Mark A. Bragg
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Mark Allyn Bragg is an American religious leader who has served as a general authority seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2016.[1]
Early life, education, and career
[edit]Bragg was born in Santa Monica, California on April 16, 1962 to Donald Edward Bragg and Helen Diane Sims. Bragg converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was 14 after being introduced by friends on his Little League team.[2]
Bragg graduated from the University of Utah with degrees in marketing and Spanish, and took courses at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Michigan. From 1988 to 1996,, he served as a vice president at Great Western Bank. He was a senior vice president for Aames from 1996 to 2007 and Residential Credit Solutions from 2007 to 2012. He also worked as a senior vice president of complaint resolution and government relations at Bank of America.[2][3]
Church service
[edit]Bragg served as a missionary in the Monterrey, Mexico area. He later served as a bishop, high councilor, temple ordinance worker, and stake president, among other callings.[4] Bragg was called as an area seventy in the fifth quorum. On April 2, 2016, he was called as a general authority seventy. As a seventy, he has served in the South America South and the North America West area presidencies.[5]
On June 18, 2022, he presided over the groundbreaking of the Yorba Linda California Temple,[6] and is scheduled to preside at the groundbreaking of the Vancouver Washington Temple on August 23, 2025.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Bragg married Yvonne King, a daughter of his mission president, March 17, 1984 in the Los Angeles California Temple.[2] They have four children.
On January 29, 2001, the day after he was sustained as a bishop, Bragg's mother was killed in a kidnapping attempt at the South Bay Galleria mall.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark A. Bragg". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ a b c "Elder Mark A. Bragg". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ Newswire, Meridian Church (2016-04-03). "Eleven New General Authority Seventies Announced | Meridian Magazine". Meridian Magazine | Latter-day Saint News and Views. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Elder Mark A. Bragg: Seeing the Lord's hand in all things". Church News. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Mark A. Bragg". BYU Speeches. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Ground broken for second temple in Orange County: the Yorba Linda California Temple". Church News. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Groundbreaking Announced for Vancouver Washington Temple". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Mormon News for WE 02Feb01: LDS Grandmother Slain in Kidnappin". www.mormonstoday.com. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ features, Kurt Streeter Kurt Streeter wrote news; Transportation, Covered; crime; Times, was a columnist for the Sports section during his tenure at the Los Angeles (2001-01-31). "Kidnapping Attempt Led to Mall Slaying, Police Say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ X (2001-01-30). "Woman Stabbed to Death at Mall as Shoppers Watch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-28.