Vicki F. Matsumori
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Vicki Fujii Matsumori was the second counselor to Cheryl C. Lant
in the general presidency of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2010.
Vicki Fujii was born in Murray, Utah
. Her parents were not members of the LDS Church, but they sent her to a local LDS congregation as a child. When Vicki was eight years old, she was baptized a member of the church. Later, when Vicki was in high school, her parents also became members of the church. In 1973, she married James Matsumori in the Salt Lake Temple
. Matsumori obtained a degree in journalism and English from the University of Utah
in 1973.
At the April 2005 church general conference, Matsumori was accepted
by the church as the second counselor of Cheryl C. Lant
in the general presidency of the Primary. Prior to her call into the general presidency, Matsumori was a member of the general Primary board for five years and was a frequent contributor to the Friend magazine. She was released at the April 2010 General Conference.
Matsumori is the mother of three children.
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....
in the general presidency of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2010.
Vicki Fujii was born in Murray, Utah
Murray, Utah
Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state's fourteenth largest city. According to the 2010 census, Murray has approximately 46,746 residents.Murray is close to Salt Lake City,...
. Her parents were not members of the LDS Church, but they sent her to a local LDS congregation as a child. When Vicki was eight years old, she was baptized a member of the church. Later, when Vicki was in high school, her parents also became members of the church. In 1973, she married James Matsumori in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
. Matsumori obtained a degree in journalism and English from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in 1973.
At the April 2005 church general conference, Matsumori 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 second counselor of 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....
in the general presidency of the Primary. Prior to her call into the general presidency, Matsumori was a member of the general Primary board for five years and was a frequent contributor to the Friend magazine. She was released at the April 2010 General Conference.
Matsumori is the mother of three children.