Tad Callister, LDS leader known for writings on the Atonement and conservative politics, dies at 79
A dynamic — and sometimes controversial — speaker and writer, the emeritus general authority Seventy took a more public role in politics later in life.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tad Callister, an emeritus general authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died in Bountiful on Thursday at the age of 79.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.