James B. Martino
| James B. Martino | ||
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| Second Quorum of the Seventy | ||
| April 11, 2009 | ||
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born |
James Boyd Martino March 28, 1951 Denton, Texas, United States | |
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James Boyd Martino (born March 28, 1951) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2009.
Background
Martino was born in Denton, Texas. As a young man, he served as a LDS Church missionary in the Guatemala–El Salvador Mission.[1]
Martino has a bachelor's degree in business from Brigham Young University.[1] He then went into working for Russell-Newman, a family apparel company. Under his leadership, the company bought the tee-shirt maker Ground Control. He was president and CEO of the company from 1989 to 2000. He served as the chairman of the company from 2003 until his retirement in 2009.
Martino married Jennie Marie Barron in 1973 and they are the parents of five children.
LDS Church service
In the LDS Church, Martino has served in various positions, including seminary teacher, bishop, high councilor, stake president,[1] and as president of the Venezuela Maracaibo Mission from 2000 to 2003.[2][3] In April 2008, he was called to be an area seventy in the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, serving in the church's North America Southwest Area.[4] In April 2009, he was called to full-time church service as a general authority and member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He began service as a counselor in the presidency of the church's Central America Area in August 2009 and became president of the area two years later.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New mission presidents". Church News. January 15, 2000. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ "New and Returning Mission Presidents". Church News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News). March 11, 2000. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ "New mission presidents for 105 missions". Church News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News). March 8, 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ "38 Area Seventies called". Church News. April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
References
- “Elder James B. Martino,” Liahona, May 2009, p. 139
- "12 called to Quorums of the Seventy". Church News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News). April 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.