Hartman Rector, Jr.
Born: 20 August 1924
Called to First Council of Seventy (Presidency of the Seventy): 6 April 1968
Called to First Quorum of Seventy: 3 October 1975
Called as Second Counselor in the Young Men Presidency: 1986
Released from Young Men Presidency: 1988
Called as First Counselor in the Sunday School Presidency: 1991
Released from Sunday School Presidency: 1992
Became Emeritus General Authority: 1 October 1994
Died: 6 November 2018
Called to First Council of Seventy (Presidency of the Seventy): 6 April 1968
Called to First Quorum of Seventy: 3 October 1975
Called as Second Counselor in the Young Men Presidency: 1986
Released from Young Men Presidency: 1988
Called as First Counselor in the Sunday School Presidency: 1991
Released from Sunday School Presidency: 1992
Became Emeritus General Authority: 1 October 1994
Died: 6 November 2018
Biographical Articles
"Elder Hartman Rector, Jr. Appointed to the First Council of the Seventy." Relief Society Magazine. June 1968. pg. 409.
Elder Hartman Rector, Jr. Appointed to the First Council of Seventy At the Saturday morning session of the 138th Annual General Conference of the Church, April 6, 1968, Elder Hartman Rector, Jr., was sustained as a member of the First Council of Seventy. Prior to his appointment to this high and important calling in the Church, Elder Rector was serving as senior president of the 542d Quorum of Seventy in the Potomac Stake. His home was in Fairfax, Virginia. Elder Rector was born August 20, 1924 in Moberly, Missouri, son of Hartman and Vivian Fay Garvin Rector. He was reared on a farm. In 1942, he enlisted in the naval reserve program, and, in 1945, he was commissioned a naval aviator with the rank of ensign. He presently holds the rank of captain in the naval reserve. He received his education at Murray State Teachers College in Kentucky, Mankato State Teachers College in Minnesota, the University of Georgia, and the University of Southern California. Elder Rector was converted to the Church in 1952. He met twice with the missionaries in the fall of 1951 before embarking for active duty in Korea. Aboard ship he continued his study of the gospel, and was baptized by a fellow serviceman. A week later, his wife was baptized in San Diego. He had married Constance Kirk Daniel, also of Moberly, in 1947. Their marriage was sealed in the Mesa Temple on May 21, 1953. They are the parents of seven children. Elder Rector was ordained an elder in 1952, and a seventy in May 1956. He has served in many Church positions since his baptism. Sister Rector has also served in many Church positions, and is currently in the Potomac Stake Relief Society presidency. For the past ten years, Elder Rector has been with the United States Department of Agriculture, where he has been program and budget analyst in the office of Budget and Finance. On April 2, he was awarded the Secretary's Certificate of Merit for a survey he conducted of USDA activities in Mexico. |