Counselors called to general presidencies
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Four members of the Seventy were sustained as counselors in the Young Men and Sunday School general presidencies in the Saturday afternoon session of conference.
Sustained as first and second counselors in the general Young Men presidency, respectively, were Elder Robert K. Dellenbach and Elder Stephen D. Nadauld. Elder Dellenbach previously served as second counselor. The previous first counselor, Elder LeGrand R. Curtis, has been called as first counselor in the Europe/Mediterranean Area presidency and is now living in France.Elder Jack H Goaslind of the Seventy is the Young Men general president.
Sustained as first and second counselors in the general Sunday School presidency, respectively, were Elder Hartman Rector Jr. and Elder Clinton L. Cutler. They succeed Elder H. Verlan Andersen, released as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, and Elder Rulon G. Craven of the Seventy. Elder Craven has been called as second counselor in the Pacific Area presidency and now lives in Sydney, Australia.
Elder Hugh W. Pinnock of the First Quorum of the Seventy is Sunday School general president.
Elder Dellenbach, 54, sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy March 31, 1990, had served as second counselor in the Young Men general presidency since Oct. 6, 1990. He's currently serving as second counselor in the North America Northeast Area.
Prior to his calling as a General Authority, he served as a regional representative, and president of the Germany Dusseldorf and Germany Munich missions. He's also been a stake president and bishop. He also was a business manager and vice president of two universities.
Elder Nadauld, 49, called June 1 to the Second Quorum of the Seventy and sustained in the Saturday afternoon session, is also second counselor in the North America Southeast Area presidency.
He has served as regional representative, stake president's counselor and bishop. Before being called as a General Authority, Elder Nadauld was chief financial officer of a power developing company and previously was president of Weber State University.
Elder Rector, 67, has been a General Authority since he was sustained to the First Council of the Seventy on April 6, 1968. He recently returned to the United States after living in Ecuador, where he was first counselor in the South America North Area presidency. He's presently first counselor in the North America Central Area presidency.
Before being called as a General Authority, he was a Naval aviator for 26 years, and a financial analyst.
Elder Cutler, 61, was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy on March 31, 1990, while serving as president of the Washington Seattle Mission. He previously served as regional representative, stake president and bishop.
Before being called as General Authority, he had retired as director of marketing with a telephone company.
The Young Men program was originally organized as the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association on June 10, 1875, with Junius F. Wells as the first superintendent. Since that time, 49 men have served in its general presidencies or superintendencies, including five who then or later were presidents of the Church.
The Sunday School was organized Dec. 9, 1849. The first general superintendent was George Q. Cannon, called in 1867. Since that time, 38 men have served in its general superintendencies or presidencies, including three who then or later were Church presidents.

