President Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women general president, was born on March 11, 1964, and sustained to her calling during the April 2018 general conference. She was raised the third of seven children on an 80-acre farm in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She married Derek Cordon in 1986 in the Salt Lake Temple, and they are the parents of four children.
President Cordon served a full-time mission in the Portugal Lisbon Mission, later using her Portuguese language skills again when she served with Brother Cordon over the Brazil Curitiba Mission from 2010 to 2013.
She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in education, served as a school volunteer in Idaho and Utah, worked in management in the software industry, and started her own business in Boise, Idaho. At the time of her call, she was serving as the first counselor in the Primary general presidency.
In honor of President Cordon’s birthday today, here are nine of her quotes from the past year.
1. Strength in the Savior
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center, Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon, left, and Young Men General President Steven J. Lund, right, speak during a worldwide devotional for youth broadcast Jan. 29, 2023.
Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“No matter how steep the climb or hard the journey, we are not alone. We can draw strength from the Savior.”
— Worldwide youth devotional, Jan. 29, 2023
2. A force
President Bonnie H. Cordon speaks Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at BYU–Idaho’s second devotional of winter semester 2023, in the I-Center in Rexburg, Idaho.
Michael Lewis, BYU–Idaho
“You are a force for good or ill, depending on the roads you choose and the vision you see for yourself, the vision God sees of you.”
— BYU-Idaho devotional, Jan. 17, 2023
3. The first and forever gift
Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon speaks at the First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
“Jesus Christ was and is our first and forever gift of Christmas. I testify of this truth: He was born, He lived, and He died for us, and He lives ― still.”
— First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional, Dec. 4, 2022
4. A special mission
Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon holds up the new “For the Strength of Youth” guide at a youth devotional during an assignment to Japan, Mongolia and Korea Nov. 12-20, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“You are a powerful generation. The Lord saved you to come here now, because you have a special mission here.”
— Assignment to Asia North Area, Nov. 12-Nov. 20, 2022
5. Spiritual treasures from accepting callings
“In the simplicity and frequency of a setting apart, we may miss the significance of this priesthood ordinance — an ordinance that quite literally sets us apart from the world and designates us for the Lord’s work.”
— Leading with power, promise and holiness, Nov. 6, 2022
6. A specific purpose in life
Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon speaks to youth in Nauvoo, Illinois, on Sept. 24, 2022, with the Nauvoo Brass Band behind her.
Susan Sims, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“No matter what your calling, we all have the same purpose … to strengthen our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and help others come to know the Savior.
“This is the winding-up scene. This is your time. The Lord knows who you are. He called you for a specific purpose.”
— Youth devotional in Nauvoo, Illinois, Sept. 24, 2022
7. Follow the Prophet
Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon speaks with Nauvoo performing missionaries in the Cultural Hall in Nauvoo, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“As we listen to general conference worldwide — if you are in Cambodia or Mozambique or Nauvoo — you realize you have a Church family. And we are all listening to the same words that a loving Heavenly Father is giving us through a Prophet.”
— Message to missionaries in Nauvoo, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022
8. Hearing Him
“As much as hearing Him involves acting in faith, it also involves trusting in His timing. He can comprehend things that are going to bless our lives that we had no idea about.”
— Blog post accompanying new “Hear Him” video, Aug. 24, 2022
9. The path of conversion
President Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women general president, addresses mission leaders during the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“There is nothing more thrilling than to see a missionary progress along their path of conversion as they walk the same journey with those they teach, seeing the beautiful shift in their hearts as obedience becomes less about rules and more about deepening their relationship with the Savior.”
— 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, June 23, 2022
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