LeGrand Raine Curtis Sr. (May 22, 1924 – December 19, 2010) was a
general authority of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1990 to 1995. He was a member of the
Second Quorum of the Seventy; he also served as a counselor in the
Young Men general presidency from 1990 to 1991 and from 1972 to 1974.
Curtis was born in
Salt Lake City,
Utah. He was named after
LeGrand Richards
LeGrand Richards (February 6, 1886 – January 11, 1983) was a prominent missionary and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served as the seventh presiding bishop of the LDS Church from 1938 to 1952, and ...
, who was
bishop of the
Sugar House Ward where his parents lived. His father was a counselor in the bishopric to Richards.
Curtis learned to play the organ at age 12 and was ward organist from age 14 until he moved away to go to dental school. He did his undergraduate studies at the
University of Utah. He then joined the United States Army during World War II through which he began his studies in dentistry. On June 1, 1944 Curtis married Patricia Glade, who he had known since junior high school, in the
Salt Lake Temple. Patricia was the daughter of Salt Lake radio pioneer and politician
Earl J. Glade
Earl J. Glade (December 2, 1885 – September 12, 1966) was the 25th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Glade was born in Ogden, Utah Territory on December 2, 1885. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as a mission ...
and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth R. Glade. They became the parents of eight children.
After his marriage, Curtis lived in
Kansas City, Missouri
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,
Corpus Christi, Texas
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and
Norfolk, Virginia
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. When the Army discontinued its dental training, Curtis was allowed to leave to complete dental school. He studied dentistry at the University of Kansas City (now the
University of Missouri at Kansas City
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). While in Dental School he worked as an organist at a Prysbetyrian Church in the Kansas City area. He then returned to the military, serving in the
United States Navy.
Among other positions, Curtis served in the LDS Church as a
branch president, bishop,
stake president,
regional representative,
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Latter Day Saint movement
In the early days ...
and as
president of the
Florida Tallahassee Mission. After being released as a general authority, Curtis served as
president of the
Jordan River Utah Temple from 1996 to 1999.
His son,
LeGrand R. Curtis Jr., was called as a member of the
First Quorum of the Seventy
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in April 2011.
Notes
References
*''2008 Deseret News Church Almanac'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 2007) pp. 100, 120
"Elder LeGrand R. Curtis of the Seventy" ''
Ensign'', May 1990
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1924 births
2010 deaths
20th-century Mormon missionaries
American dentists
United States Army personnel of World War II
University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni
American Mormon missionaries in the United States
Counselors in the General Presidency of the Young Men (organization)
Members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (LDS Church)
Mission presidents (LDS Church)
Patriarchs (LDS Church)
Religious leaders from Salt Lake City
Regional representatives of the Twelve
Temple presidents and matrons (LDS Church)
University of Utah alumni
American general authorities (LDS Church)
Latter Day Saints from Utah
Latter Day Saints from Missouri
Latter Day Saints from Texas
Latter Day Saints from Virginia
20th-century dentists