Alvin R. Dyer
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| October 1, 1976 – March 6, 1977 | |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| January 18, 1970 – October 1, 1976 | |
| End reason | Position abolished |
| Counselor in the First Presidency | |
| April 6, 1968 – January 18, 1970 | |
| End reason | Death of David O. McKay |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 5, 1967 – March 6, 1977 | |
| Reason | David O. McKay's discretion |
| Reorganization at end of term |
No apostles ordained |
| Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 11, 1958 – October 5, 1967 | |
| End reason | Called as a counselor in the First Presidency |
| Personal details | |
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Alvin Rulon Dyer January 1, 1903 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | March 6, 1977 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′52.08″N 111°50′30.12″W / 40.6978000°N 111.8417000°W |
| Spouse(s) | May E. Jackson |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Alfred L. Dyer Harriet Walsh |
Alvin Rulon Dyer (January 1, 1903 – March 6, 1977) was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and served as a member of the church's First Presidency from 1968 to 1970.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dyer was ordained as an apostle on October 5, 1967, (but was not added as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) and subsequently was set apart as a counselor in the First Presidency to church president David O. McKay. After McKay's death in 1970, Dyer was returned to a position as an Assistant to the Twelve Apostles, and later to the First Quorum of the Seventy when it was reconstituted in 1976. Dyer is the only person in the history of the LDS Church to be ordained to the office of seventy after having been ordained to the office of apostle.
Raised in Utah, 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 to 1924. In 1926, he was married to May Elizabeth Jackson in the Salt Lake Temple.
After his mission, Dyer 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.
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