Jean B. Bingham

Jean Barrus Bingham (born June 10, 1952) Bingham was raised in New Jersey, Minnesota, and Texas. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, her father served in the LDS Church's local congregation as its bishop, and she did minor aid in helping build a new chapel. She lived in New Jersey during her high school years. She has an associate degree from Elgin Community College and another from Brigham Young University (BYU), along with bachelor's and master's degrees in teaching from National Louis University. After graduating, she moved to Illinois and also lived in Wisconsin. Bingham taught English as a second language and also worked as a nurse's aid. She called Sharon Eubank and Reyna I. Aburto as her counselors, in what was called an 'unusually diverse' presidency.

Bingham helped unveil a completely redesigned and updated Relief Society website in 2019 that allowed women across the church to, as she explained, "access resources for hope and help, see what sisters around the world are doing and listen to inspiration for women on podcasts." In 2019, Bingham participated in the first-ever 'Sister-to-Sister' question-and-answer worldwide live event as part of BYU's annual women's conference. She visited the West African country of Sierra Leone from June 5 through June 16, 2019 to meet with members of the LDS Church there. Bingham was the keynote speaker at the International Women-In-Diplomacy Day in March 2021, emphasizing in her remarks that education is key for the success of women worldwide.

On August 1, 2022, Bingham was released as Relief Society General President and was succeeded by Camille N. Johnson.

Personal life Bingham married Bruce Bingham in the Provo Utah Temple in 1972. They have two children and fostered many children.