First Presidency Calls Three New General Authorities

On 5 December 1990, the First Presidency announced the appointment of three brethren to the Quorums of the Seventy. The new General Authorities began their assignments on 1 January 1991.

The three brethren are Earl C. Tingey, of Bountiful, Utah, called to the First Quorum of the Seventy; Rulon G. Craven, of Centerville, Utah, called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy; and W. Mack Lawrence, of Holladay, Utah, also called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy.

With Church membership now exceeding 7.5 million members in more than 125 nations and territories, the Seventy serve under the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve in administering Church affairs worldwide. Among other callings, some of the Seventy serve as Executive Directors of departments at Church headquarters, while others serve in Area Presidencies in twenty geographical areas around the world.

These latest callings bring the number serving in the First Quorum of the Seventy to thirty-four, including the Presidency of the Seventy.

The number in the Second Quorum of the Seventy is thirty-eight, for a total of seventy-two serving in the Seventy. Thirty-three are serving in Area Presidencies outside the U.S. and Canada.