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Gerald Niels Lund (born September 12, 1939) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008. Lund was released as a general authority and member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy on October 4, 2008.

Lund is also a popular LDS fiction writer, having written The Work and the Glory series as well as the Kingdom and the Crown series, among other books. He has also written several theological non-fiction works for Latter-Day Saints, including, Hearing the Voice of the Lord: Principles and Patterns of Personal Revelation (2008) and The Coming of the Lord (reprint 2005). Lund and his wife, Lynn, are the parents of seven children. Lund has also written poems that his wife has set to music.

Before becoming a general authority, he worked in the LDS Church Educational System. He served in the church as a stake president, bishop and branch president at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah. Among other assignments during his tenure as a general authority, he lived in Solihull, England for 3 years while serving in an area presidency.

Books

Novels

• Lund, Gerald N. (1982), One in Thine Hand, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  0875791255, OCLC  747504912
• —— (1983), The Alliance, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  0877479828, OCLC  9761862
• ——; Hendrix, Roger (1985), Leverage Point, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  0875790178, OCLC  12924246
• —— (1987), The Freedom Factor, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  0875790984, OCLC  16092699
• —— (1990), Pillar of Light, The Work and the Glory (vol. 1), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  088494770X, OCLC  22475851
• —— (1991), Like a Fire is Burning, The Work and the Glory (vol. 2), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  0884948013, OCLC  24766038
• —— (1992), Truth Will Prevail, The Work and the Glory (vol. 3), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  0884948536, OCLC  26708493
• —— (1993), Thy Gold to Refine, The Work and the Glory (vol. 4), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  0884948935, OCLC  29206423
• —— (1994), A Season of Joy, The Work and the Glory (vol. 5), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  0884949605, OCLC  31390283
• —— (1995), Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory (vol. 6), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  0884949990, OCLC  33475106
• —— (1996), No Unhallowed Hand, The Work and the Glory (vol. 7), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  1570082774, OCLC  35736818
• —— (1997), So Great a Cause, The Work and the Glory (vol. 8), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  1570083584, OCLC  37873866
• —— (1998), All is Well, The Work and the Glory (vol. 9), Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  1570085633, OCLC  40217449
• —— (1999), Fire of the Covenant, Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, ISBN  1570086850, OCLC  42892048
• —— (2000), Fishers of Men, The Kingdom and the Crown (vol. 1), Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain, ISBN  1573458201, OCLC  44467391
• —— (2001), Come Unto Me, The Kingdom and the Crown (vol. 2), Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain, ISBN  1570087148, OCLC  47785536
• —— (2002), Behold the Man, The Kingdom and the Crown (vol. 3), Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain, ISBN  1570088535, OCLC  50279978
• —— (2009), The Undaunted: the Miracle of the Hole-in-the-Rock Pioneers, San Juan Pioneers (vol. 1), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781606411919, OCLC  373561487
• —— (2012), The Guardian, The Guardian (vol. 1), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781609072469, OCLC  809845118
• —— (2013), To Run with the Swift, The Guardian (vol. 2), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781609077969, OCLC  861072960
• —— (2014), A Generation Rising, Fire and Steel (vol. 1), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781609079925, OCLC  890792779
• —— (2014), Only the Brave: The Continuing Story of the San Juan Pioneers, San Juan Pioneers (vol. 2), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629720265, OCLC  891494759
• —— (2015), The Storm Descends, Fire and Steel (vol. 2), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629721064, OCLC  915135945
• —— (2016), To Soar With Eagles, San Juan Pioneers (vol. 3), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629722016, OCLC  936205665
• —— (2016), The Shadow Falls, Fire and Steel (vol. 3), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629722603, OCLC  953823484
• —— (2017), The Proud Shall Stumble, Fire and Steel (vol. 4), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629723167, OCLC  971248217
• —— (2018), Out of the Smoke, Fire and Steel (vol. 5), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629724799, OCLC  1050142712
• —— (2019), Into the Flames, Fire and Steel (vol. 6), Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629726205, OCLC  1099544969

Non-fiction

• —— (1991), Jesus Christ, Key to the Plan of Salvation, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  0875794211, OCLC  22490969
• —— (1999), Selected writings of Gerald N. Lund, Gospel scholars series, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  1573455490, OCLC  41981973
• —— (2007), Hearing the Voice of the Lord: Principles and Patterns of Personal Revelation, Divine Guidance series, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781590388938, OCLC  174138841
• —— (2010), Divine Signatures: the Confirming Hand of God, Divine Guidance series, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781606419274, OCLC  667608523
• —— (2012), Look Up My Soul: The Divine Promise of Hope, Divine Guidance series, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  978-1609070045, OCLC  769323249
• —— (2013), In Tune: The Role of the Spirit in Teaching and Learning, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781609078584, OCLC  861497395
• —— (2017), Lieutenant Terry's Christmas Fudge, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629723679, OCLC  1011551345
• —— (2018), Why Isn't God Answering Me, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, ISBN  9781629724492, OCLC  1022979759

Filmography

• The Work and the Glory (2004)...Writer (based on novel The Pillar of Light)
• The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)...Writer (based on novel Like A Fire is Burning)
• The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)... Writer (based on novel Truth Will Prevail)

References

• "Elder Gerald N. Lund of the Seventy", Ensign, May 2002.

External links

• Biography of Gerald N. Lund
• News article about The Work and the Glory III
• Deseret Book Biography of Gerald N. Lund
• Gerald N. Lund at IMDb