Moroni Bing Torgan

Moroni Bing Torgan (born October 6, 1956) is a Brazilian politician, probably the highest ranking Latter-day Saint politician in Brazil. A member of the National Chamber of Deputies, Torgan is known for fighting crime and corruption. At least as of 2001 he was the only Latter-day Saint serving in Brazil's congress.^[1]

Biography

Prior to his election to the National Congress, Torgan served as president of the Fortaleza Brazil Stake. He served in that position from 1985–1991.

As a youth Torgan was on a Brazilian National championship volleyball team. He is from Porto Alegre, Brazil. His great-grandmother on his mother's side was among the first members of the LDS branches in Brazil in 1938. However Torgan himself grew up primarily in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Torgan served a mission for the LDS Church in a mission based in Sao Paulo. His mission president was Saul Messias.

Prior to entering politics, Torgan was a Brazilian federal police officer in Ceara State. In 1987 he was appointed secretary of public security for this state, in which he served until he was elected to Brazil's congress in 1991.

Torgan is married to the former Rosa Caldas. As of 1989 they had two sons, Mosiah and Jared.

Torgan served in the congress of Brazil from 1991–1995. In 1995 he was elected vice governor of Ceara. He later served in the Brazilian congress again from 1999-2003 and from 2003-2007.

In 2009 Torgan was called to serve as president of the Portugal Lisbon Mission of the Church.^[2]

References

• LDS Church News, August 25, 2001; September 16, 1995; March 16, 1991; September 23, 1989.
• Ensign, February 1986, p. 77
• Mormon Times, October 1, 2009
• government bio of Torgan

1. ^ http://www.mormonstoday.com/010831/N2RNelson01.shtml
2. ^ LDS Church News, March 7, 2009

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