Background
Ayala was born in Coronel, Chile. The other children were baptized once they reached the age of eight, the age at which Latter-day Saints are baptized.
Ayala was born in Coronel, Chile. The other children were baptized once they reached the age of eight, the age at which Latter-day Saints are baptized.
In Coronel, Ayala worked in industrial planning for a mining company. In the early 1970s, the family moved to Santiago to continue his work in industrial planning. While still a student, Ayala worked as a textile engineer where he invented several weaves and patterns still in use today.
He served at various times in his career as director of an Institute of Religion.
Ayala served as a regional representative twice and as a mission president in Uruguay. Ayala was released as a general authority in 1995.
As a general authority, Ayala served as a counselor in the presidencies of church"s South America South and South America North areas. After his service as a general authority, Ayala served as president of the church"s Santiago Chile Temple.