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In 1994, Rector was designated as an [[emeritus]] general authority and released from full-time ecclesiastical duties. He died in [[Orem, Utah]] on November 6, 2018.<ref> [https://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/hartman-rector-jr/article_ddf39bb6-00d2-5c3b-aa52-d2a0fd5e2f6f.html "Hartman Rector, Jr."], ''[[Provo Herald]]'', 17 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.</ref>
In 1994, Rector was designated as an [[emeritus]] general authority and released from full-time ecclesiastical duties. He died in [[Orem, Utah]] on November 6, 2018.<ref> [https://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/hartman-rector-jr/article_ddf39bb6-00d2-5c3b-aa52-d2a0fd5e2f6f.html "Hartman Rector, Jr."], ''[[Provo Herald]]'', 17 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.</ref>


==Rick Koerber fraud connection==
==Victim of a Ponzi scheme==
In 2009, it was discovered that Rector was a victim of a [[Ponzi scheme]], and that his name was being used to attract additional Latter-day Saint investors. The organizers of the Ponzi scheme, Brad Kitchen and [[Rick Koerber]], were both sentenced to prison for securities fraud.<ref>Eric S. Peterson, [http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-9245-free-capitalist-rick-koerber.html "Free Capitalist Rick Koerber"], ''[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]'', 2009-09-30.</ref>
In 2009, Rector was linked to a [[Ponzi scheme]] organized by Utah residents [[Rick Koerber]] and Brad Kitchen who allegedly touted Rector as an investor, and victims reported Rector's name had been used to attract additional Latter-day Saint investors.<ref name=Peterson2009/> Rector was not accused of involvement with or awareness of any fraud; he declined requests from local media for comment while Koerber characterized Rector as a friend but refused to say if he was also an investor.<ref name=Peterson2009/> In 2018, Kitchen and Koerber sentenced to prison for securities fraud.<ref name+Peterson2009>Eric S. Peterson, [http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-9245-free-capitalist-rick-koerber.html "Free Capitalist Rick Koerber"], ''[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]'', 2009-09-30.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:44, 13 April 2020

Hartman Rector Jr.
Emeritus General Authority
October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) – November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
Called byHoward W. Hunter
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 3, 1975 (1975-10-03) – October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
End reasonGranted general authority emeritus status
First Council of the Seventy
April 6, 1968 (1968-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
Called byDavid O. McKay
End reasonPosition discontinued, transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
Personal details
Born(1924-08-20)August 20, 1924
Moberly, Missouri, United States
DiedNovember 6, 2018(2018-11-06) (aged 94)
Orem, Utah, United States

Hartman Rector Jr. (August 20, 1924 – November 6, 2018)[1] was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death. He was one of the first adult converts to the LDS Church to become a general authority during the second half of the 20th century. Rector served as a member of the First Council of the Seventy from 1968 to 1976 and as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1994.

Rector was born in Moberly, Missouri.[2] Rector was raised in a somewhat religious family, who attended church only in the summer. Rector studied at Murray State Teachers College and at the University of Southern California.[3]

Conversion to the LDS Church

Rector joined the United States Navy in 1943. He was released from active duty in 1947 and then married Constance Kirk Daniel. In 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, Rector returned to being a naval aviator. Rector moved his wife and two young children to San Diego, California, and then went to special training in Hawaii. While he was away, his wife met Mormon missionaries and began taking lessons with them. Rector studied with the missionaries after returning from Hawaii and came to accept the LDS Church. He then was sent on a ship to Japan, on which he was able to study Mormonism with some church members. Upon reaching Japan, Rector met with a counselor in the mission presidency and was able to get permission to be baptized. He was baptized February 24, 1952, in Japan.[4] Rector spent a total of 26 years as a navy pilot.[5]

LDS Church service

In 1968, Rector was called as a member of the LDS Church's seven-man First Council of the Seventy.[2] From February to March 1969, Rector served as the interim president of the church's Italian Mission.[6] Beginning in 1971, Rector was the first president of the church's Alabama–Florida Mission.[7] He became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1976.[2] In the late 1970s, Rector served as president of the church's San Diego California Mission.[8] In his April 1981 General Conference address, Rector taught "If children have a happy family experience they will not want to be homosexuals, which I am sure is an acquired addiction, just as drugs, alcohol, and pornography are." [9][10][11] Though this portion was removed from the transcription of the talk in the Ensign's Conference Report[10] and later on the official Church website, the accompanying video retaining remarks about homosexuality, abortion, and vasectomies remained at least through 2017.[12]

In 1994, Rector was designated as an emeritus general authority and released from full-time ecclesiastical duties. He died in Orem, Utah on November 6, 2018.[13]

Rick Koerber fraud connection

In 2009, Rector was linked to a Ponzi scheme organized by Utah residents Rick Koerber and Brad Kitchen who allegedly touted Rector as an investor, and victims reported Rector's name had been used to attract additional Latter-day Saint investors.[14] Rector was not accused of involvement with or awareness of any fraud; he declined requests from local media for comment while Koerber characterized Rector as a friend but refused to say if he was also an investor.[14] In 2018, Kitchen and Koerber sentenced to prison for securities fraud.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Prescott, Marianne Holman (November 7, 2018). "Elder Hartman Rector Jr., emeritus General Authority Seventy, dies at age 94". Church News.
  2. ^ a b c 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004) p. 80.
  3. ^ Leon R. Hartshorn. Outstanding Stories by General Authorities. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1972) vol. 2, p. 180
  4. ^ Flack, Peggy Fletcher. "Hartman Rector Jr., a champion of Mormon conversions and former church leader, dies at 94", The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ M. Russell Ballard, "Away from the Blinding Dust," New Era, May 1991, p. 44.
  6. ^ Jay M. Todd, "Comment," Ensign, September 1989, p. 73.
  7. ^ 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004) p. 474.
  8. ^ Janet Brigham, "When 'The Best Two Years' Are Over," Ensign, December 1978, p. 29
  9. ^ Rector Jr., Hartman. "Turning the Hearts". Youtube.com. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b Geisner, Joseph (December 2011). "Very Careless In His Utterances: Editing, Correcting, and Censoring Conference Addresses". Sunstone Magazine (165): 14–24. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Mormon Church Elder Calls Homosexuality an Addiction". New York Times. Advanced Press. 6 April 1981. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  12. ^ Rector, Hartman, Jr. "Turning the Hearts". churchofjesuschrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Hartman Rector, Jr.", Provo Herald, 17 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Peterson2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Eric S. Peterson, "Free Capitalist Rick Koerber", Salt Lake City Weekly, 2009-09-30.
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