3 Works by Elaine Cannon
| Title | Role | Year | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Because of Christ | Author | Devotional Literature | ||
| Minerva! | Author | 1997 | Biography / Memoir |  |
| Adventures of the Unlikely Disciple | Author | 2001 | Novel |
Elaine Cannon
Elaine Cannon was a former general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before receiving that call, she was a member of the Mutual Improvement Association’s governing board and the Church’s curriculum planning, writing, activities, and correlation committees.
She also served as associate editor of Church magazines for youth and their leaders. Lecturing extensively throughout the world, she has had opportunities to meet members of the Church of all ages and nationalities.
Elaine authored or coauthored more than 50 books and has recorded dozens of talk on tapes. Among her books are Adversity, Baptized and Confirmed: Your Lifeline to Heaven, Choose the Right, Women Testify of Jesus Christ, The Truth About Angels, and three 'Little Books': The Little Book of Big Ideas about Hope, The Little Book of Big Ideas about Joy, and The Little Book of Big Ideas about Love, her latest.
For thirty years she was a daily columnist for intermountain newspapers. She has hosted her own TV show and was a featured speaker on a weekly radio program broadcast internationally.
Elaine Cannon passed away in 2003 at the age of 81.
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
D. James Cannon
Six children
8th general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1978 to 1984, member of the Mutual Improvement Association’s governing board and the Church’s curriculum planning, writing, activities, and correlation committees, key figure in organizing the LDS Student Association
1922-04-09
Salt Lake City, Utah
2003-05-19
University of Utah
Lecturer, Author, TV show host, International radio program speaker, Editor of church publications
Female
Author
English