Carole M. Stephens

First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency^[1]

March 31, 2012

Called by

Predecessor

Personal details

Born

Carole Manzel
March 1957
Ogden, Utah, United States

Spouse

Martin R. Stephens

Children

Parents

Carl L. and Forest Manzel

Website

Carole Manzel Stephens (born March 1957) has been a member of the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since March 2012.^[2]^[3] She was serving on the Relief Society's general board when she was asked to be the first counselor to general president Linda K. Burton.^[4]^[5]

Stephens was born in Ogden, Utah,^[1] to Carl L. and Forest Manzel.^[6] She is married to Martin R. Stephens; they are the parents of six children.

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Organization: General Auxiliaries", LDS.org (LDS Church), archived from the original on 2014-11-26, [S]he accepted the call to serve as first counselor in the general presidency |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (March 31, 2012). The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/53830666-78/burton-president-relief-society. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Van Leer, Twila (March 31, 2012). Deseret News http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765564839/LDS-Church-announces-changes-to-presiding-bishopric-Relief-Society-presidency-First-Quorum-of-the.html?pg=all. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ "News Release", MormonNewsroom.org (LDS Church), March 31, 2012, archived from the original on 2014-11-26 |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ "Callings: Relief Society", LDS.org (LDS Church), archived from the original on 2014-11-26 |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Liahona (LDS Church). May 2012 http://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/05/carole-m-stephens. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Silvia H. Allred	First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	Incumbent

General Presidencies of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.H. Smith (1842–44) Snow (1866–87) Young (1888–1901) B.W. Smith (1901–10) Wells (1910–21) Williams (1921–28) Robison (1928–39) Lyman (1940–45) Spafford (1945–74) B.B. Smith (1974–84) Winder (1984–90) Jack (1990–97) Smoot (1997–2002) Parkin (2002–07) Beck (2007–12) Burton (2012–)

First Counselors	Cleveland (1842–44) Young (1880–87) Richards (1888–1901) Hyde (1901–09) Williams (1910–21) Knight (1921–28) Lyman (1928–39) Howells (1939–45) Sharp (1945–74) Cannon (1974–78) Boyer (1978–84) Evans (1984–90) Okazaki (1990–97) Jensen (1997–2002) Hughes (2002–07) Allred (2007–12) Stephens (2012–)

Second Counselor	Whitney (1842–44, 1886–87) B.W. Smith (1888–1901) Dusenberry (1901–10) J.L. Smith (1910–21) Robison (1921–28) Child (1928–35) Barker (1935–39) Sorensen (1940–42) Spafford (1942–45) Garff (1945–47) Simonsen (1947–56) Anderson (1957–58) Madsen (1958–74) Boyer (1974–78) Thomas (1978–83) Reese (1983–84) Doxey (1984–90) Clyde (1990–97) Dew (1997–2002) Pingree (2002–07) Thompson (2007–12) Reeves (2012–)