gordon B. Hinckley End reason Honorably released Personal details Born Donald Lafayette Staheli
October 19, 1931
St. George, Utah, United StatesDied May 29, 2010 (aged 78)
St. George, Utah, United StatesDonald Lafayette Staheli (October 19, 1931 – May 29, 2010) was an American business executive and was a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1997 to 2006.
Staheli was born in St. George, Utah and was raised in Hurricane, Utah. He received a B.S. degree from Utah State University and then an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He also served for two years in the United States Air Force.
Staheli was the CEO of Allied Mills and then CEO of Continental Grain. He was the CEO of Continental Grain and the chair of the U.S.–China Business Council at the time of his call to be a general authority. He was also an advisor to the mayor of Shanghai, Zhu Rongji.[1]
Staheli was serving as president of the LDS Church's Yorktown New York Stake at the time of his call as a general authority. He became a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy in April 1997, when he was living in New Canaan, Connecticut. He served as president of the North America Central Area at the time that the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was dedicated. Staheli was released as a general authority in 2006.
He served as the President of the Draper Utah Temple until his death on May 29, 2010.
Notes
- ^ 2005 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Donald L. Staheli, ldsinternationalsociety.org, accessed 2008-05-16.
Grandchildren: Courtney White, Andrea White, Brandon White, Trevor White, Callie White Manion, Austin White, Richard Barone, Nate Barone, Afton Staheli, Zach Staheli, Tanner Price, Jordan Price, Zoe Price.
References
- 2008 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2007) p. 103
- “Elder Donald L. Staheli Of the Seventy,” Ensign, May 1997, p. 107
- Church News, May 4, 2002; July 12, 1997
- Deseret News, May 30, 2010
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