Jean served as the General President of the Relief Society for 5 years, and counselor to the General Primary President for a year. Prior to that service, she earned a Master’s degree in teaching and taught ESL to refugees and immigrants. She and her husband Bruce served a mission in Brussels, Belgium. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

Bruce grew up on a farm in Illinois. He graduated from BYU with a bahelors degree in finance. He graduated from Northwestern University with an MBA in finance and accounting. He was a partner with the Trammell Crow Company in Chicago and is currently a partner with Hamilton Partners in Salt Lake City; both firms are commercial real estate development companies. He and his wife, Jean, have two daughters and live in Bountiful, Utah.