Michaelene Packer Grassli

Education

She attended Brigham Young University and later married Leonard M. Grassli in the Idaho Falls Temple.

Career

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Michaelene Packer was raised in Blackfoot, Idaho. They are the parents of three children. In 1980, she was asked to become the second counselor to general Primary president Dwan J. Young, and she served in this capacity until April 1988, when she was selected to succeed Young as the Primary general president

Grassli called Betty Jo North. Jepsen and Ruth B. Wright as her counselors.

During Grassli"s tenure, the Primary issued a new Children"s Songbook for use in the Primary. In 1994, Grassli and her counselors were released and Patricia P. Pinegar was selected to succeed Grassli.

In 2006, Grassli was named the American Mother Incorporated."s Utah Mother of the Year.

Works

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  • What I Have Learned from Children

    (In this book, Primary general president Michaelene P. Gra...)

  • What I Have Learned from Children by Michaelene P. Grassli (1993-08-03)

Membership

She was a member of the Primary general presidency from 1980 to 1994. In 1975, Grassli became a member of the general board of the Primary. Grassli was a member of the National Cub Scout Committee of Boy Scouts of America and is a recipient of the Boy Scouts" Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards.