John Lynch

John Lynch is a founding board member of FAIR Latter-day Saints (FAIR) and a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For more than 20 years he served as Chairman of FAIR and has served in various Church callings including nursery leader, ward mission leader, stake mission president, elders quorum president, and bishop. He is currently deacons quorum advisor of the Los Banos Ward in the Merced California Stake and holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University. He is married to Krista Lynch and they have five children: Brandy, Rachel, Michael, Jared, and Elizabeth.

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Examining the Origins
of Temple Worship

by John Lynch | undefined 53 | 09-16-2022

Review of Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances (Orem, UT: The Interpreter Foundation, 2022). 556 pages. $39.99 (paperback). Abstract: With the precision of a renowned surgeon, the finesse of a master politician, the insights of an eminent theologian, and the artistic skill of an eloquent poet, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw masterfully examines the influence of Masonic […]

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