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Sharon Eubank Jean B. Bingham Reyna I. Aburto 1st Counselor President 2nd Counselor Relief Society General Relief Society General Relief Society General Presidency Presidency Presidency Carol F. McConkie Bonnie L Oscarson Neill F. Marriott 1st Counselor President 2nd Counselor Young Women General Young Women General Young Women General Presidency Presidency Presidency Bonnie H. Cordon Joy D. Jones Cristina B. Franco 1st Counselor President 2nd Counselor Primary General Presidency Primary General Presidency Primary General Presidency Biographies: Jean B. Bingham : She received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in teaching from National Louis University in Illinois. She taught English as a second language to elementary students at a private school, in addition to immigrants and others for nonprofit organizations. She also worked as a nurse’s aide. She enjoys reading; outdoor recreation such as hiking, camping and canoeing; traveling; cooking for her appreciative family; and spending any time available with grandchildren. Sharon Eubank: She served as a fulltime missionary for the Church in the Finland Helsinki Mission and received a bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University. After graduation, she taught English as a second language in Japan, worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate and owned a retail education store in Provo, Utah. Since 1998 she has been employed by the Church’s Welfare Department. She loves history, homemade pie, and crossword puzzles. Reyna I. Aburto: She attended Universidad Centroamericana, where she studied industrial engineering for four years, and holds an AAS degree in computer science from Utah Valley University. She has worked in the language industry for more than 25 years, balancing work, family and Church responsibilities, and now owns a small translation business with her husband. She survived an earthquake where her home was destroyed, and the violent civil unrest in Nicaragua in the 1970s. In 1989 she was baptized at the age of 26 years old. Bonnie L. Oscarson : Bonnie L. Oscarson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, but her family moved often and she lived in five different places in the United States before attending BYU to study commercial art. She served with her husband when she was still a young mother as he presided over the Sweden Göteborg Mission and then 30 years later returned to Sweden where she and her husband served as matron and temple president of the Stockholm Sweden Temple. Carol F. McConkie : Carol F. McConkie was born in Spokane, Washington, USA. During her youth and childhood she lived in Delaware, New York, and Arizona, USA. She graduated from Arizona State University in English Education. She has seven children and 24 grandchildren. From 2005–2008, she served with her husband when he was mission president of the California San Jose Mission. Neill F. Marriott : Neill F. Marriott was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA, where she earned a degree in English along with a teaching certificate. At the age of 22, she was converted and baptized into the Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She has worked in many stake and ward callings and also served for three years with her husband when he was president of the Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos Mission. Joy D. Jones : As a young adult, Sister Jones worked as a dispatcher for the U.S. Forest Service at the Redmond Air Center in eastern Oregon, and as an administrative assistant at the Federal Building in Provo. She was also trained as a medical assistant and worked at a dermatology clinic in Provo. She received an associate of science degree in family living at BYU. She enjoys playing with her grandchildren, temple and family history work, cooking and nutrition, hiking and camping. Cristina B. Franco : She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her family joined the Church when she was 3 years old. After graduating from high school in 1977, she moved to Utah with her family, where her father continued his career as a watchmaker. This turned into a successful family business that specialized in fixing and selling watches, a company that Sister Franco was a part of for 28 years. Bonnie H. Cordon : She learned her work ethic growing up on the family’s 80acre farm in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sister Cordon received a bachelor’s degree in education from BYU. She worked in management in the software industry. After a move to Boise, Idaho, she jumped back into the business world, starting her own business. She loves the outdoors, enjoying jogging, scuba diving, hiking and skiing. She enjoys being with her family and traveling. .