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Howard William Hunter (November 14, 1907 –
March 3, 1995) was the fourteenth President of the
Church (Mormonism)|President of Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints (1994-1995), and
served the shortest amount of time of any Church
president to date (nine months). He was the first
president of the church born in the 20th Century

Hunter was born in Boise, Idaho. He sustained as
an Apostle (Mormonism)|Apostle at the age of 51,
and served a little over 35 years as a General
Authority for the Church.

After Hunter's first wife Clara May Jeffs died, he
remarried Inis Stanton, while President of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Hunter's father was not a Latter-day Saint and
would not let him get baptized until he was twelve
years old. He was the second person to become an
Eagle Scout in the state of Idaho. Hunter had a
love for music and played the piano, violin,
drums, saxophone, clarinet and trumpet. He formed
a band called Hunters Croonaders, which played on
cruise ships.

Some of his major contributions include the
creation of the Church's 2000th stake and his
negotiations to build land in Jerusalem for the
BYU Jerusalem Center (which he later dedicated).
Other significant activities he was allegedly
involved with include the creation of the
Proclamation on the Family. In 1985, Hunter was
named Acting President of the Quorum of the
Twelve, in recognition of the infirmity of Marion
G. Romney, who had succeeded as President of the
Twelve by seniority; Hunter became full President
on Romney's death in 1988.

Hunter became sick while president of the Quorum
of the Twelve, and had major health problems for
the remainder of his life, including a heart
attack, broken ribs (from a fall at General
Conference), heart bypass surgery, bleeding ulcers
and a kidney failure that revived. 

Although he encouraged and emphasized temple
attendance, he only dedicated one temple during
his administration, the Orlando, Florida
http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-82-
0,00.html Templeand assisted at the dedication of
the Bountiful, Utah         
http://www.lds.org/temples/main/0,11204,1912-1-83-
0,00.html Templeshortly before he died.

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  title= President of the Church
(Mormonism)|President of the LDS Church |
  years= 1994–1995 |
  before= Ezra Taft Benson |
  after= Gordon B. Hinckley

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  title= President of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles |
  years= 1988–1994 |
  before= Marion G. Romney |
  after= Gordon B. Hinckley

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 title= Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
 years= October 15, 1959–March 3, 1995 |
 before=Hugh B. Brown |
 after= Gordon B. Hinckley |

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