Ulisses Soares
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Ulisses Soares has been a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2005.
Soares was born in São Paulo
, Brazil
, the son of Apparecido and Mercedes Carecho Soares. His family joined the LDS Church when he was about five. As a young man, Soares served as a Mormon missionary
in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Mission
.
Soares received a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics from Pontificia Catholic University in Brazil. Prior to his call as a general authority, Soares was employed as the director of temporal affairs for the Brazil South Area
of the LDS Church. He had worked for Pirelli Tire Company but was convinced by Donald L. Clark to take a job as a senior auditor for the church. After Clark was called as a mission president
, Soares replaced him as director of temporal affairs.
In 1995, Soares served as the first president of the São Paulo Brazil Cotia
Stake. Soares served as the president of the Porto Portugal
Mission from 2000 to 2003.
In 2005, Soares became a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy.
Soares is married to Rosana Fernandes Morgado, who he initially met when they were both missionaries in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission. They have three 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 2005.
Soares was born in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, the son of Apparecido and Mercedes Carecho Soares. His family joined the LDS Church when he was about five. As a young man, Soares served as a Mormon 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...
in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
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...
.
Soares received a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics from Pontificia Catholic University in Brazil. Prior to his call as a general authority, Soares was employed as the director of temporal affairs for the Brazil South 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...
of the LDS Church. He had worked for Pirelli Tire Company but was convinced by Donald L. Clark to take a job as a senior auditor for the church. After Clark was called as a mission 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...
, Soares replaced him as director of temporal affairs.
In 1995, Soares served as the first president of the São Paulo Brazil Cotia
Cotia
Cotia is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2006 was 179,685. The city is at an altitude of 853 m, its density is 554.77/km² and the area is 324 km². Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway.- History :...
Stake. Soares served as the president of the Porto Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Mission from 2000 to 2003.
In 2005, Soares became a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy.
Soares is married to Rosana Fernandes Morgado, who he initially met when they were both missionaries in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission. They have three children.