Marcus B. Nash
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| Marcus B. Nash | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 1, 2006 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcus Bell Nash March 26, 1957 Seattle, Washington, United States |
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Marcus Bell Nash (born March 26, 1957) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2006.
Biography[edit]
Nash grew up in the Seattle area and was raised as a Latter-day Saint. As a young man, he served as a missionary in the church's El Salvador San Salvador Mission. In 1979, he married Shelley Hatch in the Salt Lake Temple. They knew each other growing up, having lived in the same neighborhood since Nash was about eight years old. They are the parents of five children.
Nash worked on the construction of the Seattle Washington Temple during the summer of 1979. He received a bachelor's degree in international relations and a law degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Since then, he has been an attorney and partner in the law firm of Stafford, Fray, Cooper.
In the LDS Church, Nash has served as a bishop, elders quorum president, president of the Lynnwood Washington Stake (1991[1] to 2001[2]) and as an area seventy (2001 to 2006).
In April 2006, Nash became a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Nash served first as a counselor and then as president of the church's South America West Area. He also served as president of the South America Northwest Area. Beginning in 2011, he assists in administration of the North America Northeast Area and as Assistant Executive Director of the Church History Department.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ New stake presidencies, Church News, 23 March 1991.
- ↑ New stake presidencies, Church News, 24 March 2001.
- Sarah Jane Weaver, Life of service: Love of people, Love of the Lord, Church News, 6 May 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Deseret Morning News 2008 Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2007) p. 49
- "Elder Marcus B. Nash Of the Seventy," Liahona, May 2006, p. 125
External links[edit]
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- "General Authorities: Elder Marcus B. Nash", lds.org
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Marcus B. Nash
- Biography at Joseph Smith Papers Project website (accessed May 4, 2012)
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- 1957 births
- American general authorities (LDS Church)
- American Mormon missionaries in El Salvador
- Lawyers from Seattle
- Members of the First Quorum of the Seventy (LDS Church)
- J. Reuben Clark Law School alumni
- American lawyers
- Area seventies (LDS Church)
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- Latter Day Saints from Washington (state)
- People from Lynnwood, Washington
