Leader Biography

Brother Matthew O. Richardson

Matthew O. Richardson is the second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency. He has also served as a Sunday School teacher, Young Men president, bishop and member of a Young Men/Young Women curriculum writing committee.

Brother Richardson completed both undergraduate and graduate work at Brigham Young University, receiving degrees in communication and educational leadership. He worked as a seminary instructor and as an instructor and professor at BYU, where he also served as the associate dean of Religious Education. He and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of four children.

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