Susan H. Porter

Susan H. Porter (born July 31, 1955) served as the 15th Primary general president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from August 2022 to August 2026.

Biography Porter is the daughter of Hans J. Holland and Charlene Coleman. She is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and grew up in New York. She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brigham Young University (BYU). She has a diverse professional background, having served as a lab assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a mathematics teacher.

LDS Church service For one year prior to her call as Primary general president, Porter served as first counselor in the Primary General Presidency.

In April 2022, Porter was sustained to succeed Camille N. Johnson as the church's Primary general president, effective on August 1, 2022. Amy A. Wright was sustained as her first counselor, with Tracy Y. Browning as the second counselor. Browning is the first Black woman to serve in a church-wide presidency.

During the church's April 2026 general conference, it was announced that Porter and her counselors would be released on 1 August 2026.