Carol F. McConkie
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| Carol F. McConkie | |
|---|---|
| First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency | |
| April 2013 | |
| Called by | Bonnie L. Oscarson |
| Predecessor | Mary N. Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Foley April 23, 1952 Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Oscar W. McConkie III |
| Children | 7 |
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Carol Foley McConkie (born April 23, 1952) was the first counselor in the general presidency of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2013 to 2018.
Carol Foley was born in Spokane, Washington. Her parents converted to the LDS Church in Delaware when she was a toddler. She was raised in Delaware, New York, and Arizona.
She has a degree in English education from Arizona State University, where she met her husband Oscar W. McConkie III. The McConkies were married in the Mesa Temple in 1973 and are the parents of seven children.
From 2005 to 2008, McConkie served with her husband while he was president of the church's California San Jose Mission. McConkie has been a member of the general board of the Young Women and has been a local leader in ward and stake Young Women, Relief Society, and Primary organizations.
In April 2013, McConkie was called as first counselor to Bonnie L. Oscarson in the Young Women general presidency. In this position she has been involved in many major meetings including one in 2014 in New Jersey that got local media attention.[1]
In April 2018, Oscarson and her counselors were released, with Bonnie H. Cordon called as the new Young Women General President.
See also[edit]
- Oscar W. McConkie, Jr.: father-in-law
References[edit]
- Peggy Fletcher Stark "New Leaders Named For Mormon Young Women", Salt Lake Tribune, April 6, 2013
- Article on McConkie in Exponent 2
External links[edit]
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mary N. Cook |
First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency April 2013 |
Incumbent |
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- 1952 births
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
- American leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- Arizona State University alumni
- Counselors in the General Presidency of the Young Women (organization)
- McConkie family
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- Latter Day Saints from Delaware
- Latter Day Saints from New York (state)
- Latter Day Saints from Arizona
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
