Gerald Lund received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in sociology from Brigham Young University, and has
done post-graduate work in the New Testament and
Hebrew at Pepperdine University and the University of
Judaism in Los Angeles, California.
Employed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints’ Church Educational System (CES) for many
years, he has been a seminary teacher, an institute
teacher and director, a curriculum writer, a director of
college curriculum, and a zone administrator.
Elder Lund is a member of the Second Quorum of the
Seventy and is currently serving in the Area Presidency of
the Europe West Area.
Gerald Lund is among the most-read authors in
Church literature. His publications have sold nearly
3,000,000 copies. Titles written by Gerald include
The Work and The Glory series, The Coming
of the Lord, This Is Your World, One in Thine Hand, The
Alliance, Leverage Point, The Freedom Factor, and
Jesus Christ, Key to the Plan of Salvation. The
Kingdom and the Crown: Fishers of Men, released
in 2000, is his 25th novel.
Gerald and his wife, Lynn, have seven children and
reside in Alpine, Utah.
