Elder Michael B. Strong

General Authority Seventy

Elder Michael B. Strong’s gospel learning began at home, where he was taught by his parents.

“My testimony has just grown and become stronger and stronger over time, almost in imperceptible ways,” Elder Strong said. As he looks back, “I’ve seen God’s hand so frequently in my life, but it has been punctuated by several very deep spiritual and profound experiences.”

As he and his wife have raised their family, they’ve been deliberate in incorporating the gospel into their lives. “We’ve tried to make it so the gospel is just woven into the fabric of our lives,” Elder Strong said. “It is who we are.”

Elder Strong received a bachelor of science degree in microbiology with a minor in chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1989 and a medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 1993.

He has been a physician and, at the time of his call, was working as chief medical information officer for the University of Utah.

Elder Strong has found that when he has encountered problems, including those in his profession, he has been guided to solutions as he has made those challenges a matter of prayer. “I could just feel the Lord giving me ideas and making solutions become apparent to me that I would not have otherwise seen,” he said. “I’ve come to realize that He truly cares about us.”

At the time of his call as a General Authority Seventy, Elder Strong was serving as an Area Seventy in the Utah Area. He has also served as president of the Perú Lima Central Mission, stake president, bishop, and full-time missionary in the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission.

Michael Brent Strong was born in Salt Lake City on August 6, 1965. He married Cristin Connelly on August 22, 1987, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of six children. Elder and Sister Strong reside in Centerville, Utah, USA.