McMullin was born in St. George, Utah and is a banking and finance graduate of the University of Utah. He worked for the Ford Motor Company as an investment and financial analyst and also managed several small businesses.[1] In 2016 McMullin was elected chairman of the board of governors for the Salt Lake Chamber.[2]
LDS Church service
Prior to his call as a general authority, McMullin served as a mission president in Germany, where he also served as an LDS Church missionary as a young man. McMullin has also served in the church as a bishop and stake president. Prior to his call to the Presiding Bishopric, he served as managing director of the church's Welfare Services Department for ten years.[3]
Personal life
McMullin married Carolyn Jean Gibbs McMullin and they are the parents of eight children.
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the Presiding Bishopric did not serve as a Seventy during their time as a general authority.
