Margaret D. Nadauld
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Margaret Dyreng Nadauld (born 21 November 1944) was the eleventh general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1997 to 2002.
, Margaret Dyreng attended Snow College
and Brigham Young University
, graduating with a degree in speech and English in 1967. On 1 July 1968, Dyreng married Stephen D. Nadauld
in the Manti Utah Temple
. Stephen Nadauld would later serve as a general authority
of the church from 1991 to 1996.
At the October 1997 church general conference, Margaret Nadauld was accepted
by the church as the general president of the Young Women Organization, with Carol B. Thomas and Sharon G. Larson as her counselors. Nadauld succeeded Janette Hales Beckham
, who had been president since 1992.
In 2002, Nadauld and her counselors were released. Nadauld was succeeded by Susan W. Tanner
.
From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld and her husband lived in Switzerland
where Stephen Nadauld was president
of the Switzerland Geneva Mission
of the church.
Nadauld has served as president of the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
and as the vice president of the Utah chapter of American Mothers, Inc. Nadauld is the mother of seven sons.
Biography
Born and raised in Manti, UtahManti, Utah
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,040 people, 930 households, and 742 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,560.2 people per square mile . There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 518.3 per square mile...
, Margaret Dyreng attended Snow College
Snow College
Snow College is a rural, two-year state college located in Ephraim, Utah, U.S. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas...
and Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, graduating with a degree in speech and English in 1967. On 1 July 1968, Dyreng married Stephen D. Nadauld
Stephen D. Nadauld
Stephen Douglas Nadauld is an American academic and a former president of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Nadauld was also a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1991 to 1996....
in the Manti Utah Temple
Manti Utah Temple
The Manti Utah Temple is the fifth constructed temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Located in the city of Manti, Utah, it was the third LDS temple built west of the Mississippi River after the Mormons' great trek westward. The Manti Utah Temple (formerly the Manti Temple)...
. Stephen Nadauld would later serve as a general authority
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of the church from 1991 to 1996.
At the October 1997 church general conference, Margaret Nadauld was accepted
Common consent
Common consent is a democratic principle established by the Latter Day Saint movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., who taught in 1830 that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith." As it is most frequently used by the Church of Jesus Christ of...
by the church as the general president of the Young Women Organization, with Carol B. Thomas and Sharon G. Larson as her counselors. Nadauld succeeded Janette Hales Beckham
Janette Hales Beckham
Janette Callister Hales Beckham was the tenth general president of the Young Women Organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1992 to 1997...
, who had been president since 1992.
In 2002, Nadauld and her counselors were released. Nadauld was succeeded by Susan W. Tanner
Susan W. Tanner
Susan Winder Tanner was the twelfth general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 until April 2008.-Biography:...
.
From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld and her husband lived in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where Stephen Nadauld was 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 Switzerland Geneva 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 church.
Nadauld has served as president of the Utah chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian educational organization, founded in 1949. The Foundation is located adjacent to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S., and sits on ground that was once part of...
and as the vice president of the Utah chapter of American Mothers, Inc. Nadauld is the mother of seven sons.
Publications
- Margaret D. Nadauld (2004). A Mother's Influence: Raising Children to Change the World (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret BookDeseret BookDeseret Book is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters...
) ISBN 1590382390 - —— (2001). Write Back Soon: Letters of Love and Encouragement for Young Women (Salt Lake City, Utah: BookcraftBookcraftBookcraft was a major publisher of books and products for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:In 1940, LDS Church President Heber J. Grant asked the church's Improvement Era magazine to compile his sermons into a book called Gospel Standards. Compiler G...
) ISBN 1573459550