Elder Banks called to Presidency of the Seventy
LDS Church News 7Aug99 C1
Elder Banks called to Presidency of the Seventy

In an article published in the LDS Church News, the First Presidency announced that Elder Ben B. Banks has been called to serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, succeeding Elder Joe J. Christensen. Elder Banks, former president of the Scotland Edinburgh Mission, has been a General Authority since 1989, and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy since 1992.

The article does not indicate why Elder Christensen has been released. Elder Christensen has served in the Presidency since 1993. He was president of Ricks College when he was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1989. The other presidents of the Seventy are Elders L. Aldin Porter, Harold G. Hillam, Earl C. Tingey, D. Todd Christofferson, Marlin K. Jensen and David E. Sorensen.