Jamal Willis
Jamal Willis (born 1972) is a local level leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a former NFL football player. He also works in administration for the Alpine School District in Utah.
Willis was born in Oklahoma. He attended BYU on a football scholarship and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while a student there.
On January 7, 2018, Willis was called as a counselor in the Genesis Group presidency.[1] Like all other members of the presidency, Willis is of African descent. He had not even previously attended the Group, but had been invited to attend while a student at BYU before he joined the LDS Church.[2]
Willis has in the past been the football coach for Payson High School.[3] He currently works as an administrator, evidently for Alpine School District over schools in Saratoga Springs, Utah.[4]
Sources
- NFL bio of Willis
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- ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack. "Black Mormon Support Group Laments Loss Of Their Prophet Champion, Looks to the Genesis of Even Greater Influence" in Salt Lake Tribune, January 9, 2017
- ^ Trent Toone. "One of the Best Kept Secrets in the Church: Former BYU Running Back thrilled to be part of Genesis Group Leadership". In Deseret News, January 11, 2018.
- ^ Provo Daily Herald article on Willis ending time as football coach
- ^ Tad Walch. "LDS Church Reorganizes Genesis Group Leadership". Deseret News, January 7, 2018.
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