Brother Sean R. Dixon

Aware of the many voices vying for the attention of young people, Brother Sean R. Dixon hopes youth will watch modern-day prophets and apostles and trust and follow their guidance.

“They’ll lead them to Jesus Christ,” he said. “It’s not the prophet [President Russell M. Nelson] who’s the end goal; it’s the Savior. But the prophet is very much faced toward the Savior, and if they follow Him, they’ll be prepared for what they’re going to face in their lives.”

Sean Romney Dixon was born on May 5, 1970, in Provo, Utah, the son of Donald Romney Dixon and Diane Scott Dixon. He served a full-time mission in the Canada Toronto Mission. Later he married M’Shelle Lundquist on May 14, 1992, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of five children.

Brother Dixon received a bachelor’s degree in family science from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in education from the University of Phoenix. He has worked in various assignments in Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for 30 years, currently as the director of the Utah South Institute Region, overseeing institutes from Orem to St. George. Previously, he was a seminary teacher in Utah County and director of the Utah Valley Institute of Religion.

At the time of his call, Brother Dixon was serving as president of the Spanish Fork Utah East Stake. He is a former California Redlands Mission president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, and ward Young Men president.