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LDS.org wrote:August 8, 2017: This morning James J. Hamula was released as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, following Church disciplinary action by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Elder James J. Hamula was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2008. At the time of his call, he had been serving as an Area Seventy in the North America Southwest Area.

From 2009 to 2014, Elder Hamula was a member of the Pacific Area Presidency, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. During three of these five years, Elder Hamula served as Area President. Upon his return to Church headquarters, Elder Hamula served as Assistant Executive Director of the Church History Department from 2014 to 2016. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Correlation Department.

Elder Hamula received a bachelor of arts degree in political science and philosophy from Brigham Young University in 1981. He graduated magna cum laude with highest honors. In 1985, he received both a master of arts degree in political philosophy and a juris doctorate degree from Brigham Young University. From 1985 until his call to be a General Authority, Elder Hamula practiced law.

Elder Hamula has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Germany Munich Mission, bishop, Young Men president, stake president, president of the Washington D.C. South Mission (1994–1997), and Area Seventy (2000–2008).

James Joseph Hamula was born in Long Beach, California, on November 20, 1957. He married Joyce Anderson in April 1984. They are the parents of six children.

Maksutov wrote:Didn't he have his calling and election made sure? Or not?

Kishkumen wrote:Do we know for certain that said "disciplinary action" was, in fact, excommunication?

...[T]he church did confirm Hamula was no longer a member of the church and that his ouster was not for apostasy.

Doctor Steuss wrote:

...[T]he church did confirm Hamula was no longer a member of the church and that his ouster was not for apostasy.

KSL.com wrote:SALT LAKE CITY — The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church on Tuesday excommunicated a member of the Quorum of the Seventy who had been serving as the executive director of the church’s Correlation Department.

"This morning, James J. Hamula was released as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, following church disciplinary action by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles," said Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

...[T]he church did confirm Hamula was no longer a member of the church and that his ouster was not for apostasy.

CameronMO wrote:Sorry, Kishkumen. My bad. I was trying to bring his biography into the thread.