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| − | '''Octaviano Tenorio Domínguez''' (born | + | [[image: Mormon_Seventy_Elder_Octaviano_Tenorio.jpg|150px|left|alt=Mormon Seventy Elder Octaviano Tenorio|Mormon Seventy Elder Octaviano Tenorio]]'''Octaviano Tenorio Domínguez''' (born 31 October [[1942]]) has been a [[General Authorities|general authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 2007. He was one of the original [[Area Seventy|area authorities]] called in 1995. He was given emeritus status on October 6, 2012, at the 182nd General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ. |
| − | Tenorio was born in | + | Tenorio was born in Tilapan, Veracruz, Veracruz, [[Mexico]]. When he was fifteen years old, he and his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ later when they living in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas. Tenorio was baptized in the Río Bravo river. A few years later, Tenorio became a [[branch]] president in the Church. Then he moved to Mexico City with his job with ''Readers Digest Mexico''. In Mexico City he met Rosa Elva Valenzuela González, a native of Nuevo Casas Grandes, whom he married in December 1973 in [[Settlements in Mexico|Colonia Dublán]]; they were [[Sealing Power|sealed]] in the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]] in January 1974, about one week after their marriage. |
| − | Initially, Tenorio worked in the publishing industry. | + | Initially, Tenorio worked in the publishing industry. He later worked as the manager of the Church's Geneological Service Center in Mexico. This was the first international Geneological Service center that the Church set up, and Tenorio was its first supervisor.<ref>Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry and Kahlile B. Mehr. ''Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Geneological Society of Utah, 1894-1994'', (Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1995) p. 284</ref> Tenorio supervised the Geneological Service Center until 1984, when he became the first recorder of the [[Mexico City Mexico Temple]]. He later served in various positions related to running welfare and other church programs at the area level. In 1999, as Welfare Services Area manager, he was involved in distributing food to flood victims. He later returned to service as [[Temples|temple]] recorder in the Mexico City Temple. He was serving in this position at the time of his call as a general authority. |
| − | Tenorio has also served as a [[stake president]] and twice as a [[Regional | + | Tenorio has also served as a [[Stake President|stake president]] and twice as a [[Regional Representative|regional representative]] of the Church. He was a sealer in the Mexico City Temple when it opened. He also served as [[Mission president|president]] of the Mexico Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mission from 1990 to 1993. |
| − | From 1995 to 2000, Tenorio was an | + | From 1995 to 2000, Tenorio was an area seventy, serving in the Mexico South Area Presidency for part of that time. In 2007, Tenorio became a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]], and has been a counselor in the Mexico Area Presidency since August 2007. |
| − | Tenorio and his wife Rosa are the parents of five children. | + | Tenorio and his wife, Rosa, are the parents of five children. |
| + | * [https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/the-power-of-godliness-is-manifested-in-the-temples-of-god?lang=eng "The Power of Godliness Is Manifested in the Temples of God," October 2007] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *[http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=fb24b5658af22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1 '“Elder Octaviano Tenorio,”] ''[[ | + | *[http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=fb24b5658af22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1 '“Elder Octaviano Tenorio,”] ''[[Church Magazines|Ensign]]'', May 2007, p. 126 |
| − | *'' | + | *''Church News'', May 5, [[2007]]; October 30, [[1999]]; September 17, [[1990]] |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://gapages.com/tenoro1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Octaviano Tenorio] | *[http://gapages.com/tenoro1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Octaviano Tenorio] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 15 March 2023
Tenorio was born in Tilapan, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. When he was fifteen years old, he and his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ later when they living in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas. Tenorio was baptized in the Río Bravo river. A few years later, Tenorio became a branch president in the Church. Then he moved to Mexico City with his job with Readers Digest Mexico. In Mexico City he met Rosa Elva Valenzuela González, a native of Nuevo Casas Grandes, whom he married in December 1973 in Colonia Dublán; they were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple in January 1974, about one week after their marriage.
Initially, Tenorio worked in the publishing industry. He later worked as the manager of the Church's Geneological Service Center in Mexico. This was the first international Geneological Service center that the Church set up, and Tenorio was its first supervisor.[1] Tenorio supervised the Geneological Service Center until 1984, when he became the first recorder of the Mexico City Mexico Temple. He later served in various positions related to running welfare and other church programs at the area level. In 1999, as Welfare Services Area manager, he was involved in distributing food to flood victims. He later returned to service as temple recorder in the Mexico City Temple. He was serving in this position at the time of his call as a general authority.
Tenorio has also served as a stake president and twice as a regional representative of the Church. He was a sealer in the Mexico City Temple when it opened. He also served as president of the Mexico Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mission from 1990 to 1993.
From 1995 to 2000, Tenorio was an area seventy, serving in the Mexico South Area Presidency for part of that time. In 2007, Tenorio became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, and has been a counselor in the Mexico Area Presidency since August 2007.
Tenorio and his wife, Rosa, are the parents of five children.
Notes
- ↑ Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry and Kahlile B. Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Geneological Society of Utah, 1894-1994, (Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1995) p. 284
References
- '“Elder Octaviano Tenorio,” Ensign, May 2007, p. 126
- Church News, May 5, 2007; October 30, 1999; September 17, 1990
