Peter F. Meurs

Elder Peter F. Meurs was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016. He is currently serving as President of the Pacific Area.

Elder Meurs has served in numerous callings, including full-time missionary, elders quorum president, branch president, bishop, stake president, counselor in a mission presidency, Area Seventy, and in the Asia Area and Pacific Area Presidencies.

Elder Meurs received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Monash University in 1980. He worked for Esso Australia and was a founding partner of Worley Limited, an engineering services and project management company. He led an iron ore project for Fortescue Metals, where he served as an executive director on the board.

Peter Fletcher Meurs was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, on December 21, 1956. He married Maxine Evelyn Thatcher in January 1979. They are the parents of four children.