Richard W. Winder
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Richard W. Winder has been a mid-level leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the last few decades.
Winder was born in Salt Lake City, Utah
.
Winder served as an LDS Church missionary
in Czechoslovakia
from 1948 to 1950.
Winder married Barbara W. Winder
, who later became a general president of the LDS Church's Relief Society
. The Winders made their living by running Winder Dairy.
In the LDS Church, Winder served as a bishop, stake president and Regional Representative of the Twelve
. Winder also served as president
of the church's California
San Diego Mission
.
In 1990, when the Czechoslovakia Mission of the church was reorganized after the fall of communism, Winder was appointed as the president of that mission. Winder has also been a counselor in the presidency
of the Jordan River Utah Temple
.
From 1999 to 2002, Winder served as president of the Family and Church History Mission, which included missionaries in the Family History Library
and the Church History Library and Archives.
Winder served as first president
of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple
from 2002 to 2004.
Winder was born in 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...
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Winder served as an LDS Church missionary
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
from 1948 to 1950.
Winder married Barbara W. Winder
Barbara W. Winder
Barbara Ann Woodhead Winder was the eleventh general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1984 to 1990....
, who later became a general president of the LDS Church's Relief Society
Relief Society
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories...
. The Winders made their living by running Winder Dairy.
In the LDS Church, Winder served as a bishop, stake president and Regional Representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve
Regional representative of the Twelve, commonly shorted to regional representative or regional rep, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1968 and 1995...
. Winder also served as 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 California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
San Diego 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...
.
In 1990, when the Czechoslovakia Mission of the church was reorganized after the fall of communism, Winder was appointed as the president of that mission. Winder has also been a counselor in the presidency
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....
.
From 1999 to 2002, Winder served as president of the Family and Church History Mission, which included missionaries in the Family History Library
Family History Library
The Family History Library is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City. The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch, the genealogical arm of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:The origins of the Family History...
and the Church History Library and Archives.
Winder served as first 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 Nauvoo Illinois Temple
Nauvoo Illinois Temple
The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the third such temple that has been built in Illinois ....
from 2002 to 2004.