ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁and ▁Rec order ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁man ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁calling ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁J ensen ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁emer it us ▁general ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁general ▁conference . ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁background ▁ ▁J ensen ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hun ts ville , ▁Ut ah . ▁As ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁for ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁in ▁West ▁Germany . ▁After ▁returning ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁BY U ▁with ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁German . ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁gradu ating ▁first ▁in ▁his ▁class . ▁At ▁the ▁relatively ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁bishop ▁of ▁his ▁w ard ▁in ▁Hun ts ville , ▁as ▁had ▁both ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand father . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Hun ts ville ▁Ut ah ▁St ake . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁regional ▁representative ▁for ▁the ▁K ays ville ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁L ay ton ▁Ut ah ▁regions .