▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁America ▁N ortheast , ▁North ▁America ▁North west , ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁West ▁areas . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁began ▁service ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Pri est hood ▁and ▁Family ▁Department ▁( PF D ). ▁During ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y , ▁Hall st rom ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁gover ning ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Edu c ational ▁System ▁( CES ). ▁Following ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y , ▁he ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁ex ▁offic io ▁member , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁P FD . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁an ▁emer it us ▁general ▁authority ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Hall st rom ▁married ▁D iane ▁Cl if ton ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁Card ston ▁Al berta ▁Temple . ▁Cl if ton ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Tab er , ▁Al berta , ▁Canada ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Des er et ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Church