Perry, L. Tom, 1922-

L. Tom Perry (1922- ), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

L. Tom Perry, a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born 5 August 1922, in Logan, Utah, to Leslie Perry and Elsie Nora Sonne Perry. From 1942–1944, L. Tom Perry served a LDS mission to the Northern States Mission. Following his mission, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. After his discharge from the Marine Corps, he enrolled in Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He married Virginia Lee in 1947, and two years later, in 1949, he graduated from Utah State with a degree in Finance. Elder Perry and his wife Virginia had three children: Barbara, Linda Gay, and Lee Thomas.

...