Elder Edward B. Rowe

In his career practicing international law, Elder Edward B. Rowe and his family lived at times in areas of the world where they were likely the only members of the Church. They held authorized church services as a family in their home years before the introduction of the Come, Follow Me curriculum. Their worship was home-centered—complete with Sunday dress and talk assignments.

Elder Rowe recalled realizing that “the only teachings our children would receive about the gospel of Jesus Christ would be from us.”

These experiences united their family and made the gospel of Jesus Christ simple as they helped their children gain a relationship with the Savior. “Those were sacred, special times,” he said.

Edward Butler Rowe was born in Provo, Utah, on April 23, 1967, to Fred A. Rowe and Sherrel Rowe. He married Brooke Francis in the Salt Lake Temple on January 3, 1989. They are the parents of five children and were living in Pleasant Grove, Utah, at the time of his call.

Elder Rowe earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in public policy and a juris doctor degree from the University of Chicago. He has practiced international law as a partner in various law firms in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Since 2019 he has worked as CEO of the Stirling Foundation.

At the time of his call, he was serving as an Area Seventy. He is a former Adriatic North Mission president (2011–2014), bishop, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president, ward mission leader, and full-time missionary in the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission.