Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Earl Wells (born December 28, 1927) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1976. Wells was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up in Logandale, Nevada. As a young man, Wells was a missionary for the LDS Church in Argentina. He then served in the United States Navy. Following this he earned a degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. Wells married Meryl Leavitt and then four months latter took a job with First National City Bank in South America. He lived in Paraguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.