Elder Kearon:

Quorom of the Twelve Apostles

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Elder Patrick Kearon was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints on December 7, 2023. At the time of his call, he was serving as Senior President of the Seventy. He has served as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy beginning in 2017, following five years in Germany where he served in the Europe Area Presidency and as Area President. During his time as Senior President, he had supervisory responsibility for the Middle East/Africa North Area and the Utah Area. Elder Kearon has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and the United States in a range of industries and ran his own communications consultancy. His civic and community involvement has included service on the boards of charities, a school, an enterprise agency, and a college. Patrick Kearon was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, on July 18, 1961. He married Jennifer Carole Hulme in January 1991. They are the parents of four children.

Chelom E. Leavitt:

Associate Professor

"Developing a Healthy Sexual Relationship with your Partner"

Dr. Leavitt will teach about research that shows how to create a comfortable environment to discuss meaningful healthy sexuality with both children and your partner.

Dr. Leavitt earned her PhD at Penn State and focuses her research on healthy relationship and sexuality. She is currently an associate professor in the School of Family Life at BYU. She has been published in all the top academic journals in her field and blogs regularly for Psychology Today. She also teaches a validated curriculum to couples, therapists, and relationship educators on how to improve romantic and sexual relationships and create more meaningful connections.  Chelom’s research has included people from many religions and cultures. She is studying the cultural acceptance of a sexual mindfulness intervention in her current sabbatical.