Background
Galbraith was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to Bruce V. Galbraith and his wife, Beth Heninger.
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David Brian Galbraith
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Galbraith attended Brigham Young University, where he received a bachelor"s degree in political science and a master"s degree in international relations.
Career
He holds a doctorate in international relations from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His doctorate focused on Arab-Israeli relations and conflict resolution. Galbraith married Frieda Greta Lucile Kruger, a native of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
They first met in 1961 while he was living on a kibbutz and studying Hebrew.
She has a bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University and a master"s degree from Jerusalem University College. They are the parents of five children.
Galbraith spent much of his academic career in the Middle East. He lived there for a total of 20 years and was the director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for 15 years, from its start as a small study abroad program in 1972 through its growth into a major program by the late 1980s.
Galbraith wrote the book Jerusalem: The Eternal City with Andrew C. Skinner and Doctorate. Kelly Ogden.
Other writings of Galbraith include "The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies: Reflections of a Modern Pioneer" with Blair G. Van Dyke in The Religious Educator Volume 9 (2008) northern 1. In 1969 Galbraith became the first Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) branch president in Jerusalem. As such he was closely involved with the requests that led to approval of church meetings for Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) branches in Israel on Saturday and the building of the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden.
In these activities he worked closely with Harold B. Lee, Edwin Q. Cannon (who as president of the church"s Swiss Mission in 1972 had responsibility for the church in Israel), Gordon B. Hinckley, and Howard West. Hunter.
Galbraith served as president of the Bulgaria Sofia Mission from 2000 to 2003. When he arrived the mission only covered Bulgaria, but in September 2000 the mission was expanded to also include Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey.
He later served as president of the church"s Montreal Quebec Temple from 2009 to 2012.
