Naomi M. Shumway

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Naomi M. Shumway

6th General President of the Primary

1974 – April 5, 1980

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

Predecessor

LaVern W. Parmley

Successor

Dwan J. Young

Personal details

Born

Naomi Maxfield
October 3, 1922
Provo, Utah

Died

22 May 2004 (aged 81)
Bountiful, Utah

Notable works

Primary entry for Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Spouse

Roden Grant Shumway

Naomi Maxfield Shumway (October 3, 1922 - May 22, 2004^[1] ) was the sixth general president of the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1974 to 1980.

Naomi Maxfield was born in Provo, Utah. She married Roden Grant Shumway.

In 1963, Shumway became a member of the general board of the Primary Association. In 1974, Shumway was selected to succeed LaVern W. Parmley as general president of the organization. Parmley had been the president of the Primary for 23 years. Shumway served until 1980, when she was succeeded by Dwan J. Young.

During Shumway's tenure, the Primary celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1878 by Aurelia Spencer Rogers. In 1980, Shumway and her counselors approved of a plan to end Primary on weekdays and to incorporate it into the LDS Church's three-hour Sunday worship services. However, the implementation of this plan was left to Shumway's successor, Dwan J. Young.

In the early 1990s, Shumway was selected to write the entry for Primary for Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

References

Arnold K. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon & Richard O. Cowan (eds.) (2000). Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book)
Carol Cornwall Madsen and Susan Staker Oman. (1978). Sisters and Little Saints: One Hundred Years of Primary (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book)
Janet Peterson and LaRene Gaunt (1996). The Children's Friends: Presidents of the Primary and Their Lives of Service (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book)
"New Presidency Sustained for Primary", Ensign, November 1974.

↑ "Naomi M. Shumway dies". Deseret News. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by LaVern W. Parmley	President of the Primary 1974 – April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05)	Succeeded by Dwan J. Young

v t e General presidencies of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	Felt (1880–1925) Anderson (1925–39) Hinckley (1940–43) Howells (1943–51) Parmley (1951–74) Shumway (1974–80) Young (1980–88) Grassli (1988–94) Pinegar (1994–99) Menlove (1999–2005) Lant (2005–10) Wixom (2010–)

First Counselors	Barratt (1880–88) Freeze (1888–1905) Anderson (1905–25) Pack (1925–29) Ross (1929–39) Howells (1940–43) Parmley (1943–51) Hale (1951–62) Doxey (1962–69) Reading (1970) Randall (1970–74) Paulsen (1974–77) Lemmon (1977–80) Cannon (1980–88) Jepsen (1988–94) Wirthlin (1994–99) Reynolds (1999–2005) Lifferth (2005–10) Stevens (2010–)

Second Counselors	Cannon (1880–95) West (1896–1905) Beebe (1906–25) Ross (1925–29) Thomas (1929–33) Lambert (1933–39) Thompson (1940–42) Parmley (1942–43) Boyle (1943–51) Richards (1951–53) Doxey (1953–62) Dunyon (1962–63) Reading (1963–70) Lane (1970–74) Lemmon (1974–77) Murdock (1977–80) Grassli (1980–88) Wright (1988–94) Warner (1994–99) Clegg (1999–2005) Matsumori (2005–10) Esplin (2010–)

Persondata
Name	Shumway, Naomi M.
Alternative names
Short description	6th General President of the Primary of the LDS Church
Date of birth	October 3, 1922
Place of birth	Provo, Utah
Date of death	May 24, 2004
Place of death	Bountiful, Utah

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