Shayne M. Bowen
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Shayne Martell Bowen has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2006.
, Idaho
. From 1973 to 1975, Bowen was an LDS Church missionary
in the Chile
Santiago
Mission
of the church. During his time in Santiago he was briefly imprisoned by the Augusto Pinochet
regime under suspicions of espionage. He was released when they realized he was simply a missionary. After his mission he studied at Brigham Young University
, where he received a degree in English and a minor in Spanish in 1977.
Bowen was employed in the insurance
business and was president and owner of Bowen Insurance, now known as BowenGroup. He is married to Lynette Mortensen and they have seven children: Leisle, Emily, Heath, Trevor, Brecca, Tyson, and Devyn.
From 2000 to 2003, Bowen was the president
of the LDS Church's Spain
Barcelona
Mission. From 2005 to 2006, he was an area seventy. Immediately prior to this, Bowen was the president of the BYU–Idaho
First Stake. From 1990 to 1999, Bowen had been the president of the Idaho Falls Idaho West Stake. He has also served as a bishop in the LDS Church.
At the April 2006 general conference of the LDS Church, Bowen was accepted
by the membership as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 2008, he was residing in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, as president of the church's South America South Area.
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 2006.
Biography
Bowen was born in RigbyRigby, Idaho
Rigby is a small city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2000 census.The larger "Rigby area" includes such outlying unincorporated communities as Annis, Garfield, Grant, Labelle, and Clark...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. From 1973 to 1975, Bowen was an LDS Church missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
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...
in the Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
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. During his time in Santiago he was briefly imprisoned by the Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
regime under suspicions of espionage. He was released when they realized he was simply a missionary. After his mission he studied at 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...
, where he received a degree in English and a minor in Spanish in 1977.
Bowen was employed in the insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
business and was president and owner of Bowen Insurance, now known as BowenGroup. He is married to Lynette Mortensen and they have seven children: Leisle, Emily, Heath, Trevor, Brecca, Tyson, and Devyn.
From 2000 to 2003, Bowen 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 LDS Church's Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
Mission. From 2005 to 2006, he was an area seventy. Immediately prior to this, Bowen was the president of the BYU–Idaho
Brigham Young University–Idaho
Brigham Young University–Idaho is a private university located in Rexburg, Idaho. Founded in 1888, the university is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and transitioned from a junior college to a four-year institution in 2001, known for the greater part of its...
First Stake. From 1990 to 1999, Bowen had been the president of the Idaho Falls Idaho West Stake. He has also served as a bishop in the LDS Church.
At the April 2006 general conference of the LDS Church, Bowen 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 membership as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In 2008, he was residing in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, as president of the church's South America South Area.