vent y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁coun sel or ▁to ▁John ▁K . ▁Car m ack , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Central ▁Area . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁J ensen ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁North ▁Area . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or , ▁then ▁as ▁president , ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁America ▁N ortheast ▁Area . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Europe ▁Central ▁Area ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁J ensen ▁was ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁and ▁Rec order ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁History ▁Department ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁roles ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁church ▁official , ▁J ensen ▁has ▁spoken ▁at ▁General ▁Conference , ▁BY U ▁Women ' s ▁Conference ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁BY U ▁Family ▁History ▁and ▁Gene al ogy ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Northern ▁Ut ah ▁Family ▁History ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Y ale ' s ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Church ▁History ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁M orm on ▁History ▁Association ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ). ▁J ensen ▁has ▁also ▁not ably ▁attended ▁various ▁con ferences , ▁including ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress