- Becky L. Savage
Becky L. Savage has been a counselor to
Stephen M. Veazey in the First Presidency of theCommunity of Christ since March 2007. Savage is the first woman member of the First Presidency in the history of the Community of Christ.Savage was nominated as a counselor by Veazey on
March 1 ,2007 . [ [http://www.topix.com/content/kri/2919431865285034377116922478431214435683 "Woman Considered for Top Job"] , "Kansas City Star ",2007-03-02 .] [Steve Brisendine, [http://www.kmov.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8NK8RRG1.html "Community of Christ posed to break gender barrier"] ,Associated Press ,2007-03-02 .] [Stephen M. Veazey, [http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2007/letterofcounsel.asp "Letter of Counsel Regarding the Presiding Quorums"] ,2007-03-01 .] Savage's appointment was approved by the membership of the church at a World Conference of the church held 24 to31 March 2007 in Independence,Missouri . [Helen T. Gray, "First Woman Ordained to First Presidency", "Kansas City Star",2007-04-07 , p. E12.]Savage was born in
Guatemala and has been a professor ofnursing atGraceland University in Lamoni,Iowa . [http://www.cofchrist.org/bio/current/Savage-Becky.asp Becky L. Savage] .] She has degrees from Graceland University and theUniversity of Kansas .The Community of Christ opened its priesthood to women in 1984.Fact|date=November 2007
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Gail E. Mengel Notes
External links
* [http://www.cofchrist.org/bio/current/Savage-Becky.asp Church biography]
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