Tracy Y. Browning
| Tracy Browning | |
|---|---|
| Second Counselor in the Primary LDS Church | |
| 2022 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Susan Porter |
| Predecessor | Amy A. Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tracy Yelaunde Adams 9 October 1976 New Rochelle, New York |
| Baptism Date | 1992 |
| Known For | First Black woman to serve in a LDS Church presidency |
| Alma mater | St. John's University |
| Spouse(s) |
Brady Browning (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
Tracy Y. Browning (born October 9, 1976) has been serving as the second counselor to Susan Porter in the Primary general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2022. She is the first Black woman to serve in a church-wide organization presidency in the LDS Church[1] and the first Black woman to speak in an LDS General Conference.[2]
Personal Life
Tracy Yelaunde Browning was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Clive Adams and Sharon Cox. She grew up in Jamaica until age 11. She then split her teen years between her father in New Jersey and her mother in New York. Her mother joined the LDS Church when Browning was 15 years old, and Browning join the LDS Church the following year in 1992 at age 16. She later studied at St. John's University. She met Brady Browning and the two were married May 2, 1997. The couple have two children. Their first child, a daughter, was born prematurely. Later, they adopted a son. Browning worked in financial services for 15 years and currently is director of the Church's Publishing Services Department.[3]
Service in the LDS Church
Since her baptism in 1992, Browning has served as a ward and stake Relief Society Counselor, as a Relief Society and Sunday School teacher, and in the Young Women's organization. Just prior to her call into the Primary general presidency, Browning was serving on the Relief Society general advisory council. Browning was sustained as the second counselor to Susan Porter in the Primary general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2022.[4]
As a counselor in the Primary general presidency, Browning has drawn inspiration for both church-wide addresses and social media posts from songs from the Primary Song Book.[5]
References
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (April 2, 2022). "A look at the new top female LDS leaders — including a historic Primary pick". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Gonzalez, Sydnee Chapman (October 1, 2022). "First Black woman speaks during Latter-day Saint general conference". KSL News. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Toone, Trent (July 16, 2022). "'God wants me to love people': What prepared Sister Tracy Y. Browning to be the first Black woman to serve in a general presidency". Church News. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ "Tracy Y. Browning". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. n.d. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Rappleye, Christine (October 4, 2025). "Sister Tracy Y. Browning: 'Tune Your Heart to Jesus Christ: The Sacred Gift of Primary Music'". Church News. Retrieved February 18, 2026.