Lloyd D. Newell and Karmel Newell, have four children, and hail from the Mountainville 5th Ward, Alpine Utah Stake. President Newell was the “Music & the Spoken Word” announcer and writer, a stake presidency counselor, high councilor, bishop, and missionary in the Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission. He was born in Provo, Utah, to Neil Oscar Newell and Verna Louise Newell.

Sister Newell is a former stake Relief Society president, stake Young Women presidency counselor, stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Primary president, and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Salt Lake City to Larry Don Howell and Ruby Ludwig Howell.