Dale Gunnar Renlund (born November 13, 1952) is an American religious leader and former cardiologist who serves in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority of the church since 2009. Currently, he is the twelfth most senior apostle in the church.
23-461: Renlund is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dale G. Renlund (born 1952), American cardiologist and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Liza Renlund (born 1997), Swedish footballer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Renlund . If an internal link intending to refer to
46-657: A "Face-to-Face" online event with youth members of the LDS Church in Africa. In April 2019, Renlund dedicated the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple . In December 2020, Renlund and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 . Renlund married Ruth Lybbert in 1977. She is a daughter of Merlin R. Lybbert , who was a general authority of the LDS Church. The Renlunds are the parents of one daughter. Ruth Renlund
69-802: A president and two counselors, all of whom were typically general authorities ( area seventies sometimes served as counselors). This three-man body was known as the area presidency . In that year, the church eliminated these presidencies for areas located in the United States and Canada , which were all then placed under the direct supervision of a member of the Presidency of the Seventy , thus freeing more general authorities from specific area assignments. Since these areas were previously administered by area presidencies located at church headquarters in Salt Lake City,
92-541: A society that would otherwise be aggressive and sick." In June 2018, Renlund was featured in a series of suicide awareness videos published by the church. The series was aimed at understanding suicide and taking measures to prevent it. Renlund also spoke at a medical conference held in Vatican City in April 2018, describing the church's views on religion improving the health of individuals. In August 2017, Renlund participated in
115-692: A specific area at the current time. As of April 2022, the church has 17 areas outside North America and six areas inside North America, for a total of 23. With the changes in Europe, the church now has five area seventies serving in area presidencies. Area assignments are generally announced sometime after April's general conference and are effective August 1. Temples O=Operating Temples (includes temporary closures) U=Temples Under Construction A=Temples publicly announced to be constructed T=Total Temples (announced and under construction) The following details are current as of August 1, 2019, and are taken from
138-465: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Renlund&oldid=1132630875 " Categories : Surnames Swedish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Dale G. Renlund Renlund
161-527: A three-year cardiology fellowship, both at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine . While working at Johns Hopkins, Renlund served as bishop of an LDS ward , and his wife, Ruth, earned a law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law . In 1986, Renlund became a professor of medicine at the University of Utah. As a cardiologist, he specialized in heart transplants. From 1991 to 2009, he
184-749: The Presiding Bishopric , announced in Johannesburg that the new Africa Central Area would be headquartered in Nairobi , Kenya . Then in 2022, additional structural changes affected Europe. The Europe and Europe East areas were split into 3 areas and renamed the Europe Central, Europe East, and Europe North areas. The presidency of the Europe Area became the presidency of the Europe Central Area, with
207-867: The 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area. Also in 2019, a structural change occurred in the administration of the Middle East/Africa North Area. In prior years, two general authorities based at church headquarters were assigned oversight for
230-1057: The Congo Temple (announced) Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (site announced) Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (under construction) Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced) Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction) Geographic coverage: (Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics) Headquarters: Johannesburg , South Africa Official Website 165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 11 Missions, 6 Temples Area president: Carlos A. Godoy First counselor: Denelson Silva Second counselor: Vaiangina Sikahema Missions: Temples: Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced) Durban South Africa Temple Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction) Johannesburg South Africa Temple Luanda Angola Temple (announced) Geographic coverage: (Areas where
253-664: The LDS Church Growth Blog , statistical profiles on cumorah.com, and the Facts and Statistics page of the church's official website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org). Ward and branch totals and membership numbers were last updated in 2015. Headquarters: Nairobi , Kenya Official Website 163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 11 Missions, 5 Temples President: Thierry K. Mutombo First counselor: Paul B. Pieper Second counselor: Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier Missions: Temples: Brazzaville Republic of
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#1732869310006276-764: The Quorum of the Twelve along with Ronald A. Rasband and Gary E. Stevenson , filling vacancies created by the 2015 deaths of L. Tom Perry , Boyd K. Packer and Richard G. Scott . This was the first time since 1906 that three new apostles were sustained. They are the 98th, 99th and 100th members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church's history. In June 2017, Renlund and his wife spoke at an international forum on religious freedom in Costa Rica and advocated, "Religious beliefs, teachings and practices bring needed medicine to
299-518: The Salt Lake University 1st Stake . He served as an area seventy in the church's Utah Salt Lake City Area from 2000 to 2009. In April 2009, Renlund became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy , a full-time ecclesiastical position. Later in 2009, Renlund and his wife moved to Johannesburg, South Africa where he served first as a counselor and then from 2011 to 2014 as president of
322-480: The United States and Canada continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authorities and area seventies. These presidency members usually reside in a headquarters city located in the geographic boundaries of the area. Area seventies who serve in these presidencies reside in their own homes, which may or may not be in the area headquarters city. In 2019, church leaders stated that
345-516: The administrative change was not as drastic as it might seem. In April 2018, the church announced that, effective August 1 of that year, areas in the United States and Canada would once again be supervised by a three-man presidency. This enabled the Presidency of the Seventy to more fully assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their duties, and to fill other assignments as needed. The areas outside
368-628: The area. However, beginning in August 2019, a three-man area presidency was established to oversee the area. Two of them were general authorities at church headquarters, while the second counselor was an area seventy living in the area. In 2019, church leaders also announced the division of the Africa Southeast Area, into the Africa Central and Africa South areas, effective August 1, 2020. Two months later, W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in
391-513: The church's Africa Southeast Area . In this position he oversaw the church in about 20 countries, making trips to many of them, including a total of nearly 40 trips to the Democratic Republic of the Congo . In October 2015, he was sustained as an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve. As an apostle, he is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer and revelator . He was sustained to
414-585: The presidency of the Europe East Area becoming three area seventies. The president and first counselor in the Europe East Area were reassigned to fill the same roles in the Europe North Area, with the second counselor being an area seventy. The area seventy who had been serving as the second counselor in the Europe East Area was designated an assistant to the Europe North Area presidency, specifically overseeing Ukraine and Moldova, which will be separate from
437-500: The primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole. The areas as they now exist were formed in January 1984. Prior to that time, general authorities served as "area supervisors" and at times resided outside of Salt Lake City . In 1984, 13 initial areas were created; by 1992 there were 22, and by early 2007 there were 31. As of April 2022, there are 23 areas. Until 2003, each area had
460-447: Was a building missionary for the LDS Church. From 1972 to 1974 Renlund returned to Sweden where he served as a full-time missionary for the LDS Church. Renlund graduated from the University of Utah in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry . He then attended the University of Utah School of Medicine , graduating in 1980 with a Doctor of Medicine . He then went on to do a three-year internal medicine residency program and then
483-483: Was a personal injury trial lawyer and a partner of the law firm of Dewsnup, King & Olsen. Ruth Renlund is an ovarian cancer survivor. Area (LDS Church) Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions . These areas are
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#1732869310006506-530: Was born on November 13, 1952, in Salt Lake City , Utah , to Mats Ã…ke Renlund and Mariana Andersson. Renlund's parents were from Finland and Sweden and immigrated to the United States so they could marry in an LDS Church temple . Since his parents did not yet know English , Renlund's first language was Swedish . For three years while he was a teenager, Renlund lived with his parents in Sweden where his father
529-693: Was the medical director of the Utah Transplantation Affiliated Hospitals Cardiac Transplant Program. In 2000, he also became director of the Heart Failure Prevention and Treatment Program at Intermountain Health Center in Salt Lake City. In addition to his time as a bishop, Renlund has served in many positions in the LDS Church, including ward Sunday School president and high councilor . In 1992, Renlund succeeded H. David Burton as president of
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