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About Richard C. Edgley
- Richard Crockett Edgley (born February 6, 1936) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since October 1992.
- He was first counselor in the church's presiding bishopric from 1995 to 2012 and as second counselor from 1992 to 1995.
- He was designated as an emeritus general authority in March 2012. Born in Preston, Idaho, Edgley was called as second counselor to Presiding Bishop Robert D.
- Hales in 1992.
- In 1994, Merrill J.
- Bateman replaced Hales and Edgley was retained as second counselor.
- When former first counselor H.
- David Burton became presiding bishop in 1995, Edgley was called as first counselor. Edgley is married to Pauline Nielson and they are the parents of six children.
- Prior to his call as a general authority, Edgley was a vice president of General Mills and the managing director of the church's Finance and Records Department.
- He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University.
- As a young man, he served as a missionary in the eastern United States and later served in the church as a stake president and bishop.
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