| Michael J. Teh | |
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| March 31, 2007 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John U. Teh June 25, 1965 Davao City, Davao Region, Philippines |
Michael John Uy Teh (born June 25, 1965) is the second Filipino to serve as a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the first Filipino called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. Since becoming a general authority in 2007, Teh has been the youngest currently-serving general authority of the LDS Church. Prior to his call, the only Filipino to serve as a general authority had been Augusto A. Lim. Teh is currently serving as second counselor in the Philippines area presidency of the church.
Teh was born in Davao City in the Philippines. His parents joined the LDS Church when he was three years old. When he was 12 his family moved to Manila. Teh served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Davao from 1986 to 1988.
Teh studied business management at De La Salle University in Manila. Prior to being called as a general authority Teh worked full-time for the LDS Church as temple recorder for the Manila Philippines Temple and as a manager in the Church's Member and Statistical Records Division for the Philippines Area. Teh begin his employment with the LDS Church as a mail clerk in the Philippines office and worked his way up.
Among various callings in the Church before being called as a general authority, Teh served as a bishop, a counsellor in a stake presidency, a counselor in a mission presidency, and as an Area Seventy. He also served as a counsellor in the Philippines Area Presidency before and after his call as a general authority.
Teh married Grace May weedom in the Manila Philippines Temple on December 16, 1989. Michael and Grace first met when she was baptized when they were both teenagers. She later moved to Great Britain with her family. After a short time in Britain she returned to the Philippines and a short while later served a mission. They briefly met again before their missions but did not begin dating until about six months after Teh returned from his mission.[1] They are the parents of one son and two daughters. Grace served as executive director of the Mabuhay Deseret Foundation.
Beganning in August 2011 Teh served as president of the Philippines Area of the LDS Church.[2]
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