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Loren C. Dunn
Loren C. Dunn
Emeritus General Authority
	October 7, 2000 – May 16, 2001
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
First Quorum of the Seventy
	October 1, 1976 – October 7, 2000
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
First Council of the Seventy
	April 6, 1968 – October 1, 1976
Called by	David O. McKay
End reason	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Loren Charles Dunn; June 12, 1930; Tooele, Utah, United States
Died	May 16, 2001 (aged 70); Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Loren Charles Dunn (June 12, 1930 – May 16, 2001) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death.^[1]

Dunn was born in Tooele, Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church to Australia from 1954 to 1956 and married Sharon Longden, a daughter of John Longden. Dunn earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and economics from Brigham Young University (BYU). While at BYU, Dunn was also on the basketball team that won the National Invitation Tournament in 1951. He later earned a master's degree in public relations from Boston University. At the time of his call as a general authority, Dunn was living in Natick, Massachusetts, and working in Boston.

After Dunn became a member of the seven-man First Council of the Seventy in 1968, he served in several key church positions. He was the managing director of the church's Missionary Department in 1974.^[2]^{[non-primary source needed]} In the early 1980s, he served as director of the church's Adult Curriculum Department. Dunn was an inaugural member of the newly created First Quorum of the Seventy in 1976 and he was also the president of the church's Australia Sydney Mission for three years.

Dunn served as president of several areas of the church in North America. In 1984, he was the president of the North America Northwest Area.^[3]^{[non-primary source needed]} Later, while serving as president of the North America Central Area, he also served as president of Nauvoo Restoration, Inc.^[4]^{[non-primary source needed]}

In October 2000, Dunn was designated as an emeritus general authority. He was called that same month as the first president of the Boston Massachusetts Temple. He served in this position until his death from cancer in a Boston hospital.

Dunn wrote the words to the hymn "Testimony", which is hymn number 137 in the 1985 English-language edition of the LDS Church hymnal.

Among Dunn's published works is Prepare Now to Succeed on Your Mission (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1977).^[5]^{[non-primary source needed]}

Dunn and his wife, Sharon, were the parents of five children and they had 20 grandchildren.

References

^ 2007 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2006) p. 78
^ "Elder Asay to Direct Missionary Department," Ensign, June 1976, p. 86.
^ "Area Presidencies Called as Church Modifies Geographical Administration," Ensign, August 1984, p. 75.
^ Marvin K. Gardner, "Making Nauvoo Beautiful Again: Just What the Doctor Ordered," Ensign, October 1987, p. 20.
^ "FYI: For Your Information," New Era, July 1977, p. 42.

External links

Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Loren C. Dunn
Loren C. Dunn at BYUCougars.com

[1] 2007 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2006) p. 78

[2] "Elder Asay to Direct Missionary Department," Ensign, June 1976, p. 86.

[3] "Area Presidencies Called as Church Modifies Geographical Administration," Ensign, August 1984, p. 75.

[4] Marvin K. Gardner, "Making Nauvoo Beautiful Again: Just What the Doctor Ordered," Ensign, October 1987, p. 20.

[5] "FYI: For Your Information," New Era, July 1977, p. 42.

[split-6] In 1837 the callings of Church Historian and Church Recorder were separated, but in 1842 these callings were again merged.

[7] Starting in 1978, the duties of Church Historians fell to the Executive director of the historical department.

[8] While Larsen was still technically Church Historian until 1997, others succeeded him as Executive Director of the Historical Department, and those men were sometimes referred to as the Official Church Historians.

[9] In 2005 the callings of Church Historian and Church Recorder was restored.

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+{{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
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+| position_or_quorum1        = [[Emeritus]] General Authority
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+| called_by1                 = [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]
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+| start_date1                = {{start date|2000|10|07}}
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+| end_date1                  = {{end date|2001|05|16}}
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+| called_by2                 = [[Spencer W. Kimball]]
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-'''Loren Charles Dunn''' (June 12, 1930 – May 16, 2001) was a [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death.<ref>''2007 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2006) p. 78</ref>
+| position_or_quorum3        = [[First Council of the Seventy]]
-Dunn was born in [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]], [[Utah]].  He served a mission for the LDS Church to Australia from 1954-1956.  He married Sharon Longden, a daughter of [[John Longden (Mormon)|John Longden]]. Dunn earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[journalism]] and [[economics]] from [[Brigham Young University]].  While at BYU Dunn was also on the Basketball Team that won the [[National Invitation Tournament]] in 1951.  He later earned a [[master's degree]] in [[public relations]] from [[Boston University]].  At the time of his call as a general authority he was living in [[Natick, Massachusetts]] and working in Boston.
+| called_by3                 = [[David O. McKay]]
+| start_date3                = {{start date|1968|04|06}}
+| end_date3                  = {{end date|1976|10|01}}
+| end_reason3                = Position abolished
+}}
+'''Loren Charles Dunn''' (June 12, 1930 – May 16, 2001) was a [[general authority]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death.<ref>''2007 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2006) p. 78</ref>
+Dunn was born in [[Tooele, Utah]]. He served a mission for the LDS Church to Australia from 1954 to 1956 and married Sharon Longden, a daughter of [[John Longden (Mormon)|John Longden]]. Dunn earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[journalism]] and [[economics]] from [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU). While at BYU, Dunn was also on the [[BYU Cougars men's basketball|basketball team]] that won the [[National Invitation Tournament]] in 1951. He later earned a [[master's degree]] in [[public relations]] from [[Boston University]]. At the time of his call as a general authority, Dunn was living in [[Natick, Massachusetts]], and working in Boston.
-After Dunn became a member of the seven-man [[First Council of the Seventy]] in 1968, he served in several key church positions.  He was the managing director of the church's [[Mormon missionary|Missionary]] Department in 1974.<ref>[http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=18d1fd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder Asay to Direct Missionary Department,”] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', June 1976, 86.</ref>  In the early 1980s, he served as director of the Adult Curriculum Department of the church. Dunn was an inaugural member of the newly-created [[First Quorum of the Seventy]] in 1976 and he was also the [[Mission president|president]] of the church's [[Australia]] [[Sydney]] [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]] for three years.
+After Dunn became a member of the seven-man [[First Council of the Seventy]] in 1968, he served in several key church positions. He was the managing director of the church's [[Mormon missionary|Missionary]] Department in 1974.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/06/news-of-the-church/elder-asay-to-direct-missionary-department?lang=eng "Elder Asay to Direct Missionary Department,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', June 1976, p. 86.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}} In the early 1980s, he served as director of the church's Adult Curriculum Department. Dunn was an inaugural member of the newly created [[First Quorum of the Seventy]] in 1976 and he was also the [[Mission president|president]] of the church's [[Australia]] [[Sydney]] [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]] for three years.
-Dunn served as president of several [[Area (LDS Church)|areas]] of the church in [[North America]]. In 1984, he was the president of the North America Northwest Area.<ref>[http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=9c5105481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Area Presidencies Called as Church Modifies Geographical Administration,”] ''Ensign'', Aug. 1984, 75.</ref>  Later while he was serving as president of the North America Central Area he also served as president of [[Nauvoo Restoration, Inc]].<ref>Marvin K. Gardner, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=6c2b71ec9b17b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Making Nauvoo Beautiful Again: Just What the Doctor Ordered,”] ''Ensign'', Oct. 1987, 20.</ref>
+Dunn served as president of several [[Area (LDS Church)|areas]] of the church in [[North America]]. In 1984, he was the president of the North America Northwest Area.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1984/08/news-of-the-church/area-presidencies-called-as-church-modifies-geographical-administration?lang=eng "Area Presidencies Called as Church Modifies Geographical Administration,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', August 1984, p. 75.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}} Later, while serving as president of the North America Central Area, he also served as president of Nauvoo Restoration, Inc.<ref>[[Marvin K. Gardner]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1987/10/making-nauvoo-beautiful-again-just-what-the-doctor-ordered?lang=eng "Making Nauvoo Beautiful Again: Just What the Doctor Ordered,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', October 1987, p. 20.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}}
-In October 2000, Dunn was given general authority [[emeritus]] status.  He was called that same month as the first [[Temple president|president]] of the [[Boston Massachusetts Temple]].  He served in this position until his death from [[cancer]] in a Boston hospital.
+In October 2000, Dunn was designated as an [[emeritus]] general authority. He was called that same month as the first [[Temple president|president]] of the [[Boston Massachusetts Temple]]. He served in this position until his death from [[cancer]] in a Boston hospital.
-Dunn wrote the words to the hymn "Testimony", which is #137 in the 1985 [[English language|English]] edition of the [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|LDS Church hymnal]].
+Dunn wrote the words to the hymn "Testimony", which is hymn number 137 in the 1985 [[English language|English-language]] edition of the [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|LDS Church hymnal]].
-Among Dunn's published works is ''Prepare Now to Succeed on Your Mission'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Bookcraft]], 1977).<ref>[http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=d798b8c96c89b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “FYI: For Your Information,”] ''[[New Era (magazine)|New Era]]'', July 1977, 42.</ref>
+Among Dunn's published works is ''Prepare Now to Succeed on Your Mission'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: [[Bookcraft]], 1977).<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/1977/07/fyi-for-your-information?lang=eng "FYI: For Your Information,"] ''[[New Era (magazine)|New Era]]'', July 1977, p. 42.</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2018}}
+Dunn and his wife, Sharon, were the parents of five children and they had 20 grandchildren.
-Dunn and his wife Sharon are the parents of three children.
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