Mission and looked into sought out a gathering place for the primarily Armenian church members in that mission. In 1899, Lund laid and dedicated the southeast cornerstone of the Sanpete Stake Academy (now Snow College). That same year, Lund delivered a general conference sermon in which he emphasized that it was no longer church policy to encourage its members to emigrate to the western United States. In 1900, Lund became the superintendent of church religion classes. Church president Joseph F. Smith selected Lund as second counselor in the First Presidency on October 17, 1901. He served in that position until April 7, 1910, when Smith called him as first counselor, to replace John R. Winder, who had died in March. Lund assumed a myriad of duties, including heading various church agencies and again serving as a temple president. Lund also served as a member of several writing committees to revise the church's standard works and other publications. He participated in numerous businesses in Utah, including the Hotel Utah, the Amalgamated Sugar Company (1914–20), and ZCMI. Lund was the first member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and of the First Presidency whose native language was not English. While he was a member of the First Presidency, Lund also fulfilled civic roles. He replaced John Henry Smith as a member of the Utah Capitol Commission after Smith died. After the death of Joseph F. Smith in 1918, new church president Heber J. Grant retained Lund as first counselor in the First Presidency. At that time, Lund also became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Lund served as Church Historian from 1900 to 1921. While in this office, he supervised the movement of the office and its materials to the new Church Administration Building in 1917. Lund served as president of the Genealogical Society of Utah and was the first editor of the Utah Historical and Genealogical Magazine. From 1911 to 1921, Lund was the president of the Salt Lake Temple. Death Lund died in Salt Lake City on March 2, 1921, from a duodenal ulcer, an ailment that plagued him for many years. He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery. John A. Widtsoe was called to the Quorum of the Twelve after his death. Legacy Utah State University's mathematics hall is named for Lund. Lund, Nevada, is named for Lund. See also Good Neighbor policy (LDS Church)