Adrián Ochoa
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Adrián Ochoa Quintana has been the second counselor in general presidency of the Young Men organization
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2009.
Ochoa was born in San Francisco, California
to Eduardo and Consuelo Ochoa. He was raised primarily in Los Angeles, California
and Chihuahua, Mexico
. As a young man, Ochoa served as a public affairs missionary
for the LDS Church in Mexico.
Ochoa has worked in advertising and marketing in both the United States and Mexico. For much of his career, Ochoa ran a production company based in Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree from Universidad Regiomontana
and a diploma in Business from Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
In 2004, became the president
of the Honduras
San Pedro Sula
Mission
of the LDS Church from 2004 to 2007. He has also been an area seventy and has been a counselor in the Mexico North Area
presidency. Ochoa has also been a branch president
, an area public affairs director, and from 1987 to 1995 was the president of the Monterrey Mexico Mitras Stake.
In April 2009, Ochoa was selected by David L. Beck
to be Beck's second counselor in the general presidency of the LDS Church's Young Men organization.
Ochoa married Nancy Villareal in the Mexico City Temple. They are the parents of five children and as of 2009 were living in Highland, Utah
.
Young Men (organization)
The Young Men is a youth organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2009.
Ochoa was born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
to Eduardo and Consuelo Ochoa. He was raised primarily in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico, may refer to:* The State of Chihuahua in Mexico* The City of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, its capital...
. As a young man, Ochoa served as a public affairs missionary
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for the LDS Church in Mexico.
Ochoa has worked in advertising and marketing in both the United States and Mexico. For much of his career, Ochoa ran a production company based in Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree from Universidad Regiomontana
Universidad Regiomontana
The Universidad Regiomontana is a institution of higher education in Monterrey, México. This university has origin in the Instituto Modelo de Educación, this was converted in the UR by the Eduardo Elizondo . In 1974 a group of entrepreneurs bought the university...
and a diploma in Business from Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
In 2004, became the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church from 2004 to 2007. He has also been an area seventy and has been a counselor in the Mexico North Area
Area (LDS Church)
An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions...
presidency. Ochoa has also been a branch president
Branch President
A branch president is a leader of a "branch" congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The calling of branch president is very similar to the calling of bishop, except that instead of presiding over a ward, the branch president presides over a branch...
, an area public affairs director, and from 1987 to 1995 was the president of the Monterrey Mexico Mitras Stake.
In April 2009, Ochoa was selected by David L. Beck
David L. Beck
David LeRoy Beck has been the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009. He is the 21st president in the history of the Young Men....
to be Beck's second counselor in the general presidency of the LDS Church's Young Men organization.
Ochoa married Nancy Villareal in the Mexico City Temple. They are the parents of five children and as of 2009 were living in Highland, Utah
Highland, Utah
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately thirty miles from Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172...
.