Sister Sherry Clarke was born in New Jersey and raised in New Hampshire.She attended the University of New Hampshire majoring in Political Science. In 1992, she enrolled at St. Martin’s College in Lacy, Washington, graduating with a master's in counseling psychology thirty years after her bachelor's degree. She later completed post graduate courses from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and Hood College. Sister Clarke has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for thirty years.Sister Clarke is a senior missionary in the Utah Salt Lake Headquarters Mission and has been assigned to Ensign College's Counseling Center.Sister Clarke has five grown children, twelve grandchildren, and five “greats!".