David F. Evans
| David F. Evans | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 2, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Frewin Evans August 11, 1951 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Dee Shepherd |
| Children | 8 |
| Parents |
David C. Evans Joy F. Evans |
David Frewin Evans (born August 11, 1951) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2005.
Evans was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He grew up in Los Angeles, California, where his father David C. Evans worked for Bendix Corporation. His mother, Joy F. Evans, was as a counselor to Barbara W. Winder in the general presidency of the church's Relief Society from 1984 to 1990.
Evans served as a Mormon missionary in the church's Japan Mission from 1970 to 1972. After his mission, he received a bachelor's degree in community health education from the University of Utah and a juris doctorate from Brigham Young University. He then worked as a member of the Salt Lake City law firm of Durham, Jones and Pinegar. He later worked as an executive with SEI USA in Newport Beach, California, and was a partner in the law firm of Snell and Willmer.
Evans married Mary Dee Shepherd in 1973 and they are the parents of eight children.
In the LDS Church, Evans has served as a bishop, stake Young Men president, scoutmaster, and counselor in a stake presidency. From 1998 to 2001, Evans was president of the church's Japan Nagoya Mission.
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