Elder Earl C. Tingey of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the “Mormons“) will address young adults of the Church on Sunday, January 13, 2008, at 6:00 P.M. Mountain Time. The fireside will be available live at local meetinghouses and rebroadcast across the world. Live internet audio streaming will be available at www.lds.org. Live video will also be available on BYU-TV and at www.byu.tv. The broadcast will originate from the BYU Marriott Center, and all young adults are invited to attend, view, or listen to the proceedings.
Elder Tingey is currently serving as the seventh (senior) president of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He has been a member of the Quorum since his call in 1990. He earned a Juris Doctor (law) degree from the University of Utah. At the time of his call to the Seventy, he was associate general legal counsel for Kennecott Corporation.
According to his wife, “he never tires of Church service.” Following are excerpts and summaries from some of the talks he has given in General Conference (held semiannually; Church leaders address the members of the Church):
“The Law of Tithing”—April 2002; Ensign, May 2002, 10
Elder Tingey related the story of the widow’s mite and compared her situation to that of the early Saints in Missouri at the time that they received the law of tithing. The Saints had been persecuted and driven from their homes in Independence. Their prophet and several other leaders had recently been imprisoned. But like the widow who cast in all she had, those who exercised their faith and lived this law as it had been given to them were blessed beyond measure. Elder Tingey said, “A special peace that will surpass all understanding will come to you and your family as you pay a full tithing. You will find that all fears concerning finances and care of family will diminish. You will come to know that your Heavenly Father loves you.”
“Prophets—Pioneer and Modern Day”–April 2007; Ensign, May 2007, 29–31
Elder Tingey gave his talk in the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Before the year 2000, General Conference was typically held in the Tabernacle, but this changed when the Conference Center was completed. At the time of this General Conference, the Tabernacle had been extensively remodeled and was rededicated during this session.
Elder Tingey, in this historic setting, spoke of two of our latter-day prophets: Brigham Young, who brought the pioneer Saints to Utah, and Gordon B. Hinckley, who is our prophet today. Some of the parallels he drew were striking. For example, both have been aggressive temple builders. President Young began construction of four temples in Utah after the initial immigration of the pioneers, which was an ambitious number considering that previously the Saints had only had one temple at any given time. Under President Hinckley, the number of temples on the earth today has expanded significantly; over 75 temples have been built so far during his presidency.
Elder Tingey closed his talk with his testimony: “I bear my humble witness that both President Brigham Young and President Gordon B. Hinckley are prophets who have led the Church by inspiration and revelation.”
