New temple president
Published: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000
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James O. and Marie S. Mason
James O. Mason, 70, Farmington 10th Ward,
Farmington Utah North Stake, called as president of the Bountiful Utah
Temple, succeeding President F. David Stanley. President Mason's wife,
Marie Smith Mason,
James O. and Marie S. Mason
will serve as
temple matron. President Mason was called to serve as a member of the
Second Quorum of the Seventy from April 1994 to October 2000. He served for
several years in area presidency assignments in Africa, including president
of the Africa West Area. He has also served as a counselor in the North
America East Area. His Church service also includes serving as a member of
the Young Men General Board, regional representative, stake president,
bishop, and high councilor. President Mason is retired from the U.S. Public
Health Services and Centers for Disease Control where he served as a U.S.
delegate to the World Health Organization. He earned a bachelor's degree
and a doctorate of medicine at the University of Utah. He received a
master's and doctorate of public health from Harvard University. He was
born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ambrose Stanton and Neoma Thorup Mason.
Sister Mason has served as a Relief Society, Young Women and Primary
president, and as a member of a Relief Society presidency and a stake
Relief Society board. She has taught seminary, gospel doctrine and other
auxiliary classes. She attended the University of Utah. She was born in
Salt Lake City, Utah, to Nathaniel Aikens and Lydia Heiniger Smith.
