Jamal Willis

American-football player (born 1972)

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

^ 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
^ 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.
^ Provo Daily Herald article on Willis ending time as football coach
^ Tad Walch. "LDS Church Reorganizes Genesis Group Leadership". Deseret News, January 7, 2018.