Susan H. Porter

Susan H. Porter (born July 31, 1955) has been the 15th Primary general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since August 2022.

[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brigham Young University (BYU).

[2] She has a diverse professional background, having served as a lab assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a mathematics teacher.

[4] In April 2022, Porter was sustained to succeed Camille N. Johnson as the church's Primary general president, effective on August 1, 2022.

[5] The LDS Church is introducing a new hymnbook, entitled “Hymns–for Home and Church,” and Porter is serving as an advisor on the project, with a rollout in the first half of 2024 in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.