 | Mesa Arizona Temple |
Presidents |
Temple presidents are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. They serve voluntarily, usually for a period of several years. Following is a list of the current and former presidents of the Mesa Arizona Temple.
| President R. Gordon Porter | 2011– |
| President Daryl H. Garn | 2009–2011 |
| President Ezra T. Clark Jr. | 2006–2009 |
| President Albert Choules Jr. | 2003–2006 |
| President John R. Peterson | 2000–2003 |
| President L. Kenyon Udall | 1997–2000 |
| President E. Widtsoe Shumway | 1994–1997 |
| President John H. Tanner | 1991–1994 |
| President Nephi S. Allen | 1988–1991 |
| President LeRoy Layton | 1985–1988 |
| President L. Harold Wright | 1980–1985 |
| President Junius E. Driggs | 1975–1980 |
| President C. Bryant Whiting | 1970–1975 |
| President Jesse M. Smith | 1963–1970 |
| President J. Robert Price | 1960–1963 |
| President Arwell L. Pierce | 1953–1960 |
| President Harry L. Payne | 1944–1953 |
| President Charles Pugh | 1940–1944 |
| President Charles R. Jones | 1934–1940 |
| President David K. Udall | 1927–1934 |
"We must build more temples, and we must build them more quickly. This is the season to build temples. They are needed, and we have the means to do so. The Lord will hold us accountable if we do not work with greater accomplishment than we are now doing."
—Gordon B. Hinckley
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