Elder Steven C. Barlow

General Authority Seventy

One of the most poignant experiences Elder Steven C. Barlow has had with the Holy Ghost was the “undeniable impression from heaven that [he] needed to marry Christina Evans.” They were married in the Salt Lake Temple in 1991 and have five children.

Elder and Sister Barlow served as mission leaders in Ecuador from 2017 to 2020, including at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, many missionaries returned home, while other missionaries were reassigned to the Barlows’ mission. Elder and Sister Barlow witnessed the hand of the Lord directing those missionary efforts.

“We put our trust in the Lord,” he recalled. “There were times when we didn’t know what was going to happen the next day. We remained flexible and ready. We were prayerful, and it all worked out.”

This experience reinforced lessons he had been taught earlier that the Lord is in charge and that we can always trust Him.

Elder Barlow received a bachelor’s degree in health education from the University of Utah in 1993. He has worked as an executive in data analytics and quality improvements in health care. At the time of his call, Elder Barlow was serving as an Area Seventy in the Utah Area.

Steven Chad Barlow was born in Bountiful, Utah, on January 1, 1969, to Jon Kay Barlow and Becky Christensen Barlow. He was “raised by amazingly devoted, faithful parents” who taught him the gospel from an early age.