Monte J. Brough

Monte J. Brough
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01) – April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01)
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Transferred to the Second Quorum of the Seventy
Second Quorum of the Seventy
April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) – April 6, 1991 (1991-04-06)
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
First Quorum of the Seventy
April 6, 1991 (1991-04-06) – October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06)
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
Presidency of the Seventy
August 15, 1993 (1993-08-15) – August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
End reason	Honorably released
Emeritus General Authority
October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06) – September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Personal details
Born	Monte James Brough June 11, 1939(1939-06-11) Randolph, Utah, U.S.
Died	September 20, 2011(2011-09-20) (aged 72) Kaysville, Utah, U.S.

Monte James Brough (June 11, 1939 – September 20, 2011) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1988 until his death. He was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1988 and 1989 and from 1991 to 2007 and was a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy from 1989 to 1991. Brough was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy from 1993 to 1998.

Early life and career

Brough was born in Randolph, Utah. His father died when he was still a baby, and his mother was barely able to support her family of four children. He served as an LDS Church missionary in the British Isles.^[1] from 1959-61. He married Lanette Barker; they would eventually have seven children.

Brough earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Utah. He worked with computers and in management and eventually founded his own computer services company. From 1978 to 1981 Brough was the president of the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission of the LDS Church.

LDS Church service

From 1982 to 1983, Brough was a member of the general board of the LDS Church's Young Men organization.^[2] Brough served as the bishop of the church's Kaysville Ward from 1983 to 1987. From 1985 to 1986 he also served as executive secretary of the Utah North Area Presidency. He served as a regional representative from 1987 to 1988. He was a resident of Kaysville at the time of his call as a general authority.

General authority

During part of his time as a general authority, Brough served as president of the Asia Area of the LDS Church.^[3] In this capacity, Brough was closely involved with the opening of church missionary work in Mongolia.^[4] He also served as a conselor in the general presidency of the Young Men organization.^[5] After his time as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, Brough served as president of the North America Southeast Area.^[6]

In October 2007, Brough was designated an emeritus general authority of the LDS Church.^[7]

Brough died on September 20, 2011, aged 72, in Kaysville, Utah.^[8]

References

1. ^ LDS Church News
2. ^ Church News, October 8, 1988
3. ^ “New General Authority Assignments Announced”, Ensign, August 1993, p. 74
4. ^ Church News, October 6, 2007.
5. ^ “New Assignments, Releases in Seventies' Presidency and Quorums,” Ensign, November 1989, pp. 102–5
6. ^ “New Area Presidency Assignments,” Ensign, September 1999, pp. 74–75
7. ^ Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Sustaining of Church Officers”, Liahona, November 2007, pp. 4, 5
8. ^ "Emeritus general authority Elder Monte J. Brough dies at 72", Deseret News, September 23, 2011.

External links

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Monte J. Brough
• 2005 Deseret News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, 2004) p. 31
• “Elder Monte J. Brough of the First Quorum of the Seventy,” Ensign, Nov. 1988, p. 104