Bonnie D. Parkin

Bonnie D. Parkin

14th Relief Society General President
April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)^[1] – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
Predecessor	Mary E. W. Smoot
Successor	Julie B. Beck

Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
1994 – 1997
Called by	Janette C. Hales
Predecessor	Patricia P. Pinegar
Successor	Carol B. Thomas

Personal details
Born	Bonnie Dansie (1940-08-04) August 4, 1940
Home town	Herriman, Utah, United States
Alma mater	Utah State University
Spouse(s)	James L. Parkin
Children	4

Bonnie Dansie Parkin (born August 4, 1940) was the fourteenth general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2007. Parkin was also a member of the general presidency of the church's Young Women organization from 1994 to 1997.

Bonnie Dansie was raised in a Latter-day Saint home in Herriman, Utah. She graduated from Utah State University in 1962. On July 1, 1963, she married James L. Parkin in the Salt Lake Temple.

Parkin became second counselor to Janette C. Hales in the LDS Church's Young Women organization in 1994. She was released in 1997 when she accompanied her husband to England, where he served as president of the church's England London South Mission.

At the church's April 2002 general conference, Parkin was sustained as general president of the Relief Society, succeeding Mary Ellen W. Smoot. Parkin held this position until March 31, 2007, when she was released and replaced by Julie B. Beck.

Parkin and her husband are the parents of four sons. One of their daughters-in-law is the daughter of former area seventy and billionaire philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman, the granddaughter of LDS Church apostle David B. Haight, and sister of former Utah governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and Huntsman Corp. CEO Peter Huntsman.

References

↑ News of the Church New General and Area Authorities, Relief Society Presidency Sustained

“Bonnie D. Parkin: Relief Society General President,” Ensign, May 2002, p. 107
“Newly Called Sisters Love Youth and the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Ensign, November 1994, pp. 106–07.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Mary Ellen W. Smoot	Relief Society General President April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)	Succeeded by Julie B. Beck
Preceded by Patricia P. Pinegar	Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency 1994-1997	Succeeded by Carol B. Thomas

General Presidencies of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.H. Smith (1842–44) Snow (1866–87) Young (1888–1901) B.W. Smith (1901–10) Wells (1910–21) Williams (1921–28) Robison (1928–39) Lyman (1940–45) Spafford (1945–74) B.B. Smith (1974–84) Winder (1984–90) Jack (1990–97) Smoot (1997–2002) Parkin (2002–07) Beck (2007–12) Burton (2012–)

First Counselors	Cleveland (1842–44) Young (1880–87) Richards (1888–1901) Hyde (1901–09) Williams (1910–21) Knight (1921–28) Lyman (1928–39) Howells (1939–45) Sharp (1945–74) Cannon (1974–78) Boyer (1978–84) Evans (1984–90) Okazaki (1990–97) Jensen (1997–2002) Hughes (2002–07) Allred (2007–12) Stephens (2012–)

Second Counselor	Whitney (1842–44, 1886–87) B.W. Smith (1888–1901) Dusenberry (1901–10) J.L. Smith (1910–21) Robison (1921–28) Child (1928–35) Barker (1935–39) Sorensen (1940–42) Spafford (1942–45) Garff (1945–47) Simonsen (1947–56) Anderson (1957–58) Madsen (1958–74) Boyer (1974–78) Thomas (1978–83) Reese (1983–84) Doxey (1984–90) Clyde (1990–97) Dew (1997–2002) Pingree (2002–07) Thompson (2007–12) Reeves (2012–)

General presidencies of the Young Women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.S. Taylor (1880–1904) Tingey (1905–29) Fox (1929–37) L.G. Cannon (1937–48) Reeder (1948–61) Jacobsen (1961–72) Funk (1972–78) E.A. Cannon (1978–84) Kapp (1984–92) Hales Beckham (1992–97) Nadauld (1997–2002) Tanner (2002–08) Dalton (2008–13) Oscarson (2013–)

First Counselors	M.Y. Taylor (1880–87) Dougall (1887–1904) Fox (1905–29) L.G. Cannon (1929–37) Williams (1937–44) Goddard (1944–48) Bennett (1948–61) Judd (1961–72) H.H.C. Smith (1972–78) Darger (1978–84) Holland (1984–86) Turley (1986–87) Malan (1987–92) Pearce (1992–97) Thomas (1997–2002) Beck (2002–07) Dalton (2007–08) Cook (2008–13) McConkie (2013–)

Second Counselors	Tingey (1880–1904) Nystrom (1905–23) L.G. Cannon (1923–29) Beesley (1929–37) Goddard (1937–44) Andersen (1944–48) Longden (1948–61) Holt (1961–72) Kapp (1972–78) N.B. Smith (1978–84) Turley (1984–86) Malan (1986–87) Jack (1987–90) Hales Beckham (1990–92) Pinegar (1992–94) Parkin (1994–97) Thomas (1997) Larsen (1997–2002) Dalton (2002–07) Cook (2007–08) Dibb (2008–13) Marriott (2013–)

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Bonnie D. Parkin

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