Eugene Orr

Eugene Orr is the son of David Orr and Martha Wilder Orr. He has four children. He was a founding member of the Genesis Group and was the second counselor in the first Genesis Group presidency. Eugene lived in Canada, where he worked as a naturopathic health counselor. He passed away on September 22, 2025, in Alberta, Canada.

Latter-day Saint Life

Genesis Group: How 3 faith-filled men began the Black American member movement in the Church

By Eugene Orr

February 25, 2023 08:00 AM MST

“For all of us Black members, this formation of our own group and having our own Black presidency presiding over it was a giant leap toward racial equity in the Church and beyond.”

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