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Dale G. Renlund
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)
LDS Church Apostle
October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
ReasonDeath of Richard G. Scott[1]
First Quorum of the Seventy
April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04) – October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Personal details
BornDale Gunnar Renlund
(1952-11-13) November 13, 1952 (age 71)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
EducationUniversity of Utah (BA, MD)
Spouse(s)Ruth Lybbert
Children1

Dale Gunnar Renlund (born November 13, 1952) is an American religious leader and former

cardiologist who serves in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[2] He has been a general authority of the church since 2009. Currently, he is the twelfth most senior apostle in the church.[3]

Early life

Renlund was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mats Åke Renlund and Mariana Andersson.[4] Renlund's parents were from Finland and Sweden and emigrated to the United States so they could marry in an LDS Church temple.[5] Since his parents did not yet know English, Renlund's first language was Swedish.[6][7] For three years while he was a teenager, Renlund lived with his parents in Sweden where his father was a building missionary for the LDS Church.[4] From 1972 to 1974 Renlund returned to Sweden where he served as a full-time missionary for the LDS Church.[8]

Medical career

Renlund graduated from the

bishop of an LDS ward. During this time his wife, Ruth, was going to law school.[6]

In 1986, Renlund became a professor at the University of Utah. As a cardiologist, he specialized in heart transplants.[8] From 1991 to 2009, he was the medical director of the Utah Transplantation Affiliated Hospitals Cardiac Transplant Program. In 2000, he also became director of the Heart Failure Prevention and Treatment Program at Intermountain Health Center in Salt Lake City.

LDS Church service

In addition to his time as a bishop, Renlund has served in many positions in the LDS Church, including ward

area seventy in the church's Utah Salt Lake City Area
from 2000 to 2009.

In April 2009, Renlund became a member of the

Johannesburg, South Africa where he served first as a counselor and then from 2011 to 2014 as president of the church's Africa Southeast Area.[10] In this position he oversaw the church in about 20 countries, making trips to many of them, including a total of nearly 40 trips to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[citation needed
]

In October 2015, he was sustained as an

prophet, seer and revelator. He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve along with Ronald A. Rasband and Gary E. Stevenson, filling vacancies created by the 2015 deaths of L. Tom Perry, Boyd K. Packer and Richard G. Scott. This was the first time since 1906 that three new apostles were sustained.[10] They are the 98th, 99th and 100th members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church's history.[8][12]

In June 2017, Renlund and his wife spoke at an international forum on religious freedom in Costa Rica and advocated, "Religious beliefs, teachings and practices bring needed medicine to a society that would otherwise be aggressive and sick."[13] In June 2018, Renlund was featured in a series of suicide awareness videos published by the church. The series was aimed at understanding suicide and taking measures to prevent it.[14] Renlund also spoke at a medical conference held in Vatican City in April 2018, describing the church's views on religion improving the health of individuals.[15] In August 2017, Renlund participated in a "Face-to-Face" online event with youth members of the LDS Church in Africa.[16]

In April 2019, Renlund dedicated the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple.[17] In December 2020, Renlund and his wife tested positive for COVID-19.[18]

Personal life

Renlund married Ruth Lybbert in 1977. She is a daughter of Merlin R. Lybbert, who was a general authority of the LDS Church. The Renlunds are the parents of one daughter. Ruth Renlund was a personal injury trial lawyer and a partner of the law firm of Dewsnup, King & Olsen.[19] Ruth Renlund is an ovarian cancer survivor.[8]

Works

Medical publications

See also

References

  1. ^ See this article, which states that Renlund's call was the result of Scott's death.
  2. ^ a b "Dale G. Renlund". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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  4. ^ a b Apostles, Elder Quentin L. Cook Of the Quorum of the Twelve. "Elder Dale G. Renlund: An Obedient Servant". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ "Elder Dale G. Renlund", Liahona, November 2015.
  6. ^ a b Renlund Hyde, Lisa, "Want a New Apostle With A Diverse Background? He's Already There", Mormon Observer
  7. ^ Cook, Quentin. "Elder Dale G. Renlund: An Obedient Servant". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All about new Mormon apostle Dale G. Renlund", The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 October 2015. Retrieved on 26 March 2020.
  9. ^ "New stake presidencies", Church News, 5 December 1992. Retrieved on 26 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Latter-day Saint apostle, wife test positive for COVID-19". Deseret. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  11. ^ McCombs, Brady (4 October 2015). "Mormons select 3 new leaders; all from Utah". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. LDS Church
    , 2015-10-03
  13. ^ Noyce, David. "Mormon apostle decries incivility, xenophobia, urges people to build a better world through religious principles", The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2017. Retrieved on 26 March 2020.
  14. ^ Lane, Rebecca (2 July 2018). "LDS Apostle Debunks Suicide Stigma, Calls For Community Effort To Prevent Suicide". utahvalley360.com. Utah Valley 360. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ^ Wooden, Cindy. "Medical experts who are religious leaders look at faith, health, healing". cruxnow.com. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  16. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon apostle answers African youths’ questions in historic broadcast", The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 August 2017. Retrieved on 26 March 2020.
  17. ^ Elder Renlund Dedicates Kinshasa Temple in a Historic Occasion for Latter-day Saints, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  18. ^ Elder and Sister Renlund Diagnosed with COVID-19, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  19. ^ Haws, Nollie. "Just Call Me Ruth", Mormon Women Project, 12 May 2010. Retrieved on 27 March 2020.

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