Jamal Willis

Jamal Willis (born 1972) is a local level leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a former NFL football player. He also works in administration for the Alpine School District in Utah.

Willis was born in Oklahoma. He attended BYU on a football scholarship and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while a student there.

On January 7, 2018, Willis was called as a counselor in the Genesis Group presidency.^[1] Like all other members of the presidency, Willis is of African descent. He had not even previously attended the Group, but had been invited to attend while a student at BYU before he joined the LDS Church.^[2]

Willis has in the past been the football coach for Payson High School.^[3] He currently works as an administrator, evidently for Alpine School District over schools in Saratoga Springs, Utah.^[4]

Sources

• NFL bio of Willis

Specific

1. Peggy Fletcher Stack. "Black Mormon Support Group Laments Loss Of Their Prophet Champion, Looks to the Genesis of Even Greater Influence" in Salt Lake Tribune, January 9, 2017
2. Trent Toone. "One of the Best Kept Secrets in the Church: Former BYU Running Back thrilled to be part of Genesis Group Leadership". In Deseret News, January 11, 2018.
3. "Provo Daily Herald article on Willis ending time as football coach". Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
4. Tad Walch. "LDS Church Reorganizes Genesis Group Leadership". Deseret News, January 7, 2018.