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Lying For The Lord: The Paul H. Dunn Stories
by Lynn Packer
I read this ebook because my husband purchased it. Lynn Packer (nephew of late Apostle Boyd K. Packer) is the journalist who was part of uncovering the fabricated histories of Paul H. Dunn.
in 1982 Lynn Packer was covering AFCO, a Utah-based investment fraud that eventually lost its investors $20 million. Paul H. Dunn, then a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy, was on the Board of Directors. Packer maintains that when Elder Dunn learned that the company was failing and fraudulent, he tried to distance himself to prevent embarrassment to the Church. He fabricated a back-dated letter of resignation from the board. This incident prompted Lynn Packer to fact check the rest of Dunn's history--specifically faith-promoting stories told by Dunn in books and at the pulpit.
The account seems pretty thorough, with quotes, sources, and checked facts all included. It made me think about where we draw the line when it comes to crafting a narrative.
If Lynn Packer sat on this book for so long, I do wish he'd taken that time to get an editor. This was a self-published ebook and MAN does it read like one. There were loads of typos, sections where the same texts/ideas repeated, and chapters on tangential subjects that didn't really fit.
in 1982 Lynn Packer was covering AFCO, a Utah-based investment fraud that eventually lost its investors $20 million. Paul H. Dunn, then a member of the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy, was on the Board of Directors. Packer maintains that when Elder Dunn learned that the company was failing and fraudulent, he tried to distance himself to prevent embarrassment to the Church. He fabricated a back-dated letter of resignation from the board. This incident prompted Lynn Packer to fact check the rest of Dunn's history--specifically faith-promoting stories told by Dunn in books and at the pulpit.
The account seems pretty thorough, with quotes, sources, and checked facts all included. It made me think about where we draw the line when it comes to crafting a narrative.
If Lynn Packer sat on this book for so long, I do wish he'd taken that time to get an editor. This was a self-published ebook and MAN does it read like one. There were loads of typos, sections where the same texts/ideas repeated, and chapters on tangential subjects that didn't really fit.