Background
Carmack was born in Winslow, Arizona.
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Education
Upon returning home, he completed his arts degree at Brigham Young University and went on to obtain a law degree at the University of California at Los Los Angeles
Career
He is currently an emeritus general authority and was the managing director of the church"s Perpetual Education Fund from 2001 to 2012. Carmack joined a law firm in Los Angeles, eventually becoming the firm"s president Carmack also served briefly in the United States military in of Korea.
Carmack is married to Shirley Fay Allen and they are the parents of six children.
In the church, Carmack served in a variety of callings, including president of the Los Angeles California Stake of the church and as a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles. In 1981, Carmack was appointed to preside over the Idaho Boise Mission of the church.
In 1989, he was made executive director of the church"s Historical Department. In 2001, Carmack was given emeritus status and released from his duties as a Seventy.
Upon Carmack"s release, church president Gordon B. Hinckley immediately asked Carmack to become the first managing director of the church"s new Perpetual Education Fund.
He served in this position until 2012, when he was succeeded by Robert C. Gay.
Membership
In 1984, Carmack became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
