Steven J. Lund

Steven J. Lund
23rd Young Men General President
April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04)
Called byRussell M. Nelson
PredecessorStephen W. Owen
Personal details
Born (1953-10-30) October 30, 1953 (age 70)[1]
Mesa, Arizona, United States
EducationBA, JD
Alma materBrigham Young University
Spouse(s)
Kalleen Kirk
(m. 1980)
Children4

Steven J. Lund (born October 30, 1953) is an American executive, attorney, and has been the 23rd Young Men General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2020.

He worked as an attorney before co-founding and later becoming CEO of Utah-based Nu Skin Enterprises, a multilevel marketing company that develops and sells personal care products and dietary supplements.[2][3]

Lund served as a full-time LDS Church missionary in the Netherlands Amsterdam Mission. He attended Brigham Young University, where he obtained both a degree in communications and a juris doctor degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School.[4] He served in the U.S. Army and was assigned to Frankfurt, Germany where he met his future wife.[1]

In 2012, Lund was a major donor to presidential candidate Mitt Romney and was connected to Eli Publishing Inc., a political action committee.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Swensen, Jason. "Why the new Young Men general president believes life’s joys are boundless", Church News, 2 July 2020. Retrieved on 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "NU Skin Enterprises Inc, Company Profile". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  3. ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Nu Skin: 30 years of growing products, changing lives ", Daily Herald (Utah), 18 June 2014. Retrieved on 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Steven J. Lund, Nu Skin Enterprises", Daily Herald (Utah), 23 February 2014. Retrieved on 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ Rutenberg, Jim. "Mormons’ First Families Rally Behind Romney", The New York Times, 16 July 2012. Retrieved on 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Who’s Financing the ‘Super PACs’", The New York Times, 7 May 2012. Retrieved on 2 April 2021.