0 . ▁As ▁a ▁regional ▁representative ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁Hall st rom ▁alert ed ▁church ▁leadership ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁of ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁could ▁soon ▁be ▁legal ized ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁coal ition ▁to ▁opp ose ▁legal ization . ▁ ▁Hall st rom ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁authority ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Among ▁other ▁assign ments , ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁in ▁several ▁area ▁presiden cies , ▁including ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁North ▁America ▁Central ▁Area , ▁then ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁and ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Asia ▁Area . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Hall st rom ▁was ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁A udi ovis ual ▁Department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Hall st rom ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁don ation ▁of ▁wheel ch airs ▁through ▁L atter - day ▁Saint ▁Char ities ▁to ▁His ▁Majesty ▁the ▁King ▁B hum ib ol ▁Ad uly ade j ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 th ▁birth day ▁of ▁the ▁Th ai ▁monarch . ▁ ▁Hall st rom ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁filling ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁Neil ▁L . ▁Anders en ▁to ▁the ▁Qu our m ▁of