Why was James J hamula excommunicated from the LDS Church?

Why was James J hamula excommunicated from the LDS Church?

At the time, the church said he was removed for “apostasy and other conduct unbecoming a member of the church.” Before that, the last excommunication of a church leader was Richard R. Lyman for adultery in 1943.

What did James J hamula do?

In the LDS Church, Hamula served as elders quorum president, bishop, stake high councilor, and stake Young Men president. He also served as president of the Mesa Arizona Salt River Stake and as the first president of the Mesa Arizona Red Mountain Stake when it was organized in 1992.

Where is Elder Hamula now?

Elder Hamula has been serving as the Church’s Pacific Area President for the last three years. Prior to that he served as a counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency for two years. Elder Hamula will continue to serve in leadership assignments at the Church’s headquarters in Salt Lake City.

Who is Elder Hamula?

Elder James J. Hamula was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2008, at age 50. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Southwest Area.