Elaine Schwartz Dalton (born November 1, 1946) was the thirteenth president of the

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(LDS Church) from 2008 to 2013. Dalton was born in

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. She earned a degree in English from

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(BYU).

LDS Church service

At the LDS Church's October 2002 general conference, Dalton, who had been serving on the Young Women General Board, was sustained as the second counselor to Susan W. Tanner, the newly-called general president of the Young Women organization. On March 31, 2007, Dalton became Tanner's first counselor when former first counselor Julie B. Beck was released to become the general president of the church's

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. When Tanner was released on April 5, 2008, Dalton succeeded her as the president of the organization. Dalton's counselors were

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and Ann M. Dibb. In 2009, Dalton spoke at the student body of BYU at their weekly devotional with an address entitled, "Zion Is the Pure in Heart". Dalton has spoken and written on the topics of modesty, chastity, and temples.Ravitz, Jessica
"Special Report: She's ready to lead the way for a 'return to virtue'"
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'', Utah, 9 May 2008. Retrieved on 17 August 2019. In early 2013, Dalton was criticized by some women in the church who were advocating greater church responsibilities for women (including receiving the priesthood). Consistent with current terms of service for church

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presidencies, Dalton and her counselors were released at the April 2013 LDS Church general conference, with

Bonnie L. Oscarson Bonnie Lee Green Oscarson (born October 23, 1950) was the fourteenth president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2013 to 2018. Bonnie Lee Green was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to ...

succeeding Dalton.

Personal life

She married Stephen E. Dalton in the

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on September 13, 1968 and they are the parents of six children. She is an avid runner and has completed more than 15 marathons. In July 2013, Dalton was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of

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and from 2015 to 2019 served as the chair."Elaine Dalton completes term as UVU Board of Trustees chair; Duff Thompson appointed to fill the role"
''UVU.edu'', 19 June 2019. Retrieved on 13 March 2020. Image:Kerr graduation.JPG, Image:Graduation procession.JPG,

Bibliography

*''Shine'' (Deseret Book Company, 4 April 2016) *''No Ordinary Women: Making a Difference through Righteous Influence'' (Deseret Book Company, 1 August 2016) *''A Return to Virtue'' (Deseret Book Company, 20 March 2018)

References

External links

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"General Auxiliaries: Sister Elaine S. Dalton"Elaine Dalton Speaking on the Importance of Family Relationships
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