Elaine A. Cannon
| 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 (aged 81) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| 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 A. 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 (LDS Church) from 1978 to 1984. Cannon has been a writer and an editor and is the author of over 50 books.
Elaine Anderson was born to Aldon Joseph and Minnie Egan Anderson in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a teenager, she started writing a daily column aimed at teenagers for the Deseret News. She studied Philosophy, English, History, and Speech at the University of Utah. She graduated in 1943 with a degree in sociology. On March 25, 1943 she married D. James Cannon in the Salt Lake Temple.
She also did freelance work, publishing articles in national magazines including Seventeen and Better Homes and Gardens.
Cannon was key figure in organizing the LDS Student Association. While she worked in establishing Lambda Delta Sigma, the church's sorority, W. Rolfe Kerr worked to establish the church's fraternity, Sigma Gamma Chi. Cannon was also a member of the church's Priesthood Correlation Committee.
In 1959 she served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Youth. During this year, she became an associate editor for "Era of Youth," a section of the Improvement Era that was targeted to adolescents. In 1971, the church magazine New Era was launched, which was patterned after the "Era of Youth" section of the Improvement Era.
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