Church Service
Elder Evan A. Schmutz was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016. At the time of his call, he had been serving in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah South Area. From 2016–2020, Elder Schmutz served as a counselor and then President of the Philippines Area. From 2020 to 2023, Elder Schmutz served in the Utah Area Presidency. On August 1, 2023, he began serving as President of the North America Southwest Area. He was granted Emeritus status effective August 1, 2024.
Elder Schmutz has served in many Church callings, including full-time missionary in the North Carolina Greensboro Mission, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, and president of the Philippines Cebu Mission (2011–2014).
Professional Life
Elder Schmutz received a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1979 and a juris doctorate in 1982, both from Brigham Young University. He began his professional career in 1982, working with several prominent law firms in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Personal Life
Evan Antone Schmutz was born in St. George, Utah, on June 6, 1954. He married Cindy Lee Sims in 1978. Elder and Sister Schmutz are the parents of five children and 20 grandchildren.