J Peter Hansen

J. Peter Hansen, 58, Mexico Veracruz Mission; Brentwood 3rd Ward, Antioch California Stake; bishop of the Antioch 5th (YSA) Ward; former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the West Spanish American Mission. Institute director, Church Educational System. Born in Stockton, Calif., to Jay Clayton and Ardelle Hamilton Hansen. Married JoElla Haines, four children.
   A ward young single adult adviser, Sister Hansen is a former stake Relief Society president, ward Young Women president and Primary teacher. Born in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., to Albert Edwyn Haines Jr. and Thelda Gwilliam Haines.

Pdte Hansen’s informational blurb comes from his Berkeley California Institute Director’s Biography page….

Bro. Hansen is married to JoElla who used to live in Ethiopia. They have four children, all of whom are boys except three. They are very blessed to have ten grandchildren (so far). His mission was the West Spanish American. Looking on a globe to find Spanish America will not help. It is not there. Bro. Hansen had a career in Utah law enforcement in Pleasant Grove and Orem, retiring in 1996 as the Cedar City Chief of Police after 24 years to accept a position teaching seminary in the Pineview (Washington, UT) Seminary. He also taught at the Cedar City Seminary before being tranferred to the Pleasant Hill Institute of Religion in July, 2002. He has served as young men's president five times, stake high councilor twice, bishop twice, counselor to a stake president, and currently has the blessing of serving as bishop of the Antioch 5th (YSA) Ward where Sis Hansen serves as stake YSA advisor. Favorite movies include "Remember the Titans," "Sandlot," "Invincible," "Glory Road," "Napolean Dynamite," "The Best Two Years," and almost anything in black and white. College football is his favorite sport and BYU is his favorite team. Please note that someday he will have more hair than the photo shows.

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Veracruz Presidents Alumni History