Bruce C. Hafen

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Bruce Clark Hafen (born October 30, 1940, St. George, Utah) is an American attorney, academic and religious leader currently serving as a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the LDS Church since 1996. During this time he has served in several assignments. He has served as Area President in Australia/New Zealand. He currently serves as president of the Europe Central Area of the church. He is a strong advocate of the continued presence of religious thought in higher education.

1 Biography
2 Published works
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Hafen served as president of Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1978-1985. From 1985-1989 he served as the dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University (BYU). From 1989-1996, he served as Provost of Brigham Young University. While in this position he was noted as an advocate of religion in higher education, and specifically for his strong belief that it was the duty of Brigham Young University to have faculty who strongly supported its religious principles.

Hafen has written a biography of Neal A. Maxwell, a former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has also written insightful pieces on Latter-day Saint doctrine.^{[citation needed]}

Hafen was raised in southern Utah. He served a mission in the West German Mission. In 1964 Hafen married Marie Kartchner. They now have seven children.

Hafen received a bachelors degree in Political Science and humanities from BYU and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah.^[1]

Hafen then worked at Strong, Poelman and Fox. In 1971-1976 Hafen worked as an assistant to the president of BYU. He also was a professor at the J. Reuben Clark Law School starting in 1973. From 1976-1978 Hafen worked for the Church's correlation department.

On June 4th, 2006 Hafen organized an LDS Stake in Hungary, the first stake in that nation. It was the second stake organized in a formerly communist country in Europe, although there had also been two stakes organized in East Germany when it was a communist country.^[2]

[edit] Published works

Hafen, Bruce C. (1986). The Believing Heart: Four Essays on Faith. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft.
—— (1989). The Broken Heart: Applying the Atonement to Life's Experiences. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book.
——; Hafen, Marie (1994). The Belonging Heart: The Atonement and Relationships with God and Family. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book.
—— (2002). A Disciple's Life: The Biography of Neal A. Maxwell. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book.
—— (2005). Covenant Hearts: Marriage and the Joy of Human Love. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book.

[edit] Sources

LDS Church News, April 20th, 1996

^ LDS Church Almanac, 2008 Edition, p. 45
^ LDS Church News, June 10th, 2006

[edit] External links

Preceded by Henry B. Eyring	President of Ricks College 1978 – 1985	Succeeded by Joe J. Christensen

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