Gerald Niels Lund | |
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Born | September 12, 1939 Fountain Green, Utah |
Gerald N. Lund is an author, academic and emeritus General Authority. He is best known for his landmark historical series, The Work and the Glory.
Awards[]
2009 Whitney Award for lifetime achievement
Books[]
- The Coming of the Lord (1972)
- This is Your World: Four Stories for Modern Youth" (1973)
- One in Thine Hand: A Novel Set in Modern Israel (1982)
- The Alliance (1983)
- Leverage Point (1985)
- The Freedom Factor (1987)
- Pillar of Light: A Historical Novel (1990)
- Like a Fire is Burning: A Historical Novel (1991)
- Truth Will Prevail: A Historical Novel (1992)
- Thy Gold to Refine: A Historical Novel (1993)
- Three Adventure Novels (1994), collecting One in Thine Hand, The Alliance, Leverage Point
- A Season of Joy: A Historical Novel (1994)
- Praise to the Man: A Historical Novel (1995)
- No Unhallowed Hand: A Historical Novel (1996)
- So Great a Cause: A Historical Novel (1997)
- All is Well: A Historical Novel (1998)
- Fire of the Covenant: A Novel of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies (1999)
- Fishers of Men (2000)
- Come Unto Me (2001)
- Behold the Man (2002)
- The Undaunted: The Miracle of the Hole-in-the-Rock Pioneers (2009)
Films based on his work[]
- The Work and the Glory (2004) (from The Pillar of Light)
- The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005) (from Like A Fire is Burning)
- The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006) (from Truth Will Prevail)
Articles[]
- "I Have a Question" (a recurring Ensign feature to which Lund was a frequent contributor)
- "What can we learn about becoming perfect from the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus?," Ensign July 1975
- "Do the scriptures give any indication as to what happened to the family of Jesus after his death and resurrection?," Ensign September 1975
- "Is President Lorenzo Snow’s oft-repeated statement—“As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be”—accepted as official doctrine by the Church?," Ensign February 1982
- "The Savior said that we should be perfect, even as he and our Father in Heaven are perfect. (See 3 Ne. 12:48.) Are we expected to achieve perfection in this life? If so, how can I avoid becoming discouraged with myself as I try to achieve it?," Ensign August 1986
- "Salvation: By Grace or by Works?," Ensign April 1981
- "Understanding Scriptural Symbols," Ensign October 1986
- "Seeing the Book of Revelation As a Book of Revelation," Ensign December 1987
- "The Fall of Man and His Redemption," Ensign January 1990
- "Countering Korihor’s Philosophy," Ensign July 1992
- "Elder Henry B. Eyring: 'Molded by “Defining Influences'," Ensign September 1995
- "A Prophet for the Fulness of Times," Ensign January 1997
- "The Gospel and the Arts," AML Annual 1997
- "Response," AML Annual 1997
- "The Voice of the Lord," Brigham Young University 1997-98 Speeches (1998)
- "The Opportunity to Serve," Ensign May 2002
- "Opening Our Hearts," Ensign May 2008
External links[]
- "Elder Gerald N. Lund of the Seventy," Ensign May 2002 (brief bio in connection with his call to the Second Quorum of the Seventy)