Robert D. Hales

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Robert D. Hales

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

April 2, 1994

Called by

Ezra Taft Benson

LDS Church Apostle

April 7, 1994

Called by

Ezra Taft Benson

Reason

Death of Marvin J. Ashton

Presiding Bishop

April 6, 1985 – April 2, 1994

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

End reason

Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

First Quorum of the Seventy

October 1, 1976 – April 6, 1985

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

End reason

Called as Presiding Bishop

Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

April 4, 1975 – October 1, 1976

Called by

Spencer W. Kimball

End reason

Position abolished

Military career

1954-1958

Service/branch

United States Air Force

Rank

Captain

Personal details

Born

Robert Dean Hales
August 24, 1932
New York City, New York, United States

Alma mater

University of Utah (B.S.)
Harvard Business School (MBA)

Spouse

Mary Crandall

Children

Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle among the ranks of the church.

Church service

Hales has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve since April 2, 1994. He was ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994, filling a vacancy created by the death of Marvin J. Ashton. Hales served previously as the eleventh presiding bishop of the LDS Church from 1985 to 1994, as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1985, and as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1975 to 1976.

As a native of New York City, Hales is often the church's point man on dealing with issues in the city. He was involved in some of the early planning that led to the building of the Manhattan New York Temple.

Prior to his appointment as a general authority, Hales was president of the England London Mission in the late 1970s. He served three times as an LDS bishop in Weston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois and Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a branch president in Seville, Spain. He was also a high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency and regional representative.

Biography

Hales was born in New York City, New York, and raised in Queens. He was the son of (John) Rulon Hales and his wife, Vera Marie Holbrooke. Rulon Hales was a successful artist. Robert Hales received degrees from the University of Utah and Harvard Business School and was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He married Mary Crandall, whom he met as a college sophomore. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple and are the parents of two sons.

During his professional business career, Hales served in executive positions with four major national companies. After joining the Gillette Co., he became president of Papermate, a division of Gillette. Then he joined Max Factor as a vice president, and later headed Hughes Television Network. Just prior to his call to be a general authority, he was president of Chesebrough-Pond's.

In 2010, Deseret Book published Hales' book Return.

Works

Hales, Robert D. (2010), Return: four phases of our mortal journey home, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, ISBN 978-1-57008-769-1, OCLC 562780912
—— (Winter 1987), "The British Contribution to the Restored Gospel", BYU Studies 27 (1): 12–24

References

Elder Robert D. Hales, "Official Biographies for leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", Newsroom (LDS Church)
"Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve", Ensign, May 1994: 105–06
"Elder Robert Dean Hales: Assistant to the Council of the Twelve", Ensign, May 1975

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Preceded by Victor L. Brown	Presiding Bishop 1985—1994	Succeeded by Merrill J. Bateman
Preceded by Richard G. Scott	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 7, 1994—	Succeeded by Jeffrey R. Holland

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Robert D. Hales

Church service

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