David Rees"

David Rees was born in Wales, Utah, a small town in Sanpete County. As a young man, he served in the Canadian Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and later married LaRee Brown. Together, he and LaRee have completed three srvice missions and an eighteen-month mission in Johannesburg, South Africa.

David holds a PhD in Accounting from Texas Tech University and was a university professor for more than forty-one years. He co-authored an accounting textbook and has authored or co-authored more than thirty academic articles. He has received several teaching awards, including being named Professor of the Year at Southern Utah University.

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he has served in several positions, including bishop of three different wards. Since 2010, he has served as a temple worker and has also been an assistant temple recorder. He currently serves in the Red Cliffs Utah Temple.