Early Life and Local Church Service
Goaslind was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jack, Sr. and Anita Jane (née Jack) Goaslind. He was a missionary for the LDS Church as a young man, serving in the Western Canadian Mission. In choosing to serve a mission, Goaslind passed up a chance to train for the Olympics with the United States Ski Team, having been an avid skier since childhood. After his mission, he graduated from the University of Utah and became a vice president with Affiliated Metals, Inc.
Prior to his involvement with the Young Men organization, Goaslind was a bishop, stake president and a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles. In 1972, he was called as the second counselor to Young Men general president Robert L. Backman. When the presiding bishopric of the church assumed supervision of the Young Men program in 1974, Goaslind was released and was asked to become the president of the Arizona Tempe Mission of the church.
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