- Carlos E. Asay
Carlos Egan Asay (1926 –
1999-04-10 ) was ageneral authority ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1976 until his death.Asay was born in Sutherland,
Utah , and raised inMonroe, Utah . In 1947, just prior to leaving on his mission, Asay married Colleen Webb, largely due to the encouragement ofDon B. Colton , who was at that time president of the Salt Lake Mission Home."Church News",October 21 ,1989 .]From 1947 to 1950, he served as a LDS Church missionary in
Palestine ,Syria andLebanon . When he first arrived in the mission Asay had a hard time finding his mission president, Badwagan Piranian, who was also arriving at the mission fromSwitzerland . Asay and his mission companion eventually managed to locate Piranian and his wife inBeirut, Lebanon . After his return to Utah, he served in a variety of callings in the LDS Church, including bishop,regional representative of the Twelve Apostles , and member of the general board of the Sunday School. He was president of the church'sTexas North Mission from 1970 to 1973 and later was the president of the International Mission of the LDS Church.In 1976, Asay became a general authority and a member of the
First Quorum of the Seventy . He was a member of the seven-manPresidency of the Seventy twice, from 1980 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1996. In October 1996, he was given general authorityemeritus status and appointed the president of theSalt Lake Temple . He died of a heart attack while serving in this calling. His funeral was held in theSalt Lake Assembly Hall onTemple Square inSalt Lake City, Utah .Notes
References
*"Elder Asay eulogized for lifetime of service", "Church News",
1999-04-17
* [http://lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=96f0fd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder Carlos E. Asay of the First Quorum of the Seventy,”] "Ensign", May 1976, 134External links
* [http://gapages.com/asayce1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Carlos E. Asay]
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