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Church Sustains Eight New Seventies, Tai Joins Presidency; Seven Given Emeritus

03 April, 2026.Other.6 sources

Key Takeaways

Eight new General Authority Seventies sustained at the April 2026 General Conference.
Benjamin M. Z. Tai named to the Presidency of the Seventy.
New Primary General Presidency sustained.

General Authority Changes

The Church sustained eight new General Authority Seventies at the 196th Annual General Conference.

“SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — During the Saturday afternoon session of general conference, President D”

ABC4 Utah

Elder Benjamin M. Z. Tai was called to serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, replacing S. Mark Palmer.

ABC4 Utah

Seven current Seventies were given emeritus status effective August 1.

Tai, a 53-year-old Hong Kong native, has served as a General Authority since 2019 and was President of the Asia Area.

The new Seventies include Christian C. Chigbundu of Nigeria, who was serving as a mission president.

Primary Presidency

The Church sustained a new Primary General Presidency of three women.

Rosemary K. Chibota will serve as president, with Nina M. Garfield as first counselor and Theresa A. Collins as second.

Church News

Chibota is of Malawian origin and was raised in Zimbabwe.

Garfield was born in Japan and joined the Church in high school.

The new presidency will begin service on August 1.

Missionary and Leadership Experience

Elder Tai has served as Assistant Executive Director of the Missionary Department.

“Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sustained eight new General Authority Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference”