Linda K. Burton

Linda Kjar Burton (born October 19, 1952)[citation needed] was the sixteenth general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2012[1][2] to 2017.

[4] From 2007 to 2010, she served with her husband while he presided over the Korea Seoul West Mission.

[5] Burton worked briefly as an LDS seminary teacher, and served previously on the general boards of the church's Relief Society and Primary organizations.

[6] As president of the Relief Society, Burton was an ex officio member of the church's Boards of Trustees/Education.

[7] In April 2017, Burton was released and succeeded by Jean B. Bingham, who had been serving as a counselor in the church's Primary General Presidency.