Brian K. Ashton, then of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School general presidency, waves after speaking during a campus devotional at BYU in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 5, 2017. Ashton will become the second president of BYU-Pathway Worldwide on Aug. 1, 2021.
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Brian K. Ashton will become the second president of fast-growing BYU-Pathway Worldwide, headquartered in Salt Lake City. He will succeed Elder Clark G. Gilbert, who will be the new commissioner of education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
Both appointments begin Aug. 1 and were made by the church’s Board of Education, which includes the First Presidency.