Gerald N. Lund received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in sociology from Brigham Young University, and has done post-graduate work in the New Testament and Hebrew at Pepperdine University and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, California.
Retired from employment by the Church Educational System, Brother Lund has been a seminary teacher, an institute teacher and director, and a curriculum writer. His Church callings have included bishop, stake missionary, counselor in a bishopric, and teacher development director.
Brother Lund has authored many books in addition to The Alliance, including Jesus Christ, Key to the Plan of Salvation; One in Thine Hand; Leverage Point, The Freedom Factor; and the best-selling The Work and the Glory series.