Carlos H. Amado
| Carlos H. Amado | |
|---|---|
| Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 1 April 1989 – 6 June 1992 | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| End reason | Transferred to First Quorum of the Seventy |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 6 June 1992 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Humberto Amado 25 September 1944 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Carlos Humberto Amado (born 25 September 1944) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989. He was the first LDS Church general authority from Guatemala.
Amado was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His family joined the LDS Church when he was nine. Initially he was most attracted to the church by the Boy Scout program.[1]
Amado was trained as a technical draftsman, but spent most of his career as an employee of the Church Educational System, including 14 years as the area director for Guatemala. Amado was among the first seminary teachers in Guatemala for the LDS Church.[1] He also served as a branch president, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, and twice as a regional representative. He was the president of church's Guatemala Guatemala City Mission and, in this capcacity, was involved in reopening the El Salvador San Salvador Mission in 1984.
Amado was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy in 1989 and transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1992. As a general authority, he has served in a number of area presidencies, including as president of the four different areas (Chile, South America West, South America South and Central America). He was assigned as a counselor in the church's Central America Area in 2011.
He and his wife, Mayavel Pineda, were married in 1971 and they are the parents of five children.
Notes
- ^ a b “Elder Carlos H. Amado of the Second Quorum of the Seventy,” Ensign, May 1989, p. 92.
References
- Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 20
- 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac, p. 31
