| 1907 November 14 |
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Born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, to John William Hunter and Nellie Marie Rasmussen.
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| 1924 Fall |
Age 17 |
Organized Hunter's Croonaders, a dance band.
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| 1931 June 10 |
Age 23 |
Married Clara May (Claire) Jeffs (she died October 9, 1983).
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| 1939 June 8 |
Age 31 |
Graduated from Southwestern Law School.
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| 1940 April |
Age 32 |
Opened first law practice.
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| 1940 September |
Age 32 |
Called as first bishop in El Sereno Ward.
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| 1950 February 25 |
Age 42 |
Called as president of the Pasadena California Stake.
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| 1951 |
Age 44 |
Served on building committee for Los Angeles California Temple.
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| 1959 October 15 |
Age 51 |
Ordained an Apostle by President David O. McKay.
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| 1964–1972 |
Age 56–64 |
Served as president of the Genealogical Society.
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| 1965 January |
Age 57 |
Appointed president and chairman of the board of the Polynesian Cultural Center.
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| 1966 |
Age 59 |
Supervised dedication of Granite Mountain Record Vault.
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| 1969 August |
Age 61 |
Coordinated first church–sponsored World Conference on Records and the World Convention and Seminar on Genealogy.
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| 1970 |
Age 62 |
Appointed Church historian and recorder.
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| 1979 April |
Age 71 |
Authorized by First Presidency to negotiate purchase of property for BYU Jerusalem Center.
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| 1979 October 24 |
Age 71 |
Attended and conducted the dedicatory services for the Orson Hyde Memorial Gardens and received Medal of the City from Jerusalem's mayor.
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| 1985 November 10 |
Age 77 |
Set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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| 1988 June 2 |
Age 80 |
Set apart as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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| 1989 May 16 |
Age 81 |
Jerusalem Center dedicated.
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| 1990 April 12 |
Age 82 |
Married Inis Bernice Egan.
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| 1994 June 5 |
Age 86 |
Became President of the Church.
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| 1994 October 9 |
Age 86 |
Orlando Florida Temple dedicated.
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| 1994 December 11 |
Age 87 |
Presided over creation of 2000th stake, the Mexico City Mexico Contreras Stake.
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| 1995 January 8 |
Age 87 |
Bountiful Utah Temple dedicated.
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| 1995 March 3 |
Age 87 |
Died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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