Before his call as a general authority, Backman served as president of the church's Northwestern States Mission, based in Portland, Oregon, as a templesealer, and as a regional representative. In 1972, he was briefly the second assistant to W. Jay Eldredge, the general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA). When the YMMIA was renamed the Aaronic Priesthood–MIA in 1972, Backman was called as its general president. He served in this calling until 1974, when the Aaronic Priesthood–MIA was placed under the direct supervision of the church's presiding bishopric. In 1978, Backman became a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy. In 1979, he succeeded Neil D. Schaerrer as the general president of the Young Men organization. Backman is the only man to serve two non-consecutive terms as the general president of the Young Men.
In 1985, Backman was released from the Young Men and became a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy, with Vaughn J. Featherstone succeeding him as president of the Young Men. Backman served in the Presidency of the Seventy until August 1992; in October of that year, he was designated an emeritus general authority.[2][3]
Backman married Virginia Pickett on July 5, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple and they had seven daughters; she died on June 4, 1999.[5][6] He later married Janet Woodbury.[6]
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Robert LeGrand Backman March 22 1922 June 3 2022 was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Utah who was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church from 1978 until his death Robert L BackmanEmeritus General AuthorityOctober 3 1992 1992 10 03 June 3 2022 2022 06 03 Presidency of the SeventyOctober 6 1985 1985 10 06 August 15 1992 1992 08 15 End reasonHonorably releasedGeneral President of the Young Men1979 October 6 1985 1985 10 06 First Quorum of the SeventyApril 1 1978 1978 04 01 October 3 1992 1992 10 03 End reasonGranted general authority emeritus statusGeneral President of theAaronic Priesthood MIA Young WomenNovember 1972 1974Personal detailsBornRobert LeGrand Backman 1922 03 22 March 22 1922Salt Lake City Utah U S DiedJune 3 2022 2022 06 03 aged 100 Murray Utah U S Spouse s Virginia Pickett m 1941 died 1999 wbr Janet WoodburyChildren7 Contents 1 Early life 2 LDS Church service 3 Personal life and death 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBackman was born in Salt Lake City Utah but spent much of his youth in South Africa where his father LeGrand Backman was president of the LDS Church s South African Mission After returning to Utah for his last year of high school Backman later served as a missionary in the church s Northern States Mission headquartered in Chicago Illinois Backman served in the U S Army in the Philippines during the Second World War Following the war he enrolled at the law school at the University of Utah He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives for two term as a Republican 1 LDS Church service editBefore his call as a general authority Backman served as president of the church s Northwestern States Mission based in Portland Oregon as a temple sealer and as a regional representative In 1972 he was briefly the second assistant to W Jay Eldredge the general superintendent of the Young Men s Mutual Improvement Association YMMIA When the YMMIA was renamed the Aaronic Priesthood MIA in 1972 Backman was called as its general president He served in this calling until 1974 when the Aaronic Priesthood MIA was placed under the direct supervision of the church s presiding bishopric In 1978 Backman became a member of the church s First Quorum of the Seventy In 1979 he succeeded Neil D Schaerrer as the general president of the Young Men organization Backman is the only man to serve two non consecutive terms as the general president of the Young Men In 1985 Backman was released from the Young Men and became a member of the seven man Presidency of the Seventy with Vaughn J Featherstone succeeding him as president of the Young Men Backman served in the Presidency of the Seventy until August 1992 in October of that year he was designated an emeritus general authority 2 3 In 1986 Backman was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America for his efforts in incorporating Scouting into the LDS Church s Young Men organization From 2005 to 2008 Backman was president of the church s Jordan River Utah Temple 4 Personal life and death editBackman married Virginia Pickett on July 5 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple and they had seven daughters she died on June 4 1999 5 6 He later married Janet Woodbury 6 Backman turned 100 on March 22 2022 and died on June 3 in Murray Utah 6 See also editGeorge I Cannon a fellow counselor of Eldredge s at the time of Backman s service Elder Jack H Goaslind Elder Robert L Backman of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy Ensign November 1985 p 100References edit Historical Listing of Utah State Legislators le utah gov Retrieved 2023 12 01 EMERITUS STATUS RELEASES GIVEN TO LEADERS Deseret News 10 October 1992 Retrieved on 24 March 2020 Stack Peggy Fletcher At 104 Mormon patriarch still living a blessed life The Salt Lake Tribune 8 August 2011 Retrieved on 24 March 2020 New temple presidents Deseret News 20 August 2005 Retrieved on 24 March 2020 Funeral is held for Virginia P Backman 75 Deseret News 8 June 1999 Retrieved on 24 March 2020 a b c A life shaped by service Elder Robert L Backman dies at age 100 The Church News 6 June 2022 Retrieved 6 June 2022 External links editElder Robert LeGrand Backman of the First Quorum of the SeventyThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints titlesPreceded byNeil D Schaerrer General President of the Young Men1979 October 6 1985 Succeeded byVaughn J FeatherstonePreceded byW Jay Eldredgeas Superintendent of theYoung Men s Mutual Improvement Association General President of theAaronic Priesthood MIA Young WomenNovember 1972 1974 VacantOrganization under jurisdiction ofthe Presiding BishopricTitle next held byNeil D Schaerreras General President of the Young Men Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert L Backman amp oldid 1189958430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
