Vern P. Stanfill

Elder Vern P. Stanfill was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2015. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Central Area. After his call as a General Authority, he served in the Africa West Area Presidency. He has served in a number of committee assignments at Church headquarters. Elder Stanfill has also served in the North America Northeast and North America Southeast Area Presidencies. He is currently serving in the Caribbean Area Presidency.

Elder Stanfill has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the France Toulouse Mission, executive secretary, elders quorum president, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency, high priests group leader, and stake president.

Elder Stanfill received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Brigham Young University in 1981. He started his career managing his family’s ranch, which involved cattle, hay, and grain operations. He sold this business in 1998 and became involved in managing family assets and trusts. He has managed a portfolio of real estate and financial instruments and structured philanthropic and estate matters.

Vern Perry Stanfill was born in Townsend, Montana, on August 8, 1957. He married Alicia Cecile Cox in December 1980. They are the parents of four children.