Nash, Marcus B.
Born
Marcus Bell Nash
26 Mar 1957
Seattle, Washington, United States
Calling(s)
TitleGeneral Authority Seventy
OrganizationGeneral Authority Seventies
Call Date1 Apr 2006
Calling(s)
TitlePresidency of the Seventy
OrganizationGeneral Authority Seventies
Call Date16 Jan 2024
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Marcus B. Nash

Marcus B. Nash was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2006.

Church Service

Elder Marcus B. Nash was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2006. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Northwest Area. He has served as President of the South America West, South America Northwest, and the Africa West Areas and as an assistant in the North America Northeast and North America Southeast Areas. He has also served as an Assistant Executive Director in the Church History and Correlation Departments, Executive Director of the Correlation Department, and as a member of the Boundary and Leadership Change Committee. He recently served as the Executive Director of the Missionary Department.

Elder Nash was named a member of the Presidency of the Seventy on January 16, 2024. He currently assists the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in supervising various areas of the Church.

Elder Nash has served in many Church callings, including full-time missionary in the El Salvador San Salvador Mission, elders quorum president, gospel doctrine teacher, ward Young Men president, bishop, stake president, and Area Seventy.

Professional Life

Elder Nash graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in international relations and earned a law degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He was a partner in a major Seattle law firm at the time of his call as a Seventy.

Personal Life

Marcus Bell Nash was born in Seattle, Washington, on March 26, 1957. He married Shelley Hatch in May 1979. They are the parents of five children.