Elder Marcus B. Nash was serving as an Area Seventy in the North America Northwest Area. He holds a degree in international relations and a law degree from BYU and is affiliated with a major Seattle law firm. He has served the church as a stake president, bishop, Young Men president, elders quorum president, teacher and full-time missionary. He is married to Shelley Hatch Nash and is the father of five children.

Elder Anthony D. Perkins was president of the Taiwan Taipei Mission. He earned an undergraduate degree from BYU in finance and has advanced degrees from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a senior partner in an international business consulting firm. He has served in district and branch presidencies, as a ward clerk, elders quorum president, seminary teacher and missionary. With his wife, Christine Abbott Perkins, he is the father of six children.

Elder Keith K. Hilbig, a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy since 2001, was named to the First Quorum of the Seventy.

Named to the Second Quorum of the Seventy were:

Elder Craig A. Cardon was serving in a special Young Single Adults assignment. He earned a bachelor's degree at Arizona State University before completing a master's degree in public administration at Harvard. He has been involved in real estate development. Church callings have included mission and stake president, high councilor, bishop, counselor in stake presidency and bishopric, and institute director. He and his wife, Deborah Dana Cardon, are parents of eight children.

Elder Don R. Clarke was serving on the high council of the Buena Vista Virginia stake. He earned an associate degree from Ricks College, a degree in business from BYU, and a master's degree in business administration from Washington State University. He held senior executive positions in several retailing companies. He has served as a mission and stake president, assistant director of church hosting and other local callings. He and his wife, Mary Anne Jackson, have six children.

Elder Keith R. Edwards was an Area Seventy in the North America Southwest Area. He studied at the Church College of Hawaii, completed a degree in political science at BYU and earned a law degree from the University of Utah. He has been associated with several large law firms. His church assignments have included a mission presidency, area welfare director, stake president and counselor, assistant temple recorder, bishop and bishop's counselor. He is married to Judy Higgins Edwards and is the father of seven children.