LeGrand R. Curtis Jr.
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. He has been the Church Historian and Recorder since 2019.
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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.
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.
Prior to his call to full-time church service, Curtis was a lawyer with Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar.
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. He was later in an area presidency in Utah and participated in the dedication of the Cedar City Utah Temple.[1] He overseen the production team for the Book of Mormon videos produced by the church.[2]
During his term as Church Historian and Recorder, the publication of the Saints series has been proceeding,[3] along with planned revisions of historical sites in Palmyra, New York and Nauvoo, Illinois.[4][5][6]