Quentin L. Cook

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

October 6, 2007

Called by

Gordon B. Hinckley

LDS Church Apostle

October 11, 2007

Called by

Gordon B. Hinckley

Reason

Death of James E. Faust; Henry B. Eyring added to First Presidency

Presidency of the Seventy

August 1, 2007 – October 6, 2007

Called by

Gordon B. Hinckley

End reason

Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

First Quorum of the Seventy

April 5, 1998 – October 6, 2007

Called by

Gordon B. Hinckley

End reason

Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Second Quorum of the Seventy

April 6, 1996 – April 5, 1998

Called by

Gordon B. Hinckley

End reason

Transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy

Personal details

Born

Quentin LaMar Cook
September 8, 1940
Logan, Utah, United States

Education

Utah State University (B.S.)
Stanford Law School (J.D.)

Spouse

Mary Gaddie
(1962–present)

Children

Quentin LaMar Cook (born September 8, 1940) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Currently, he is the thirteenth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church.

Biographical background

Born in Logan, Utah, Cook is among three children of Bernice Kimball and J. Vernon Cook. He is a great-great grandson of LDS Church apostle Heber C. Kimball and great-grandson of David Patten Kimball.

Raised in Logan, Cook attended Logan High School, where he participated in many sports, including football, basketball, baseball, and track. At Logan High, he was a teammate of future NFL great Merlin Olsen.^[1]

From 1960 to 1962, Cook served as an LDS Church missionary in England, where he and Jeffrey R. Holland served as companions, with Marion D. Hanks as mission president.^[2] After his return, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Gaddie, in the Logan Utah Temple on November 30, 1962. He graduated from Utah State University in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in political science and from Stanford Law School in 1966.

The Cooks moved to Hillsborough, California, where they had three children. Cook worked for 27 years as a corporate attorney, becoming a managing partner of Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson and Horn in the San Francisco Bay area. Later in his career, he served as president and chief executive officer of California Healthcare System (CHS) for three years and then as vice chairman of Sutter Health System.^[3] Cook did pro bono work as a city attorney for 14 years.

Church service

Within the LDS Church, Cook has served as a bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, president of the church's San Francisco California Stake, regional representative, and area seventy.

Cook was called as a general authority and member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy on April 6, 1996, was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 5, 1998. He was appointed as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy on August 1, 2007. As a general authority, Cook served in the presidency in the church's Philippines Area, as president of the Pacific and the North America Northwest areas, and as Executive Director of the Missionary Department.

On October 6, 2007, Cook was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, filling a vacancy created by the appointment of Henry B. Eyring to the First Presidency.^[4] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Cook is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator.

Works

Articles

Ensign, June 2011 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2011/06/the-true-path-to-happiness Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, May 2011 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2011/05/lds-women-are-incredible Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 2010 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2010/11/let-there-be-light Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
"Partnering with Our Friends from Other Faiths", Future of Mormonism, Patheos, 9 August 2010
Ensign, May 2010 http://www.lds.org/liahona/2010/05/we-follow-jesus-christ Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 2009 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2009/11/stewardship-a-sacred-trust Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, May 2009 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2009/05/our-fathers-plan-big-enough-for-all-his-children Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 2008 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2008/11/hope-ya-know-we-had-a-hard-time Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Liahona, September 2008 http://www.lds.org/liahona/2008/09/strengthen-faith-as-you-seek-knowledge Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, September 2008 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2008/09/be-a-missionary-all-your-life Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, August 2008 http://www.lds.org/liahona/2008/08/elder-d-todd-christofferson-prepared-to-serve-the-lord Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, May 2008 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2008/05/give-heed-unto-the-prophets-words Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 2007 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/11/live-by-faith-and-not-by-fear Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, February 2006 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2006/02/lessons-from-the-old-testament-in-the-world-but-not-of-the-world Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 2003: 95 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2003/11/are-you-a-saint Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, March 2003: 40 http://www.lds.org/ensign/2003/03/looking-beyond-the-mark Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
The Friend, June 1999 http://www.lds.org/friend/1999/06/friend-to-friend Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
"The One Who Made a Difference", New Era, June 1998 |chapter= ignored (help)
Ensign, November 1996: 28 http://www.lds.org/ensign/1996/11/rejoice Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)

Notes

↑ Church News. July 30, 2011 http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/articles/61207/Elder-Cook-throws-pitch.html. Retrieved October 6, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Holland, Jeffrey R. (April 2008), Ensign http://www.lds.org/ensign/2008/04/elder-quentin-l-cook-a-willing-heart-and-mind Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Davis, Lisa (1998-01-21), SF Weekly http://www.sfweekly.com/1998-01-21/news/sutter-s-empire-strikes-back/ Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)
↑ Newsroom (LDS Church), 7 October 2007 http://newsroom.lds.org/article/church-president-names-new-leaders Missing or empty |title= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)

References

"Official Biographies for leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", Newsroom (LDS Church) |chapter= ignored (help)
"Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Seventy", Ensign, May 1996

External links

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by David A. Bednar	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 6, 2007 –	Succeeded by D. Todd Christofferson

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Packer Perry Nelson Oaks Ballard Scott Hales Holland Bednar Cook Christofferson Andersen

Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

J. Smith (1829–44)^[1]
Cowdery (1829–38)^[1]^[2]
Whitmer (1829–38)^[1]^[2]
Harris (unknown–1837)^[1]^[2]
Marsh (1835–39)^[2]
Patten (1835–38)
B. Young, Sr. (1835–77)
H.C. Kimball (1835–68)
Hyde (1835–78)
McLellin (1835–38)^[2]
P.P. Pratt (1835–57)
L.S. Johnson (1835–37)^[2]
Wm. Smith (1835–45)^[2]
O. Pratt (1835–81)
Boynton (1835–37)^[2]
L.E. Johnson (1835–38)^[2]
Page (1838–46)^[2]
J. Taylor (1838–87)
W. Woodruff (1839–98)
G.A. Smith (1839–75)
W. Richards (1840–54)
Wight (1841–48)^[2]
H. Smith (1841–44)^[1]
A.M. Lyman (1842–67)^[3]
Benson (1846–69)
Rich (1849–83)
L. Snow (1849–1901)
E. Snow (1849–88)
F.D. Richards (1849–99)
J.M. Grant (1854–56)^[1]
Wells (1857–91)^[1]
J.W. Young (1855–1924)^[1]
G.Q. Cannon (1860–1901)
J.A. Young (1864–75)^[1]
B. Young, Jr. (1864–1903)
J.F. Smith, Sr. (1866–1918)
Carrington (1870–85)^[2]
Thatcher (1879–1909)
F.M. Lyman (1880–1916)
J.H. Smith (1880–1911)
Teasdale (1882–1907)
H.J. Grant (1882–1945)
J.W. Taylor (1884–1911)^[2]
M.W. Merrill (1889–1906)
Lund (1889–1921)
A.H. Cannon (1889–96)
M.F. Cowley (1897–1911)^[4]
A.O. Woodruff (1897–1904)
Clawson (1898–1943)
Smoot (1900–41)
H.M. Smith (1901–18)
G.A. Smith (1903–51)
Penrose (1904–25)
G.F. Richards (1906–50)
Whitney (1906–31)
McKay (1906–70)
Ivins (1907–34)
J.F. Smith, Jr. (1910–72)
Talmage (1911–33)
S.L. Richards (1917–59)
R.R. Lyman (1918–43)^[2]
M.J. Ballard (1919–39)
Widtsoe (1921–52)
J.F. Merrill (1931–52)
Callis (1933–47)
Clark (1934–61)
A.A. Hinckley (1934–36)
Bowen (1937–53)
S.Q. Cannon (1938–43)
Lee (1941–73)
S.W. Kimball (1943–85)
Benson (1943–94)
Petersen (1944–84)
M. Cowley (1945–53)
Moyle (1947–63)
Stapley (1950–78)
Romney (1951–88)
L. Richards (1952–83)
Bennion (1953–58)
Evans (1953–71)
Morris (1954–62)
Brown (1958–75)
Hunter (1959–95)
G.B. Hinckley (1961–2008)
Tanner (1962–82)
Monson (1963–)
Dyer (1967–77)^[1]
Packer (1970–)
Ashton (1971–94)
McConkie (1972–85)
Perry (1974–)
Haight (1976–2004)
Faust (1978–2007)
Maxwell (1981–2004)
Nelson (1984–)
Oaks (1984–)
M.R. Ballard (1985–)
Wirthlin (1986–2008)
Scott (1988–)
Hales (1994–)
Holland (1994–)
Eyring (1995–)
Uchtdorf (2004–)
Bednar (2004–)
Cook (2007–)
Christofferson (2008–)
Andersen (2009–)

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Term ended by excommunication. ↑ Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated. ↑ Term ended by suspension of priesthood.

Presidents of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Seven Presidents of the Seventy / First Council of the Seventy

Aldrich (1835–37)
J. Young (1835–81)
Hancock (1835–82)
Rich (1835–37)
Coltrin (1835–37)
Sherman (1835–37)
Smith (1835–37)
Miles (1836–45)
Gould (1837)
Foster (1837–41)
Butterfield (1837–44)
Gee (1837–38)
Gaylord (1837–38)
Harriman (1838–91)
Pulsipher (1838–62)
Orton (1845)
Rockwood (1845–79)
Clapp (1845–59)
Grant (1845–54)
Eldredge (1854–88)
Gates (1860–92)
Van Cott (1862–83)
W.W. Taylor (1880–84)
Cannon (1882–89)
Lewis (1882)
S.B. Young (1882–1924)
Fjeldsted (1884–1905)
Morgan (1884–94)
Roberts (1888–1933)
Reynolds (1890–1909)
Kimball (1892–1938)
Wells (1893–1941)
Stevenson (1894–97)
McMurrin (1897–1932)
Hart (1906–34)
L.E. Young (1909–63)
Pratt (1925–31)
Ivins (1931–67)
Bennion (1933–45)
J.H. Taylor (1933–46)
Hardy (1934–45)
Evans (1938–53)
Kirkham (1941–58)
S.D. Young (1945–76)
Hunter (1945–75)
McConkie (1946–72)
Hanks (1953–68)
Tuttle (1958–76)
P.H. Dunn (1964–76)
Rector (1968–76)
L.C. Dunn (1968–76)
Pinegar (1972–76)
G.R. Cook (1975–76)

Presidency of the Seventy

Richards (1976–83)
Faust (1976–78)
Fyans (1976–85)
Tuttle (1976–80)
Maxwell (1976–81)
Hanks (1976–80)
P.H. Dunn (1976–80)
Bangerter (1978–80)
Asay (1980–86)
Ballard (1980–85)
Larsen (1980–93)
Derrick (1980–84)
Durham (1981–85)
Scott (1983–88)
Hanks (1984–92)
Bangerter (1985–89)
Goaslind (1985–87)
Backman (1985–92)
Wirthlin (1986)
Pinnock (1986–89)
Paramore (1987–93)
Clarke (1988–93)
Pinegar (1989–95)
Asay (1989–96)
Didier (1992–95)
Porter (1992–2001)
J.J. Christensen (1993–99)
Brough (1993–98)
Hansen (1993–98)
Hillam (1995–2000)
Goaslind (1995–98)
Tingey (1996–2008)
Christofferson (1998–2008)
M.K. Jensen (1998–2001)
Sorensen (1998–2005)
Banks (1999–2002)
Neuenschwander (2000–04)
Didier (2001–07)
Samuelson (2001–03)
Uchtdorf (2002–04)
Bateman (2003–07)
Groberg (2004–05)
Oaks (2004–07)
Andersen (2005–09)
Rasband (2005–)
Q.L. Cook (2007)
Costa (2007–11)
Snow (2007–12)
González (2007–13)
Clayton (2008–)
J.E. Jensen (2008–12)
Hallstrom (2009–)
Callister (2011–14)
Maynes (2012–)
C.C. Christensen (2012–)
Soares (2013–)
Robbins (2014–)

Quentin L. Cook

Biographical background

Church service

Works

See also

Notes

References

External links