A new Primary General Presidency was announced during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President D. Todd Christofferson of the First Presidency made the announcement during the session’s sustaining of Church leaders.

The new leaders are Rosemary K. Chibota (President), Nina M. Garfield (First Counselor), and Theresa A. Collins (Second Counselor). The new presidency members will begin service on August 1, 2026.

The Primary is an organization for children ages 18 months to 11 years. It teaches them the gospel of Jesus Christ and helps them build faith. The Primary General Presidency works to strengthen children and families throughout the Church. Members of the Primary General Presidency meet with and teach Primary leaders and children throughout the world. They counsel with other general and local Church leaders as they serve children and families.

Brief biographies of each leader are below.

Rosemary K. Chibota, 58, is of Malawian origin and was raised in Zimbabwe. She now resides in South Jordan, Utah. She works as a human resources generalist for the Church and previously worked as a senior executive assistant in the Quorum of the Seventy office. She holds a master’s degree in management and leadership from Western Governors University and a bachelor of science degree in information technology from Colorado Technical University. She currently serves as a Sunday School teacher and with her husband as a stake mission preparation instructor. Her previous Church assignments include ward activities chair, ward Relief Society presidency, Primary teacher, ward Primary presidency, seminary teacher, district Young Women president, Relief Society teacher, and branch Young Women president. She and her husband, Joel, served together as mission leaders in the Alabama Birmingham Mission from 2022 to 2025. They have one child.

Read about the rest of the new presidency on Church Newsroom.

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