Among those called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy are Lino Alvarez (the first Mexican general authority), Augusto A. Lim (the first Filipino general authority), and Kwok Yuen Tai (the first Hong Kong Chinese general authority). Also Gary J. Coleman is the first general authority with formal training in counseling (master's and doctorate).
[Source: The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database ( http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase )]]
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