Gregory A. Turner - was born March 9, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Ronald and Carol Turner, and was baptized on May 14, 1967 in the RLDS Blue Valley Stake, a sixth generation member of the Restored Gospel. Gregory graduated from Truman High School (Independence) in 1977 and from Graceland College with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1981. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1987, followed by post-doctoral work in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas in 1987-1988. Gregory married Marcianna K. Lewis, whom he met in Iowa City, in 1984. They have two children, Joshua Ryan (‘90), and Stephanie Rachelle (‘92). After residing in Broken Arrow, OK for two years, they gathered back to Independence in 1990, where he has been employed at Midwest Research Institute. Currently he holds the title of Principal Chemist in the Life Sciences Division, functioning as Principal Investigator and Technical Project Group Leader for various drug development programs.

He was ordained a Deacon in 1977, a Priest in 1982, an Elder in 1991, and a High Priest and member of the Standing High Council in 2001. He has served at the local level as treasurer, Presiding Elder’s Counselor, and as Presiding Elder. As a result of personal study and under the witness and promptings of the Holy Spirit, he signed the “Proclamation and Invitation to the Faithful” in May 1999. He and his wife Marci are active supporters in the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On April 4, 2004 he was ordained and set apart as Counselor to the Presiding Bishop. On April 7, 2006 he was ordained a Bishop.