Gerald N. Lund

Gerald N. Lund

Gerald Niels Lund (born 12 September 1939) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008. During his tenure, he lived in Solihull, England for 3 years. He currently lives in Alpine, Utah and serves in Salt Lake City. Lund was released as a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy on October 4, 2008.

Lund is also a popular LDS fiction writer, having written the "The Work and the Glory" series as well as the Kingdom and the Crown series among other books. He has also written several theological non-fiction works for Latter-Day Saints, including, Hearing the Voice of the Lord: Principles and Patterns of Personal Revelation (2008) and The Coming of the Lord (reprint 2005). Lund and his wife have seven children, 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Gerald N. Lund's wife is named Lynn. He has written lyrics to many of the songs that she composes.

Books

*The Work & the Glory vol. 1: Pillar of Light
*The Work & the Glory vol. 2: Like a Fire is Burning
*The Work & the Glory vol. 3: Truth Will Prevail
*The Work & the Glory vol. 4: Thy Gold to Refine
*The Work & the Glory vol. 5: A Season of Joy
*The Work & the Glory vol. 6: Praise to the Man
*The Work & the Glory vol. 7: No Unhallowed Hand
*The Work & the Glory vol. 8: So Great a Cause
*The Work & the Glory vol. 9: All is Well
*Fire of the Covenant
*The Kingdom and the Crown, Vol. 1: Fishers of Men
*The Kingdom and the Crown, Vol. 2: Come Unto Me
*The Kingdom and the Crown, Vol. 3: Behold the Man
*Alliance
*Leverage Point
*The Freedom Factor

Filmography

*The Work and the Glory (2004)...Writer (novel The Pillar of Light)
* (2005)...Writer (novel Like A Fire is Burning)
*The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)... Writer (novel Truth Will Prevail)

External links

* [http://gapages.com/lundgn1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Gerald Niels Lund]
* [http://www.familyforever.com/art/glundb.htm Biography of Gerald N. Lund]
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650207601,00.html News article about The Work and the Glory III]
* [http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=1775 Deseret Book Biography of Gerald N. Lund]
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