Speaker:  Elder Don R. Clarke
Music by Summit YSA Fireside Choir

Elder Clarke was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2011.  He previously served as a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy since April of 2006.

Elder Clarke’s work to improve the quality of life in the rural village of Seamay, Guatemala was featured in a front page article in the Deseret News on July 10, 2011. Elder Clarke was assigned to oversee the work of the church in seven Latin American countries as a member of the First Quorum of Seventy. In Seamay, Elder Clarke set in motion the projects that helped the members of the church there, and all of the other villagers, to bring clean drinking water to their homes and build a school for their children.

In October of 2006 Elder Clarke spoke in general conference on becoming instruments in the hands of God.  He explained that a person does not need a calling or even an invitation to help to be an instrument in God’s hands to make great things happen. At the time of his calling to serve in Second Quorum of the Seventy, he was serving as a member of the high council in Buena Vista Virginia Stake at the time of his call to the Seventy. His career included senior executive positions in several retailing companies.