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Howard William Hunter (
November 14,
1907 –
March 3,
1995) was the fourteenth
president of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1994 and 1995. His nine month presidential tenure is the shortest in the history of the Church. Hunter was the first president of the LDS Church born in the
20th Century.
Biography
Hunter was born in
Boise,
Idaho. He was sustained as an
apostle at the age of 51, and served a little over 35 years as a
general authority for the church.
After the death of Hunter's first wife, Clara May Jeffs in
1983, he married Inis Stanton in
1990 while
president of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Hunter's father wasn't a
Latter-day Saint (he joined the church later in his life) and wouldn't let him get baptized until he was twelve years old. He was the second person to become an
Eagle Scout in the state of Idaho. Hunter had a love for music and played the
piano,
violin,
drums,
saxophone,
clarinet, and
trumpet. He formed a band called Hunters Croonaders, which played on cruise ships.
Some of his major contributions include the creation of the church's 2000th
stake and his negotiations to acquire land in
Jerusalem to build the
BYU Jerusalem Center, which he later dedicated. Other significant activities he was involved in include the drafting of the . He was the first president of the
Pasadena, California stake of the Church, where he'd also served as a bishop. In
1985, Hunter was named
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve, in recognition of the infirmity of
Marion G. Romney, who had succeeded as President of the Twelve by seniority; Hunter became full president of the Quorum of the Twelve on Romney's death in
1988.
Hunter encouraged and emphasized Christlike living and
temple attendance, and dedicated two temples during his administration, the
Orlando Florida Temple and later the
Bountiful Utah Temple shortly before he died.
Health problems and death
Hunter became sick while president of the Quorum of the Twelve, and had major health problems for the remainder of his life, including a
heart attack, broken ribs from a fall at general conference, heart bypass surgery, bleeding ulcers, and a
kidney failure that revived. Hunter was admitted to
LDS Hospital on
January 9,
1995 for exhaustion and was released on
January 16. While hospitalized, it was discovered that Hunter was suffering from
prostate cancer that had spread to the bones.
Hunter died in his downtown
Salt Lake City, Utah residence after a battle with
prostate cancer. He was 87. With the church leader at the time of his death were his wife, Inis; his nurse, who had been attending him; and his personal secretary, Lowell Hardy. Funeral services were held on
March 8,
1995 at the
Salt Lake Tabernacle under the direction of
Gordon B. Hinckley. Hunter was buried in the
Salt Lake City Cemetery. On
October 14,
2007 at her home in
Laguna Hills, California, his wife Inis Stanton Hunter died of causes incident to age.
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Cody Judy
While preparing to speak at a
CES fireside being held at
Brigham Young University's
Marriott Center on
February 7,
1993, Hunter was confronted by
Cody Judy, who rushed onto the rostrum and threatened Hunter and the audience of 15,000–17,000. Judy carried a briefcase that he claimed contained a bomb and held what appeared to be a detonator-like device. Judy demanded that Hunter read a three-page document that supposedly detailed God's plan for Judy to lead the church, which Hunter refused to do. The audience spontaneously sang "
We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet", during which students from the audience and then security personnel overtook Judy. After Judy was taken away, Hunter delivered his prepared remarks, a talk entitled "An Anchor to the Souls of Men"..
Works
Education
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles
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