Cecil Osborn Samuelson

August 1, 1941

Prior to holding these positions, Samuelson had worked as a professor of medicine and later dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah, and senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care. He was appointed to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1994, and while a general authority he served as an area president, in the Presidency of the Seventy, and as the general president of the church"s Sunday School organization. While serving in the area presidency of the North America West Area, Samuelson was a signatory to a May 11, 1999 letter to all adult congregants in California in advance of voting on Proposition 22. The letter advised Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) members in California to "do all you can by donating your means and time to assure a successful vote." Samuelson began his administration as president of Brigham Young University with a call for the faculty to "raise the bar" in their expectations of students. He also initiated a revamping of student housing to allow it to better augment the goals of the university. Samuelson gave a talk in September 2007 to Brigham Young University students on the theme "The Year of the Constitution". He holds a bachelor"s degree, a master"s degree, and an Doctor of Medicine from the University of Utah and completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is a Brother of Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity. On March 11, 2014, it was announced that Samuelson would be succeeded by Kevin J Worthen as the president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2014. In November 2014 he began service as president of the church"s Salt Lake Temple.

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Prior to holding these positions, Samuelson had worked as a professor of medicine and later dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah, and senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care. He was appointed to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1994, and while a general authority he served as an area president, in the Presidency of the Seventy, and as the general president of the church"s Sunday School organization. While serving in the area presidency of the North America West Area, Samuelson was a signatory to a May 11, 1999 letter to all adult congregants in California in advance of voting on Proposition 22.

The letter advised Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) members in California to "do all you can by donating your means and time to assure a successful vote."

Samuelson began his administration as president of Brigham Young University with a call for the faculty to "raise the bar" in their expectations of students.

He also initiated a revamping of student housing to allow it to better augment the goals of the university. Samuelson gave a talk in September 2007 to Brigham Young University students on the theme "The Year of the Constitution".

He holds a bachelor"s degree, a master"s degree, and an Doctor of Medicine from the University of Utah and completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is a Brother of Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

On March 11, 2014, it was announced that Samuelson would be succeeded by Kevin J Worthen as the president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2014.

In November 2014 he began service as president of the church"s Salt Lake Temple.

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