Ulisses Soares

Elder Ulisses Soares was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on March 31, 2018. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy since January 2013.

Previously Elder Soares served as a counselor in the Africa Southeast Area, President of the Brazil Area, and a counselor in the Brazil South Area. He has served in a number of other Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Brazil Rio de Janeiro Mission, elders quorum president, counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, stake executive secretary, regional welfare agent, stake president, and president of the Portugal Porto Mission (2000–2003).

Elder Soares received a bachelor of science degree in accounting and economics from the São Paulo Pontifical Catholic University School of Economic Science in 1985 and later received an MBA degree. His professional career has included the positions of accountant and auditor for multinational corporations in Brazil and director for temporal affairs in the Church area office in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ulisses Soares was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 1958. He married his wife, Rosana, in October 1982. They are the parents of three children.