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Charles W. Dahlquist II
10th National Commissioner of the BSA
In office
2016–2018
Preceded byTico Perez
Succeeded byEllie Morrison
20th LDS Young Men General President
In office
April 3, 2004 – April 4, 2009
PresidentGordon B. Hinckley
Preceded byF. Melvin Hammond
Succeeded byDavid L. Beck
Personal details
Born
Charles Winston Dahlquist II

(1947-08-05) August 5, 1947 (age 77)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
SpouseZella Darley
Alma materBrigham Young University (B.A.)
University of Utah (J.D.)

Charles Winston Dahlquist II (born August 5, 1947) is an American attorney and youth leader. He was the 20th Young Men General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2004 to 2009, and was the 10th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America from 2016 to 2018.[1]

Biography

Born in Provo, Utah, to Charles Winston Dahlquist and Afton Ahlander, Dahlquist grew up in Boise, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from the University of Utah. He is a member of the law firm of Kirton McConkie and was involved in medical malpractice defense and risk management law. He married Zella B. Darley in the Salt Lake Temple on June 2, 1969, and they are the parents of five daughters.

LDS Church service

He served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Swiss Mission in the 1960s and has been a stake president and president of the Germany Hamburg Mission.

On April 3, 2004, Dahlquist was sustained as the general president of the church's Young Men organization.[2] It was the first time since Neil D. Schaerrer was appointed to the same position in 1977 that a church general authority was not the Young Men general president. Dean R. Burgess and Michael A. Neider were called as his counselors in the Young Men general presidency. In 2009, Dahlquist was succeeded by David L. Beck.

Scouting

Dahlquist has been involved in Scouting most of his life and is a recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award,[3] the highest honor the BSA can bestow on an adult for service to youth. In August 2009, Dahlquist was named president-elect of the BSA's Great Salt Lake Council.[4] In May 2016, Dahlquist was named as the BSA's National Commissioner.[5]

References

  1. ^ Davidson, Lee. "Top BSA leader, who is LDS, hopes Scouting-Mormon marriage lasts", The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, 4 June 2017. Retrieved on 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The Sustaining of Church Officers", Ensign, May 2004, p. 24.
  3. ^ "Silver Buffalo Awards". Scouting: 37. September 2007.
  4. ^ "Dahlquist named president-elect of local Boy Scouts council", Deseret News, August 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "Boy Scouts of America Welcomes Charles W. Dahlquist as the Tenth National Commissioner in the Movement's History - Scouting Wire". Scouting Wire. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Young Men General President
2004–2009 		Succeeded by
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