Mormon church adds diversity with non-White, Latin American leaders

By Steven Nelson

Published March 31, 2018 7:36pm ET

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Mormon church adds diversity with non-White, Latin American leaders — Ulisses Soares, left, of Brazil and Gerrit W. Gong, who is Chinese-American, join a panel called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at the start of a twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday in Salt Lake City. | (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bolstered diversity on its 12-man leadership body Saturday, adding two ethnic minorities as the faith expands its global presence.

Delegates at the biannual LDS General Conference in Salt Lake City also confirmed the leadership of 93-year-old president Russell Nelson, a former heart surgeon who is the second-oldest man to lead the Mormon church.

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