Michael Tally Ringwood (born February 14, 1958) has been a general authority of

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(LDS Church) since 2009. Ringwood was born in

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, to Sharon Lee and Howard Lee Ringwood. At the time, Howard was a football player for

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(BYU). Ringwood was raised in

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and then went to BYU on a leadership scholarship. After a few semesters at BYU, Ringwood left to serve as a

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for the LDS Church in

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. After his mission, Ringwood returned to BYU where he earned a

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in accounting. Prior to becoming a general authority, Ringwood was a businessman who spent 14 years as a vice president with Huntsman Chemical Corporation, living in

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and

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. In 2000, he left Huntsman Chemical and returned to Salt Lake City where he served as president of Bear Creek Foods, president of Lofthouse Foods, and the

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of Close To My Heart, a scrapbooking company.

LDS Church service

In the LDS Church, Ringwood has been a

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of the church's Korea Seoul West

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(2004–07), and

of a

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married student

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(2008–09). In April 2009, Ringwood became a member of the

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, a full-time ecclesiastical position. He spoke at the LDS Church's general conference in 2009 about the willingness to believe, "Obedience will bring soft hearts and an easiness to believe in the word of God." In 2011, he was assigned as a counselor in the presidency of the church's Asia North

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and served as the area president from 2012 to 2015. In 2019, he was assigned to serve as the Executive Director of the Priesthood and Family Department, in which capacity he also serves on the Church Board of Education and as an adviser to the church's magazines.General Authorities and General Officers: Elder Michael T. Ringwood
''Church of Jesus Christ'', Retrieved 24 February 2020. On August 1, 2024, Ringwood became a member of the

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and was also assigned as a member of the Executive Committee of the Church Board of Education.Se
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for confirmation of his continued role on the Board and new assignment on its Executive Committee.

Personal life

Ringwood and Rosalie Nelson, a daughter of Russell M. Nelson and Dantzel Nelson, were married in December 1982. Russell M. Nelson is currently

of the LDS Church. The Ringwoods are the parents of five children.

References

External links

Michael T. Ringwood: Latter-day Saint official profile
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