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| − | '''W. Eugene Hansen''' was an emeritus [[General Authority]] of [http:// | + | '''W. Eugene Hansen''' was an emeritus [[General Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 1, 1989. From August 15, 1993, until August 15, 1998, he served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]]. He was granted emeritus status on October 3, 1998. He served as president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] from 1999 to 2002. |
| − | Hansen was born on August 23, 1928, in Tremonton, Utah. He grew up on a farm near Garland, Utah, and went on to study law at the University of Utah after he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Utah State University. Before he finished his law degree, he served in the military, first in Fort Lee, Virginia, before he was posted to Korea from 1954 to 1955. In the | + | Hansen was born on August 23, 1928, in Tremonton, Utah. He grew up on a farm near Garland, Utah, and went on to study law at the University of Utah after he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Utah State University. Before he finished his law degree, he served in the military, first in Fort Lee, Virginia, before he was posted to Korea from 1954 to 1955. In the Army reserves, he attained the rank of colonel. With a law degree completed, he practiced personal injury law in Utah and was president of the Utah Bar Association from 1979 to 1980. |
Hansen and his wife, Jeanine, were the parents of six children. He passed away on November 5, 2016, fifteen days after his wife died. Three of their children preceded them in death. | Hansen and his wife, Jeanine, were the parents of six children. He passed away on November 5, 2016, fifteen days after his wife died. Three of their children preceded them in death. | ||
| − | [[Category:Church Leaders: Past]] | + | '''General Conference Talks of W. Eugene Hansen''' |
| + | * [https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1998/04/children-and-the-family?lang=eng "Children and the Family," April 1998] | ||
| + | * [https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/04/spiritual-shepherds?lang=eng "Spiritual Shepherds," April 1996] | ||
| + | * [https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/10/the-search-for-happiness?lang=eng "The Search for Happiness," October 1993] | ||
| + | * [https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1989/10/love?lang=eng "Love," October 1989] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Seventy]][[Category:General Authority Seventies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 23 March 2022
W. Eugene Hansen was an emeritus General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 1, 1989. From August 15, 1993, until August 15, 1998, he served in the Presidency of the Seventy. He was granted emeritus status on October 3, 1998. He served as president of the Salt Lake Temple from 1999 to 2002.
Hansen was born on August 23, 1928, in Tremonton, Utah. He grew up on a farm near Garland, Utah, and went on to study law at the University of Utah after he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Utah State University. Before he finished his law degree, he served in the military, first in Fort Lee, Virginia, before he was posted to Korea from 1954 to 1955. In the Army reserves, he attained the rank of colonel. With a law degree completed, he practiced personal injury law in Utah and was president of the Utah Bar Association from 1979 to 1980.
Hansen and his wife, Jeanine, were the parents of six children. He passed away on November 5, 2016, fifteen days after his wife died. Three of their children preceded them in death.
General Conference Talks of W. Eugene Hansen
