Ardeth Kapp

Women in Religious Roles

Author, lecturer, and general president of the Young Women organization for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1984 to 1992. Following her tenure as general president of the Young Women organization, Kapp served with her husband, Heber B. Kapp, as he presided over the Canada Vancouver Mission from 1992 to 1995. The Kapps were later called as president and matron of the Cardston Alberta Temple. In addition to her church service, Kapp has worked as a board member of the Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Deseret Book Company, the Deseret News Publishing Company, and the boards of trustees for Southern Virginia University and for the Utah Youth Village. For seven years she was a regular speaker for Time Out for Women. She is also the author of more than 17 books.