2 Quotes & Sayings By L Tom Perry
L. Tom Perry was born in Utah and graduated from the University of Utah with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He served as a pilot in the US Army Air Force during World War II and was a radar operator at the B-29 base in India. After the war, he earned his MS from the University of New Mexico and his Ph.D from MIT where he studied under Dr
Joseph Weber. In 1957, he joined the faculty of Brigham Young University as an assistant professor of physics/physics education as well as physics department chair. In 1962, he was appointed president of BYU and served in that position until 1973 when he became president of BYU-Idaho.
In 1975, President Monson asked Professor Perry to become president of Ricks College which he did until 1979 when he became a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In October 1986, President Thomas S. Monson asked President L.
Tom Perry to serve as First Counselor in the First Presidency where he serves today.