George W. Pace
American Mormon leader
George Wendell Pace (October 10, 1929 – November 7, 2020) was an American professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. He was a popular writer and speaker on religion in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was presumably connected to public criticism voiced by apostle Bruce R. McConkie in 1982.
Biography
Pace was one of twelve children born to Agnes Judd and Presley D. Pace in Burley, Idaho. He was raised in the town, where his father served as Sheriff for sixteen years. As a young man and a member of the LDS Church, Pace served a proselyting mission in western Canada.
In the late 1940s, Pace studied at Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, where he also ran cross-country. While later attending BYU, Pace met and married Diane Carman of Portland, Oregon, with whom he would have twelve children.
Pace would go on to serve in various callings in the LDS Church throughout his life, including as a Sunday School teacher in Provo, Utah, high councilor, branch president at the Missionary Training Center, stake presidency counselor, and stake president.
He died on November 7, 2020, at his residence in Provo, Utah.
Career
Pace had decided to teach LDS religion after several spiritual experiences.
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