- L. Aldin Porter
Lloyd Aldin Porter (born
June 30 ,1931 ) was ageneral authority ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1987 to 2001.Porter was born in Salt Lake City,
Utah and grew up in Idaho Falls,Idaho . From 1950 to 1952, he served as a LDS Church missionary in the West Central States Mission of the church. ["Church News ",June 22 ,1996 .]Porter worked with
J. Richard Clarke in the insurance business, eventually replacing him as head of an Idaho Falls agency. Porter later served as a counselor in theBoise Idaho Temple presidency. He also served for a time as a stake patriarch inMeridian, Idaho . In 1986, he become the president of the church'sLouisiana Baton Rouge mission.cite web |url=http://www.gapages.com/portela1.htm |title=L. (Lloyd) Aldin Porter |accessdate=2008-04-05 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Grampa Bill]Ezra Taft Benson cut Porter's term as mission president short when he asked Porter to serve in theFirst Quorum of the Seventy in 1987. He became one of the seven presidents of the Seventy in 1992, and was given general authorityemeritus status in 2001. As a general authority, Porter served as the executive director of the church's Missionary Department. He also served as a member of the Church Board of Education. As a general authority he also organized stakes in many places fromGreen Bay, Wisconsin toMeridian, Idaho . From 2002 to 2005, Porter served as president of theSalt Lake Temple . ["Church News ",September 21 ,2002 .]References
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