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LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. (born 1 August 1952) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2011. [1] He has been the Church Historian and Recorder since 2019. [2] [3]
Curtis was born in Ogden, Utah. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.[ citation needed ]
In the LDS Church, Curtis has served as a full-time missionary (in Italy), bishop, high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, president of the Italy Padova Mission (1998 to 2001), and area seventy.[ citation needed ]
Prior to his call to full-time church service, Curtis was a lawyer with Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar.[ citation needed ]
As a general authority, he previously served in the Africa West Area, living in Accra, Ghana, and overseeing the church operations in approximately ten West African nations.[ citation needed ] He was later in an area presidency in Utah and participated in the dedication of the Cedar City Utah Temple. [4] He overseen the production team for the Book of Mormon videos produced by the church. [5] [6]
During his term as Church Historian and Recorder, the publication of the Saints series has been proceeding, [7] along with planned revisions of historical sites in Palmyra, New York and Nauvoo, Illinois. [8] [9] [10]
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