Allan F. Packer

Who is Allan F. Packer?

Allan Forrest Packer has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2008.

Packer is the oldest child of Boyd K. Packer, an apostle of the LDS Church, and his wife, Donna. He was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah. He graduated from high school in Massachusetts while his father was serving as president of the LDS Church's New England Mission. As a young man, Packer served as a missionary, first in the Andes Mission and then after it was split, in the Colombia–Venezuela Mission from 1968 to 1970.

Packer met his wife, Terri Bennett, at a baptismal service in Boston while they were both still in high school. Bennett was, however, also a native of Utah. They married on June 1, 1970, not long after Packer returned from his mission. By that time Packer had been made a high priest and was serving as a counselor to their ward's bishop. They are the parents of eight children.

Packer received a bachelor's degree in electronics technology from Brigham Young University. He worked as a vice president for various companies and then became an employee of the LDS Church's missionary department.