George Durrant

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George Donald Durrant
Born (1931-10-20) October 20, 1931 (age 93)
American Fork, Utah US
Education Bachelor of Science (Art) (BYU 1956)
Master of Educational Administration (BYU)
Doctor of Educational Administration (BYU)
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Occupation(s) Author, professional speaker, professor
Spouse(s)Marilyn Burnham Durrant (died October 2011)
Susan Easton Black (married in 2013)
Website georgedurrant.com

George Donald Durrant [1] (born October 20, 1931) is a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has written or co-authored more than 50 books, been a university professor, worked in several positions in the LDS Church's educational system (CES), a motivational speaker, and an LDS Church employee (he served as Director of Priesthood Genealogy, and worked on the Family Home Evening improvement program). [1] He taught religion at Brigham Young University (BYU). [2]

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Biography and education

Durrant was born in American Fork, Utah. [3] He served a mission for the LDS Church in England. [2] He received a bachelor's degree from BYU in 1956, [4] and later also received master's and doctorate degrees from BYU. [5]

Durrant married Marilyn Burnham (1931-2011) in 1956 and they had eight children, including Devin Durrant, a former professional basketball player and LDS Church leader. [3] Marilyn died in October 2011 and Durrant married Susan Easton Black in 2013.

Durrant was named Professor of the Year [6] while teaching religion at BYU, and in a student poll was voted as one of the 15 most influential people at the university. [4] He also taught at the church's Institute of Religion in Orem, Utah. [5]

Durrant has been a senior consultant at the Covey Leadership Center. [5]

In the LDS Church, Durrant served as president of the Kentucky Tennessee Mission from 1972 to 1975, [7] and later as president of the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah. [2] He also served a CES mission to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Durrant and his wife, Susan, served a mission at the Nauvoo Illinois Temple (2013). As of January 2016, they had served several church service historical missions in St. George, Utah. [8] [9] [10]

Works

Books
As co-author
Audio book only (not in print)
Other

References

  1. 1 2 GeorgeDurrant.com About George Durrant Page Accessed March 25, 2011
  2. 1 2 3 Mormon Times.com, "George Durrant's life is full of 'best days'", Accessed May 9, 2008
  3. 1 2 CedarFort's Author Biography page for George Durrant Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Accessed May 9, 2008
  4. 1 2 "BYU Honors 10 Emeriti". BYU Magazine. Spring 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "George Durrant", Popular Speakers and Presenters at Evergreen conferences, Firesides, and Workshops, Evergreen International, archived from the original on July 24, 2012
  6. ↑ Teaching some 800 students each semester, "He would videotape every single student saying their names and where they were from, and then he would memorize." Popular author and artist has 'best day so far' , Daily Herald, July 18, 2012, p. B1
  7. ↑ "President George Durrant (Kentucky Tennessee)". Kentucky Louisville Mission. LDS Mission Network. January 10, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Chamber Inspiration Luncheon featuring Susan Easton Black and George Durrant". Southern Utah Cares. St. George [Utah] Area Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Susan Easton-Black & George Durrant". Southern Utah Live. St. George [Utah] Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Easton-Black, Durrant to present lecture series beginning Nov. 8". The Spectrum. The Spectrum, St. George, Utah. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Audio Books". georgedurrant.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sharing Christmas: Stories for the Season - Deseret Book". deseretbook.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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