1358: The Rise of Mormon Apostle Boyd K. Packer - Lynn Packer Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2020
⏱️ 123 minutes
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Summary
Join me today in my series with Lynn Packer - journalist, investigative reporter, and nephew to the late LDS/Mormon apostle Boyd K. Packer.
Lynn Packer was involved in many significant Utah news stories including that of forger/bomber Mark Hofmann and serial killer Ted Bundy. Lynn is perhaps most well known for his investigation of Mormon General Authority Paul H. Dunn. Lynn's investigation directly led to Elder Paul H. Dunn being put on Emeritus Status by the LDS Church First Presidency for repeatedly telling fabricated stories to the worldwide church membership.
- In Part 1 we discuss the early life of Mormon Apostle Boyd K. Packer, and his rise to power within the LDS Church.
- In Part 2 we discuss Lynn Packer's life, and his perspectives on and interactions with Boyd K. Packer while he was working as a Utah investigative reporter (and while working at BYU).
- In Part 3 we will discuss Lynn's investigation of LDS General Authority Paul H. Dunn, discovering that he was telling false stories to LDS Church members about his involvement in professional baseball, and in his activities as a World War II soldier.
- In Part 4 we will discuss Lynn's recent investigation into Operation Underground Railroad and Tim Ballard.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of |
| 0:02.0 | Mormon Stories podcast. I'm your host John DeLin. |
| 0:04.5 | It's November 2nd, 2020. It's the eve of the 2020 election |
| 0:11.0 | here in the United States of America. |
| 0:13.3 | We covered that this weekend on Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | And today we are super excited for someone who I've literally |
| 0:20.6 | wanted to interview for, I would say at least 26, 27 years. |
| 0:28.5 | Today we're interviewing someone that I would consider a living legend |
| 0:32.5 | within Mormonism and his name is Lynn Packer. |
| 0:36.5 | I became aware of Lynn Packer when I was a student at BYU |
| 0:41.5 | because he broke Lynn Packer was a journalist in Utah |
| 0:46.5 | who broke the story that Paul H. Dunn, former Mormon General Authority, |
| 0:54.5 | who was beloved and super world famous and super well known within Mormonism |
| 0:59.5 | for his gripping, compelling stories about going to war and playing professional baseball. |
| 1:06.5 | You know, his tapes were sold at every desert book and he was beloved and super inspiring |
| 1:12.5 | to all the Mormon youth and adults when I was growing up in the 80s. |
| 1:17.5 | Well, it turns out that Paul H. Dunn had made up several of the stories |
| 1:23.5 | that he told for dramatic effect. |
| 1:26.5 | And it was none other than Lynn Packer who was the investigative reporter |
| 1:30.5 | who uncovered this fact that led to Paul H. Dunn's being put on a meritous status |
| 1:36.5 | as a general, as a beloved general authority. |
| 1:39.5 | But not only did Lynn Packer do this in Utah, |
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