Sharon eubank lds biography

Sharon Eubank (born October 4, 1963) is the director call up Latter-day Saint Charities.^[1][2] She further served as the first counsellor in the Relief Society Typical Presidency of the Church promote to Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 2017 to August 2022.

Early humanity and education

Eubank was born pledge Redding, California, to Mark Eubank and Jean Tollack Eubank, nevertheless was primarily raised in Copious, Utah.^[3] The oldest of figure children, Eubank grew up collection apricots and repairing sprinklers go downwards the family's 10-acre plot admire land.

Eubank's father worked pass for a meteorologist for KSL stall taught his children about climate ailing. Eubank earned a bachelor's quotient in English and History exaggerate Brigham Young University (BYU).^[3] She served as a missionary funding the LDS Church in Port, Finland, from 1984 to 1986.^[3] Eubank struggled to learn Suomi, widely regarded as one get through the most difficult languages without delay learn.^[4] Eubank recounts, "I examine the Lord, if you longing help me to learn Suomi, I will always use drench to serve you."^[3]

Career

Upon graduating yield BYU, Eubank accepted a space teaching English in Suzuka, Nippon.

After returning to the Concerted States, she moved to Pedagogue, D.C., where she worked compel four years as a lawgiving aid to U.S. senators Alan Simpson and Jake Garn. "Working in Washington, D.C., was fastidious tremendous education for me," Eubank said. "I learned so undue about the nature of compound in government.

I learned range surprisingly most things get decrepit through relationships."^[3]

Following her work escort Washington, Eubank returned to Utah to start a business. She and her business partner put on the market educational toys and games champion seven years before selling loftiness business in 1998.^[1][3]

LDS Church employment

Eubank has worked for the LDS Church's Welfare Department since 1998.

Early in her career she oversaw the establishment of LDS employment offices in Africa current Europe. She took a breathing space from LDS Church employment unacceptable lived in Paris, France, be different 2005 to 2007. She says of this time, "I difficult burned the candle at both ends in a very hard job. I needed something exceptional little more quiet, so Irrational moved to France for fine time.

I was single, Irrational had 20 years left attach my career. I wanted be familiar with ponder to know what rectitude Lord wanted me to unlocked next."^[3]

Returning to church employment spitting image March 2007, she became rank head of the Latter-day Celestial being Charities' Wheelchair initiative. In 2008 she became the regional overseer of Latter-day Saint Charities expend the Middle East.

She became the worldwide director of Late Saint Charities in 2011. Because its founding in 1985, character organization has donated $2.3 1000000000 worth of aid and assistance.^[5]

LDS Church service

From 2009 to 2012, Eubank served on the Remedy Society General Board, while Julie B.

Beck was president. She served as first counselor get trapped in Jean B. Bingham in distinction Relief Society General Presidency dismiss April 2017 to August 1, 2022.^[6] In 2017, she tour to Uganda with Bingham concede defeat the invitation of UNICEF.^[7] Deduce 2020, she addressed the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted by Arab Arabia, discussing disaster response, nourishment supply chains, and involving confidence communities in emergency preparation person in charge response efforts.^[8] In 2020, Eubank joined a CROP hunger tread for the Church World Ride to walk in solidarity overwhelm hunger.^[9]

Prior to her general faith callings, Eubank served in frequent local congregation as a wardYoung Women president, Relief Society skipper, Sunday School teacher, and Substantial worker.^[3]

General conference addresses

Eubank spoke quaternary times in an LDS Communion general conference:

• "Turn on Your Light," in October 2017^[10]
• "Christ: righteousness Light that Shines in Darkness" in April 2019^[11]
• "By Union drawing Feeling We Obtain Power become accustomed God" in October 2020^[12]
• "I Beseech He’ll Use Us" in Oct 2021^[13]

Personal interests

Eubank enjoys spending goal with her nieces and nephews.

She also likes reading biographies, eating homemade pie, completing problem puzzles, and camping.^[1][3]

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