Kathleen H. Hughes

Kathleen H. Hughes

First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)
Called by	Bonnie D. Parkin
Predecessor	Virginia U. Jensen
Successor	Silvia H. Allred

Personal details
Born	Kathleen Hurst (1944-10-19) October 19, 1944 Tooele, Utah, United States
Alma mater	Weber State College Central Missouri State University
Spouse(s)	Dean Hughes
Children	3
Parents	William Daly Hurst Emma Johanson

Kathleen Hurst Hughes (born October 19, 1944) was the first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 6, 2002 to March 31, 2007. Hughes served previously in other church auxiliaries including the Relief Society, Primary, and Sunday School organizations and as a member of the Young Women general board.^[1]

Kathleen Hurst was born in Tooele, Utah, to William Daly Hurst and Emma Johanson. She married Dean Hughes on November 23, 1966 in the Salt Lake Temple and they are the parents of three children.^[1]

Hughes earned a bachelor’s degree in English Education from Weber State College in 1966 and a master’s degree in Special Education from Central Missouri State University in 1974. Hughes had a 30-year career in education, including being personnel director, assistant superintendent and director of special education for the Provo (Utah) School District. She also worked as director of the Leadership Associates Program Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling for Brigham Young University's Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership.

Hughes is a Utah-based member of the National Network for Educational Renewal.

References

1 2 “Kathleen H. Hughes First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency”, Ensign, May 2002, p. 107.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Virginia U. Jensen	First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)	Succeeded by Silvia H. Allred

General Presidencies of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.H. Smith (1842–44) Snow (1866–87) Young (1888–1901) B.W. Smith (1901–10) Wells (1910–21) Williams (1921–28) Robison (1928–39) Lyman (1940–45) Spafford (1945–74) B.B. Smith (1974–84) Winder (1984–90) Jack (1990–97) Smoot (1997–2002) Parkin (2002–07) Beck (2007–12) Burton (2012–)

First Counselors	Cleveland (1842–44) Young (1880–87) Richards (1888–1901) Hyde (1901–09) Williams (1910–21) Knight (1921–28) Lyman (1928–39) Howells (1939–45) Sharp (1945–74) Cannon (1974–78) Boyer (1978–84) Evans (1984–90) Okazaki (1990–97) Jensen (1997–2002) Hughes (2002–07) Allred (2007–12) Stephens (2012–)

Second Counselor	Whitney (1842–44, 1886–87) B.W. Smith (1888–1901) Dusenberry (1901–10) J.L. Smith (1910–21) Robison (1921–28) Child (1928–35) Barker (1935–39) Sorensen (1940–42) Spafford (1942–45) Garff (1945–47) Simonsen (1947–56) Anderson (1957–58) Madsen (1958–74) Boyer (1974–78) Thomas (1978–83) Reese (1983–84) Doxey (1984–90) Clyde (1990–97) Dew (1997–2002) Pingree (2002–07) Thompson (2007–12) Reeves (2012–)

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