Elder Sandino Roman

General Authority Seventy

Elder Sandino Roman was introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ as a child. Each Sunday a friend of his mother brought him and his sister to meet with the 15 other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a small meetinghouse in Mexico. 

The five-year-old prayed every day that his family would become converted to the gospel. Two years later, his mother and father were baptized. One year after that, his father baptized him. “For that reason, I know that the Lord hears children’s prayers,” Elder Roman said.

Embracing the gospel and serving in the Church has had a transformative effect on his family. “I’ve seen the end result that the gospel brings into lives,” Elder Roman said. “I know it brings happiness and hope.”

Sandino Roman was born on August 7, 1973, to Lidia Corral and Prometeo Roman in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. While playing on the volleyball team of the Church-owned Benemérito de las Américas high school, Roman met Guadalupe Villanueva Rojas. They were sealed in the Mexico City Mexico Temple on December 19, 1998. They have four children.

Elder Roman received a bachelor of science degree in computer systems from ITESM (the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education) in 2000 and a master of business administration from Brigham Young University in 2006. He has worked as a marketing manager for Johnson & Johnson and for the Church as the manager of the Mexico Area Support Services Office.

At the time of his call, he and his wife were serving as leaders of the Ecuador Quito North Mission. Elder Roman has also served as an Area Seventy, stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, and elders quorum president.

Elder Roman said his main goal in life, wherever he serves, is to earn the trust of the Lord. “I want Him to know He can trust me to do this work,” he said.