Bio of Brent Romney

After returning from the mission during the summer of 1978, I attended BYU and graduated in 1982 with a Masters of Accountancy and accepted a job in public accounting in Dallas, TX where I worked for 8 years or so before moving on to private industry.  I am currently the national director of internal audit for a public insurance conglomerate here in Dallas.

While at BYU, I pulled off the feat of a lifetime in dating a girl who had been prominently involved in various national pageants, and in subsequently convincing her to marry me.  Ella currently serves as Stake YW president and is an incredible mother to our 6 children, the oldest of which just completed his mission in Guatemala and is currently attending BYU during his baseball redshirt year, and the second of which just started his mission in Hong Kong.  The remaining 2 sons and 2 daughters range in age from 17 down to 8. 

When the late BYU president Rex Lee started work after graduating from law school, a member mentor from his firm put his arm around him and said "Now Rex, what you should hope for is a church calling that is high profile and low work load.  The High Council is my personal preference".  I have not scored so well in that category.

I served for several years in a bishopric after graduating and then as a bishop, and after a few years reprieve, was asked to serve as bishop of the same ward again.  It reminded me of my childhood where my father would keep making me do things over until I got it right.  Apparently, I either got it right after several more years, or I offended everyone there was to offend, as I've recently been released and now serve as Ward Mission Leader, my all-time favorite calling.

Civic and volunteer responsibilities have been an important part of my life over the years.  I currently serve in various civic responsibilities, including sitting on a religious community task force for the Dallas Schools to ensure rights for students of all religious backgrounds.  I also currently have an opportunity to give back to BYU in serving as their national alumni president, which brings me to campus often, allowing me to see my student children.

Finally, I realized a dream of mine a few years ago when I was able to take my wife and parents with me and tour the old stomping grounds of the mission, starting in Panama and working our way through to Honduras, stopping along the way to do a little white water rafting and bungee jumping.

The highlight of the trip was attending Sacrament meeting in the Kennedy outside of Tegucigalpa on the same Sunday when, coincidentally, the Cano family, a family that Kent Thompson and I had the privilege of teaching and baptizing, received a special plaque of recognition from their Stake President, who we all knew as Elder Sierra on the mission, for having each of their 4 children serve missions.

As I re-visit some of my mission experiences through my children's missions, I am reminded of how formative those years were for me.  I am truly excited at the prospect of seeing so many of you again.