\"Richard Staples was born and raised in Coalville, Utah. The youngest of seven children, he served a full-time mission in the Tennessee Nashville Mission. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor\'s degree in Education and later received a master\'s degree from Utah State University. Brother Staples married Melinda Reed in the Manti Temple, and they have six children-- four boys and two girls. He taught seminary for thirteen years and currently serves as a Church Educational System coordinator in Marysville, California, where he directs institute and supervises three stakes of early morning seminary.\" (from 2000 EFY Publication)