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Elaine A. Cannon | |
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8th Young Women General President | |
1978 – 1984 | |
Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
Predecessor | Ruth H. Funk |
Successor | Ardeth G. Kapp |
Personal details | |
Born | Elaine W. Anderson April 9, 1922 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Died | May 19, 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 81)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
Education | Sociology degree |
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse(s) | D. James Cannon |
Children | 6 |
Parents | Aldon Joseph Anderson Minnie Evaline Egan Anderson |
Website | Elaine Anderson Cannon |
Elaine Anderson Cannon (April 9, 1922 – May 19, 2003) was the eighth general president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978 to 1984. Cannon was a writer and an editor and the author of over fifty books.