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Elder Tad R. Callister, Former LDS Sunday School General President, Dies at 79

The influential Latter-day Saint leader's death was reported Thursday after a public tribute by Utah Rep. Ken Ivory.

Tad R Callister of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Tad R. Callister, an emeritus General Authority Seventy and former Sunday School general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Thursday, Oct. 9. He was 79.

Overview

  • Deseret News reported he died Thursday, Oct. 9.
  • The cause of death has not been disclosed.
  • He was an emeritus General Authority Seventy, served in the Presidency of the Seventy, and led the church's Sunday School from 2014 to 2019.
  • An initial confirmation came from Rep. Ken Ivory, who praised him as "a spiritual giant" in a post on X.
  • He practiced tax law in Southern California, held degrees from BYU, UCLA, and NYU, and authored The Infinite Atonement.