Rosemary M. Wixom
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Rosemary Mix Wixom has been the general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2010. She is the twelfth general president in the history of the Primary, the organization that is responsible in the LDS Church for the instruction of children ages three to 12.
Wixom is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah
. She attended Utah State University
and married B. Jackson Wixom in 1970. From 2006 to 2009, her husband was the president
of the Washington D.C.
South Mission
of the LDS Church. Rosemary Wixom has been a member of the general board of the Primary and the general board of the church's Young Women organization
.
Wixom was accepted
as the general president of the Primary by the membership of the LDS Church at the church's April 2010 general conference
. She succeeded Cheryl C. Lant
, who had served in the position since 2005. Wixom selected Jean A. Stevens and Cheryl A. Esplin as her counselors in the general presidency of the Primary.
Wixom is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. She attended Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
and married B. Jackson Wixom in 1970. From 2006 to 2009, her husband was 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 Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
South 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. Rosemary Wixom has been a member of the general board of the Primary and the general board of the church's Young Women organization
Young Women (organization)
The Young Women is a youth organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
.
Wixom 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...
as the general president of the Primary by the membership of the LDS Church at the church's April 2010 general conference
General Conference (LDS Church)
General Conference is a semiannual world conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in April and October, where members gather in a series of two-hour sessions to listen to instruction from Church leaders...
. She succeeded Cheryl C. Lant
Cheryl C. Lant
Cheryl Clark Lant was the eleventh general president of the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 2005 and 2010....
, who had served in the position since 2005. Wixom selected Jean A. Stevens and Cheryl A. Esplin as her counselors in the general presidency of the Primary.