Alvin Rulon Dyer (1903-1977) was an Apostle and a General Authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Twelve Apostles (in Koine Greek απόστολος apostolos [1], someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Galilean Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles... A General Authority is a priesthood leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose responsibility is at a church-wide level, rather than localized to a particular area or unit of the Church. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was ordained as an Apostle in 1967 (but not as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) and subsequently set apart as a counselor in the First Presidency to President David O. McKay. After the death of President McKay in 1970, he was eventually returned to a position as an Assistant to the Twelve Apostles, and later to the First Quorum of the Seventy when it was reconstituted by combining the Assistants to the Twelve, the First Council of the Seventy, and the then existing First Quorum of the Seventy in 1976. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations. ... In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ... David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970) was the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon), serving from 1951 until his death in 1970. ... The Quorums of the Seventy are area and General Authorities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In Mormonism, a Quorum of the Seventy is one of a group of up to seventy traveling ministers charged with the mission of preaching to the entire world, under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ...

Life

Born and raised in Utah, Alvin R. Dyer was an accomplished baseball player as a youth, but put baseball aside to serve as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Eastern States Mission from 1922-1924. In 1926 he was married to May Elizabeth Jackson in the Salt Lake Temple. Salt Lake Temple is the centerpiece of the 10 acre (40,000 m²) Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...

After his mission, he had the opportunity to play professional baseball, but declined the offer because he would have to play on Sundays. Instead he studied mechanical drafting and technical engineering in order to become a sheet metal journeyman. He later managed the heating and air conditioning department of Utah Builders Supply. Eventually, he formed the Dyer Distributing Company which he owned until 1954, when he dissolved all his business interests upon being called to full-time service as a Mission President in the church.

In addition to his service as a General Authority, he served in many capacities within the church holding such callings as Bishop and Stake High Councilor. He served as Mission president over the Central States Mission, beginning in 1954, and over the European Mission, from 1960-1962. In 1958 he was called as an Assistant to the Twelve, and as mentioned earlier ordained an Apostle and set apart as a counselor in the First Presidency where he served from 1967-1970. He then again served as an Assistant to the Twelve, and finally as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints worthy physically and emotionally young men are expected to serve a two year mission for the church. ...

Aside from his business and church activities, he was active in both the Missouri Historical Society and the Jackson County Historical Society.

In 1972 he suffered a stroke that limited his activity. He died at his home in Utah in 1977.

Alvin R. Dyer's grave marker