Tracy Y. Browning
| Tracy Browning | |
|---|---|
| Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency | |
| 2022 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Susan H. Porter |
| Predecessor | Amy A. Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tracy Yelaunde Adams 9 October 1976 New Rochelle, New York |
| Baptism Date | 1992 |
| Known For | First Black woman to serve in a LDS Church general presidency |
| Alma mater | St. John's University |
| Spouse(s) |
Brady Browning (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
Tracy Y. Browning (born October 9, 1976) has been the second counselor to Susan H. Porter in the Primary general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2022. She is the first Black woman to serve in an LDS Church general organization presidency[1] and the first Black woman to speak in a church general conference.[2]
Personal life
Tracy Yelaunde Browning was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Clive Adams and Sharon Cox. She grew up in Jamaica until age 11. She then split her teen years between her father in New Jersey and her mother in New York. Her mother joined the LDS Church when Browning was 15 years old, and Browning joined the LDS Church the following year in 1992. She later studied at St. John's University. She met Brady Browning and the two were married May 2, 1997, and they have two children. Their first child, a daughter, was born prematurely. They later adopted a son. Browning worked in financial services for 15 years and is a director in the church's Publishing Services Department.[3]
LDS Church service
Since her baptism in 1992, Browning has served as a ward and stake Relief Society counselor and teacher, a Sunday School teacher, and in the Young Women's organization. Just prior to her call to the Primary general presidency, Browning was serving on the Relief Society general advisory council. Browning was sustained as the second counselor to Susan H. Porter in the church's Primary general presidencyon April 2, 2022.[4] In April 2026 it was announced that Porter and her counselors, including Browning, will conclude their service on August 1, 2026.[5]
References
- ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (April 2, 2022). "A look at the new top female LDS leaders — including a historic Primary pick". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Sydnee Chapman (October 1, 2022). "First Black woman speaks during Latter-day Saint general conference". KSL News. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Toone, Trent (July 16, 2022). "'God wants me to love people': What prepared Sister Tracy Y. Browning to be the first Black woman to serve in a general presidency". Church News. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Tracy Y. Browning". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. n.d. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Kemsley, Tamarra. "New global LDS Primary leadership includes a historic choice: the first African president". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2026.