Ben B. Banks
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Benjamin Berry Banks was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1999 to 2002 and has been a general authority
of the LDS Church since 1989. Banks has also been a president
of the church's Jordan River Utah Temple
.
Banks was born in Murray
, Utah
.
Among church positions Banks held prior to his call as a general authority was that of stake president and bishop. From 1987 to 1989 he was president
of the church's Scotland
Edinburgh
Mission
.
On 1989-04-01, Banks was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy; he became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1992. Among other assignments while a general authority, Banks served for a time as Assistant Director of the church's Historical Department. He served as president of the Utah South Area
of the church during the late 1990s. In 1997, Banks presided at the groundbreaking for the Monticello Utah Temple
.
In 2002, Banks became an emeritus
general authority and the president
of the Jordan River Utah Temple
. He continued in this position until 2005.
In September 2005 Banks was called to serve with his wife Susan as directors of Church Hosting. He was still serving in this position in 2006.
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 LDS Church since 1989. Banks has also been a president
Temple President
Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A temple president's primary responsibility is to supervise the affairs of an LDS temple in both an administrative and spiritual capacity....
of the church's Jordan River Utah Temple
Jordan River Utah Temple
The Jordan River Utah Temple is the 20th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design....
.
Banks was born in Murray
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,...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
Among church positions Banks held prior to his call as a general authority was that of stake president and bishop. From 1987 to 1989 he was 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...
of the church's Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
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...
.
On 1989-04-01, Banks was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy; he became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1992. Among other assignments while a general authority, Banks served for a time as Assistant Director of the church's Historical Department. He served as president of the Utah 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 church during the late 1990s. In 1997, Banks presided at the groundbreaking for the Monticello Utah Temple
Monticello Utah Temple
The Monticello Utah Temple is the 53rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In October of 1997, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley announced the building of smaller Latter-day Saint Temples throughout the world. The first of these smaller temples was to be built...
.
In 2002, Banks became an emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
general authority and the president
Temple President
Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A temple president's primary responsibility is to supervise the affairs of an LDS temple in both an administrative and spiritual capacity....
of the Jordan River Utah Temple
Jordan River Utah Temple
The Jordan River Utah Temple is the 20th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in South Jordan, Utah, it was built with a modern single-spire design....
. He continued in this position until 2005.
In September 2005 Banks was called to serve with his wife Susan as directors of Church Hosting. He was still serving in this position in 2006.