Meurs, Peter F.
Born
Peter Fletcher Meurs
21 Dec 1956
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Calling(s)
TitleGeneral Authority Seventy
OrganizationGeneral Authority Seventies
Call Date2 Apr 2016
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Peter F. Meurs

Peter F. Meurs was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016.

Church Service

Elder Peter F. Meurs was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016. He is currently serving as a member of the Pacific Area Presidency.

Elder Meurs has served in numerous callings, including full time missionary, elders quorum president, branch president, bishop, stake president, counsellor in a mission presidency, Area Seventy and in the Asia Area Presidency.

Professional Life

Elder Meurs received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Monash University in 1980. He worked for Esso Australia on the development of oil and gas production fields. He was a founding partner of Worley Parsons Limited, an international engineering services and project management company. He led an iron ore project for Fortescue Metals, where he served as an executive director on the board.

Personal Life

Peter Fletcher Meurs was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, on December 21, 1956. He married Maxine Evelyn Thatcher in January 1979. They are the parents of four children.