Hartman Rector Jr.

Hartman Rector Jr.
Hartman Rector Jr.
Emeritus General Authority
	October 1, 1994 – November 6, 2018
Called by	Howard W. Hunter
First Quorum of the Seventy
	October 3, 1975 – October 1, 1994
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 discontinued, transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy
Personal details
Born	August 20, 1924; Moberly, Missouri, United States
Died	November 6, 2018 (aged 94); Orem, Utah, United States
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Hartman Rector Jr. (August 20, 1924 – November 6, 2018)

First Quorum of the Seventy

from 1976 to 1994.

Rector was born in

Murray State Teachers College and at the University of Southern California.^[3]

Conversion to the LDS Church

Rector joined the

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 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, Koerber was found guilty and in 2019 was sentenced to 14 years in prison for securities fraud.^[15]

References

^ Prescott, Marianne Holman (November 7, 2018). "Elder Hartman Rector Jr., emeritus General Authority Seventy, dies at age 94". Church News.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004) p. 80.
^ Leon R. Hartshorn. Outstanding Stories by General Authorities. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1972) vol. 2, p. 180
^ 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.
^ M. Russell Ballard, "Away from the Blinding Dust," New Era, May 1991, p. 44.
^ Jay M. Todd, "Comment," Ensign, September 1989, p. 73.
^ 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004) p. 474.
^ Janet Brigham, "When 'The Best Two Years' Are Over," Ensign, December 1978, p. 29
^ Rector Jr., Hartman. "Turning the Hearts". Youtube.com. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "Mormon Church Elder Calls Homosexuality an Addiction". New York Times. Advanced Press. 6 April 1981. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^ Rector, Hartman Jr. "Turning the Hearts". churchofjesuschrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
Provo Herald
, 17 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.

^ ^a ^b Eric S. Peterson, "Free Capitalist Rick Koerber", Salt Lake City Weekly, 2009-09-30.

^ "Convicted fraudster Rick Koerber sentenced to 14 years in prison, amid protests". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hartman_Rector_Jr.&oldid=1176867375"

[Rector-death-1] Prescott, Marianne Holman (November 7, 2018). "Elder Hartman Rector Jr., emeritus General Authority Seventy, dies at age 94". Church News.

[DMN-2] 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

[Turning_the_Hearts-9] Rector Jr., Hartman. "Turning the Hearts". Youtube.com. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[sunstonemagazine.com-10] 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.

[TurningtheHearts1981Conf-12] Rector, Hartman Jr. "Turning the Hearts". churchofjesuschrist.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[13] Provo Herald
, 17 November 2018. Retrieved on 20 March 2020.

[Peterson2009-14] Eric S. Peterson, "Free Capitalist Rick Koerber", Salt Lake City Weekly, 2009-09-30.

[:0-15] "Convicted fraudster Rick Koerber sentenced to 14 years in prison, amid protests". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

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