General Authorities and General Officers

Presidency of the Seventy

Elder Carl B. Cook was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2011. He was named a member of the Presidency of the Seventy on March 31, 2018. At the time of his call to the Presidency of the Seventy, he was assigned to Church headquarters. Elder Cook has also served as President of the Africa Southeast Area.

Elder Cook received a bachelor of arts from Weber State College in 1981 and a master of business administration from Utah State University in 1982. Prior to his call, he worked in commercial real estate development.

Elder Cook has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in Hamburg, Germany; bishop; stake president; Area Seventy; and president of the New Zealand Auckland Mission.

Carl Bert Cook was born in Ogden, Utah, on October 15, 1957. He married Lynette Hansen in December 1979. They are the parents of five children.

General conference talks

All General Conference talks by Carl B. Cook