G. Homer Durham
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G. Homer Durham | |
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First Quorum of the Seventy | |
April 2, 1977 | – January 10, 1985|
Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy | |
October 1, 1981 | – January 10, 1985|
Personal details | |
Born | George Homer Durham February 4, 1911 Parowan, Utah, United States |
Died | January 10, 1985 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 73)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
George Homer Durham (February 4, 1911 – January 10, 1985) was an American academic administrator and was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1977 until his death.
Early life
Durham was born in
Education and academia
Durham earned a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Utah.
Durham earned a
General authority
After he retired, Durham was appointed as a general authority of the LDS Church. He had previously served in the church as a
Durham was a frequent contributor to the magazine Improvement Era and was the author or editor of a number of books, including compilations of the religious teachings of LDS church presidents John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Heber J. Grant, and David O. McKay.
Durham came from a musical family and he wrote the music to
Durham and his wife were the parents of three children.
In 1994, Arizona State University renamed their Language & Literature Building the G. Homer Durham Languages & Literature Building.
Durham died in Salt Lake City. His personal and professional papers were donated to the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library.
Publications
- G. Homer Durham (1944). "Joseph Smith Prophet-Statesman" The Bookcraft Company
- —— (1944). A Political Interpretation of Mormon History (University of California Press)
- —— (1983). Arizona State University, 1960-1969: A Personal History
- —— (1958). Man as a Political Animal (Salt Lake City: University of Utah)
- —— (1982). N. Eldon Tanner, His Life and Service (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book)
- Heber J. Grant (G. Homer Durham ed.) (1941). Gospel Standards: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Heber J. Grant (Salt Lake City: Improvement Era)
- David O. McKay (G. Homer Durham ed.) (1953). Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay (Salt Lake City: Improvement Era)
- ISBN 1-57008-941-8
- John A. Widtsoe (G. Homer Durham ed.) (1960). Evidences and Reconciliations
- Wilford Woodruff (G. Homer Durham ed.) (1946). The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft)
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0-252-01885-0. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 1985).
References
- Gordon A. Sabine (1992). G. Homer: A Biography of the President of Arizona State University, 1960–69 (Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University)
- "Elder G. Homer Durham of the First Quorum of the Seventy," Ensign, May 1977, pp. 100–01[non-primary source needed]
External links
- The G. Homer Durham Papers: complete inventory at the University of Utah
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: G. Homer Durham