Daniel Hansen Ludlow (March 17, 1924 – February 14, 2009) was a professor of religion at

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(BYU) in Provo,

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. He was also the chief editor of the ''

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'', published in 1992 by Macmillan.

Biography

Ludlow was raised in southern Utah County and attended public schools in such communities as Benjamin, Utah, Goshen, Utah and Spanish Fork. He studied at

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where he served for two years as student body president. He then went on to receive an M.A. in education from

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and a Ph.D. from

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. In 1947, Ludlow published ''Latter-day Prophets Speak'', a compilation of the teachings of various leaders of

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(LDS Church). Ludlow joined BYU's faculty in 1955. He served for a time as the dean of Religious Education at BYU. In 1968, Ludlow headed the group of BYU students who were the first to go to the

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under BYU auspices. By 1972, Ludlow had left BYU and had become the director of teacher support services for the

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of the LDS Church. Ludlow was also one of the leading specialists in assisting

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, Boyd K. Packer and Bruce R. McConkie in preparing the LDS Church editions of the

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that were released from 1979 to 1981. During part of the 1980s, he served as director of Correlation Review for the LDS Church.Daniel H. Ludlow
“I Have a Question,”
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'', Mar. 1986, pp. 50–51 Ludlow also served as a

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teacher, as a

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, as a member of a

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, in high councils and stake presidencies, as a regional representative of the Twelve, as

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Mission, and as a

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worker. Ludlow and his wife Luene had one son, Victor L. Ludlow, and eight daughters.Daniel H. and Luene L. Ludlow
“Count Your Blessings: A Family Activity,”
'' New Era'', Nov. 1983, p. 30 On February 14, 2009 Ludlow died of causes incident to age.

Publications

Ludlow wrote several books of commentary on the scriptures, particularly the

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and

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. He and his wife jointly wrote some articles for the LDS Church's '' New Era'' magazine in the early 1980s.

Notes

References

* Hunter, Milton R., "Forward" in Daniel H. Ludlow, ''Latter-day Prophets'' (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1948) pp. vii–viii. *.

External links

Deseret Book: Daniel H. Ludlow
*Daniel H. Ludlow
“Of the House of Israel,”
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'', January 1991, p. 51
Daniel H. Ludlow papers, MSS 8007
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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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