Allan F. Packer

Allan F. Packer

Allan Forrest Packer (born July 7, 1948) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008.

Packer is a son of Boyd K. Packer, an apostle of the LDS Church. He was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah. He graduated from high school in Massachusetts while his father was serving as president of the LDS Church's New England Mission. As a young man, Packer served as a missionary first in the Andes Mission and then after it was split in the Colombia–Venezuela Mission from 1968 to 1970.Fact|date=July 2008

Packer first met his wife, Terri Bennett, at a baptismal service in Boston while they were both still in high school. Bennett was, however, also a native of Utah. They married on June 1, 1970 not long after Packer returned from his mission. By that time Packer had been made a high priest and was serving as a counselor to their ward's bishop. The Packers now have eight children. Packer received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University. He worked as a vice president for various companies and then became an employee of the LDS Church's missionary department. From 2001 to 2004 he served as president of the Spain Malaga Mission. While president of the mission, Packer was involved in interfaith activities with Muslim and Jewish religious leaders. ["Church News", April 24, 2004.]

Packer has also served as a member of the Young Men General Board, a bishop, a scoutmaster, a stake and ward Young Men president, and a counselor to the president of the Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake.

At the April 2008 general conference of the church, Packer became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.

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References

* [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=7155558fcc599110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1 "Elder Allan F. Packer"] "Ensign", May 2008, p. 137
*"Church News", June 7, 2008; August 6, 1994; March 10, 2001

External links

* [http://gapages.com/packeaf1.htm Grampa Bill's General Authority Pages: Allan F. Packer]


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