Merrill J. Bateman
| Merrill J. Bateman | |
|---|---|
| Second Quorum of the Seventy | |
| June 6, 1992 – April 2, 1994 | |
| End reason | Called as Presiding Bishop |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| April 2, 1994 – December 27, 1995 | |
| End reason | Released to become president of BYU |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| December 27, 1995 – October 6, 2007 | |
| End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| August 15, 2003 – August 15, 2007 | |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 6, 2007 | |
| 11th President of Brigham Young University | |
| In office | |
| January 1, 1996 – May 1, 2003 | |
| Predecessor | Rex E. Lee |
| Successor | Cecil O. Samuelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Merrill Joseph Bateman June 19, 1936 Lehi, Utah, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Scholes |
| Children | 7 |
Merrill Joseph Bateman (born June 19, 1936) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1992, originally as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He is currently an emeritus general authority. From 2003 to 2007, Bateman was a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy. He was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from January 1, 1996, until May 1, 2003, and was the church's twelfth presiding bishop in 1994 and 1995. In 2003 and 2004, Bateman was the general president of the church's Sunday School organization. From 2007 to 2010, Bateman was president of the Provo Utah Temple.
Bateman was born in Lehi, Utah. As he was starting the third grade his family moved to American Fork. He served as a missionary in England in the mid-1950s. After returning from his mission, he married Marilyn Scholes in 1959 and joined the ROTC. In 1960, Bateman completed a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Utah. Bateman received a Danforth Fellowship and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, which enabled him to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his doctorate. Bateman's experience in researching Ghana's trade position led to him lecturing in economics at the University of Ghana in 1963, and while living there, he studied the cocoa industry. Under supervision of Franklin M. Fisher, Bateman graduated in 1965. His thesis was on the subject of international cocoa trade in Ghana.
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