Margaret S. Lifferth

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Margaret S. Lifferth
First Counselor in the general presidency of the Primary
April 2, 2005 (2005-04-02)[1] – 2010
Called by Cheryl C. Lant
Predecessor Sydney S. Reynolds
Successor Jean A. Stevens
Personal details
Born Margaret Swensen March 30, 1947
(1947-03-30) March 30, 1947
Washington, D.C., United States
Education B.A. degree in English[1]
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Spouse Dennis Lifferth
Children 7
Parents Albert Swensen
Jenny Romney

Margaret Swensen Lifferth (born March 30, 1947) was a counselor to Cheryl C. Lant in the general presidency of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2010.[2]

Margaret Swensen was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Provo, Utah.[3] She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English and married Dennis Lifferth in the Salt Lake Temple in 1968.

At the April 2005 general conference, Lifferth was accepted by the church as the first counselor of Cheryl C. Lant in the general presidency of the Primary. She was released at the April 2010 General Conference.[2]

Lifferth is the mother of seven children.

Lifferth is currently serving a mission in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, who is serving as a mission president for the LDS Church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Primary leaders begin term of service". Church News. Retrieved 18 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Authorities Called, Primary General Presidency Reorganized". 
  3. ↑ "Margaret S. Lifferth: First Counselor, Primary General Presidency", Ensign, May 2005, p. 128
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Preceded by
Sydney S. Reynolds		 First Counselor in the
general presidency of the Primary
April 2, 2005 (2005-04-02)—2010 		Succeeded by
Jean A. Stevens
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