Susan W. Tanner

Susan W. Tanner
Susan W. Tanner
12th Young Women General President
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) – April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)
Called byGordon B. Hinckley
PredecessorMargaret D. Nadauld
SuccessorElaine S. Dalton
Personal details
Born (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953 (age 71)
Granger, Utah
Alma materBrigham Young University
Notable worksDaughters in My Kingdom (2011)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1974)
Children5
ParentsRichard W. Winder
Barbara Woodhead
RelativesJohn R. Winder
Great-great-grandfather

Susan Winder Tanner (born January 10, 1953) was the twelfth General President of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008.

Born in Granger, Utah, to Richard W. Winder and Barbara Woodhead, Tanner grew up on the Winder family homestead at Winder Dairy. She earned a degree in humanities from Brigham Young University. Tanner married John S. Tanner in the Salt Lake Temple in 1974. They are the parents of five children.[1] She is a great-great granddaughter of church leader John R. Winder.

  1. ^ Johnson, Stacy (August 9, 2019). "Former BYU academic vice president named new president of BYU-Hawaii". heraldextra.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2023.