Steven E. Snow
American Mormon leader
Steven Erastus Snow (born November 23, 1949) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2001. He served as the Church Historian and Recorder from 2012 until 2019.
Snow was born in St. George, Utah into a Latter-day Saint family. Snow has an accounting degree from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and a Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University. He has been a deputy county attorney for Washington County, Utah, president and a senior partner in the Snow Nuffer law firm. He served as president of his local school board, chairman of the Utah State Board of Regents, and chairman of the Western States Commission of Higher Education.
On July 26, 2012, he was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as a member of the President's Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Membership on the council is generally a one-year appointment, though members may serve longer and are eligible for reappointment, as they serve at the pleasure of the President.
LDS Church service
As a young man, he served as a missionary for the LDS Church in West Germany.
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