garden, and a movie theater. Personal life Ashton is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a grandson of former church president David O. McKay. He served as a missionary in Central Germany as a young man. Ashton later married Karen Jackman Ashton; they are the parents of 11 children. He has served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a bishop, stake president, and as president of the Canada Toronto West Mission from 2004 to 2007. From 2013 to 2016, Ashton and his wife served as the president and matron of the Provo Utah Temple. California Proposition 8 The California Proposition 8 campaign announced that a $1 million donation to support Proposition 8 was given by Ashton. The donation was reported by the Proposition 8 campaign on October 28, 2008. Ashton's former business partner Bastian gave $1 million to oppose Proposition 8. References External links Almost Perfect University of Utah Ashton Bio Ashton's Novell Resignation History of Thanksgiving Point Prop 8 Donor Revealed SFGate.com: Prop 8 Contributions 1942 births University of Utah alumni American computer scientists American Mormon missionaries in Germany Brigham Young University faculty Living people McKay family Mission presidents (LDS Church) American Mormon missionaries in Canada Businesspeople from Salt Lake City 20th-century Mormon missionaries 21st-century Mormon missionaries American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple presidents and matrons (LDS Church) Latter Day Saints from Utah