Interfaith Encounters

COVID 19 and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Episode Summary

Mark Romney, Stake President of the Dallas Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, shares how his community is responding to the COVID 19 crisis and how their faith shapes that response.

Episode Notes

Mark Romney is currently serving as the Stake President of the Dallas Texas Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to being called as Stake President in February 2016 he served from 2006 as the Second Counselor and then the First Counselor in the Dallas Stake Presidency. Among other Church positions held are Bishop, High Councilor, Ward Young Men’s President and Scoutmaster. As a youth he earned the Eagle Scout award and in 2017 was honored to receive Scouting’s Silver Beaver Award from the Circle 10 Council in Dallas. From 1972-74 he served a full-time mission for the Church in Brazil South Mission, later the Brazil Porto Alegre Mission which then comprised the states of Rio Grande do Sul and the southern half of Santa Catarina, Brazil. He is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish although his Portugues is very rusty and most likely will sound like Portañol.

Mr Romney is the owner of the Texas law firm, Romney Law Firm, where he is actively engaged in international transactions law with an emphasis on Latin American issues an representation of Latin American clients in the United States