Gene Raymond Cook was born 1 September 1941 in Lehi, Utah County, Utah to Clarence Harvey Cook (1913-1969) and Cora Myrl Thornton (1914-2001) .
Biography
Gene Raymond Cook (born September 1, 1941) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1975.
Cook was born in Lehi, Utah and raised mostly in Arizona. He served an LDS Church mission in the Paraguay–Uruguay Mission, with J. Thomas Fyans as his mission president, and is fluent in Spanish. After returning to the United States, he married Janelle Schlink in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They are the parents of eight children.
He served in the LDS Church as president of local seventies quorum. When his family was young he moved to Bountiful, Utah and he began church employment as secretary to the First Council of the Seventy.
At the age of 34, Cook became a member of the First Council of the Seventy. He served there for one year and was then transferred to the newly constituted First Quorum of the Seventy. He later served as a mission president. He was designated an emeritus general authority on October 6, 2007.
Cook has written several books dealing mostly with families and faith.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Gene Raymond Cook (1941) | 1 September 1941 Lehi, Utah County, Utah | Janelle Schlink | |
Book List
- Raising Up a Family to the Lord by Gene R. Cook (Sep 2, 2009)
- Living by the Power of Faith by Gene R. Cook (Aug 28, 2009)
- Searching the Scriptures: Bringing Power to Your Personal and Family Study by Gene R. Cook (Jan 1, 2005)
- Teaching by the Spirit by Gene R. Cook (Oct 1, 2004)
- Receiving Answers to Our Prayers by Gene R. Cook (Jan 1, 2003)