Per G. Malm
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Per Gösta Malm has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2010. He is currently a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy. Malm is the first general authority who was a resident of Sweden
at the time of his call.
Malm was raised by Latter-day Saint parents. His father had read the Book of Mormon
and then told the missionaries
he was meeting with he wanted to be baptized. Malm first met his wife, Ingrid Agneta Karlsson, at a campground while their families were traveling to the Bern Switzerland Temple
.
At age 16, Malm was called as a construction missionary for the LDS Church. He worked as a bricklayer
on buildings in Sweden, Finland
, Germany
, and the Netherlands
. After serving a short time in the Swedish military, Malm served as a regular LDS Church missionary in the church's Sweden Stockholm
Mission
.
Malm has degrees in business and public law from the University of Gothenburg and an LLM in law from the University of Lund.
Malm spent much of his career as an employee of the LDS Church's Office of the Presiding Bishop
, overseeing building maintenance, budgets and other temporal affiars of the church. He was for a time director of Temporal Affairs in the Church's Europe Area
.
Malm served as a counselor in the Sweden Goteborg Mission
presidency
when it was organized in the 1970s. He also served as a branch president
, a stake president, and as the church's public affairs director for Sweden. From 2003 to 2006, Malm was president of the Norway
Oslo
Mission. In 2008 he was called as an area seventy. While in this position Malm was the area supervisor for the Centers for Young Adults program.
Malm and his wife are the parents of eight children.
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 of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2010. He is currently a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy. Malm is the first general authority who was a resident of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the time of his call.
Malm was raised by Latter-day Saint parents. His father had read the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
and then told the missionaries
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...
he was meeting with he wanted to be baptized. Malm first met his wife, Ingrid Agneta Karlsson, at a campground while their families were traveling to the Bern Switzerland Temple
Bern Switzerland Temple
The Bern Switzerland Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Though the building is located in Münchenbuchsee, its postal address is assigned to the neighboring municipality of Zollikofen...
.
At age 16, Malm was called as a construction missionary for the LDS Church. He worked as a bricklayer
Bricklayer
A bricklayer or mason is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie".The training of a trade in...
on buildings in Sweden, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. After serving a short time in the Swedish military, Malm served as a regular LDS Church missionary in the church's Sweden Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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...
.
Malm has degrees in business and public law from the University of Gothenburg and an LLM in law from the University of Lund.
Malm spent much of his career as an employee of the LDS Church's Office of the Presiding Bishop
Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)
The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a priesthood calling with church-wide authority. The Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's Aaronic priesthood.-Presiding Bishopric:...
, overseeing building maintenance, budgets and other temporal affiars of the church. He was for a time director of Temporal Affairs in the Church's Europe 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...
.
Malm served as a counselor in the Sweden Goteborg 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...
presidency
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...
when it was organized in the 1970s. He also served as 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...
, a stake president, and as the church's public affairs director for Sweden. From 2003 to 2006, Malm was president of the Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
Mission. In 2008 he was called as an area seventy. While in this position Malm was the area supervisor for the Centers for Young Adults program.
Malm and his wife are the parents of eight children.