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Born 1907 ~ Died 1995 |
| 1907 | Born on 14 November in Boise, Idaho, to John William (Will) Hunter & Nellie Marie Rasmussen Hunter | |
| 1920 | 12 years | Baptized on 4 April in an indoor swimming pool in Boise, Idaho; ordained a deacon by his bishop on 21 June |
| 1931 | 23 years | Marries Clara (Claire) May Jeffs on 10 June; she dies in 1983 |
| 1959 | 51 years | Ordained an Apostle by President David O. McKay on 15 October |
| 1989 | 81 years | Dedicates the BYU Jerusalem Center, marking the completion of a decade-long endeavor |
| 1990 | 82 years | Marries Inis Bernice Egan on 10 April |
| 1994 | 86 years | Sustained
as President of the Church on 1 October with Gordon B. Hinckely and Thomas
S. Monson as counselors;
dedicates the Orlando Florida Temple on 9 October; age 87 Presides over the 2000th stake, the Mexico City Mexico Contreras Stake, on 11 December |
| 1995 | 87 years | Dedicates the Bountiful Utah Temple on 8 January |
| 1968-71 | 68-72 years | Dies at home on 3 March in Salt Lake City after 9 month as President of the Church |
| He encouraged each member to live worthy to receive the blessings of the temple. He told us to follow the example of Jesus Christ and to treat each other with more kindness, more patience, more courtesy and forgiveness. |
Source: Gospel Art Kit picture # 519