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'''Devin George Durrant''' (born October 20, 1960)<ref name = liahonabio>, '']'', May 2014.</ref> is a retired American professional ] player.


'''Devin George Durrant''' (born October 20, 1960)<ref name = liahonabio>, '']'', May 2014.</ref> is an American retired professional ] player. From 1984 to 1985 he played with the ] and with the ]. He later played in European basketball leagues until 1988. In a ''Deseret News'' poll in the year 2000, he was voted one of the top 10 college basketball players in the state of Utah over the previous 100 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/810405/All-century-college-basketball-team.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506090956/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/810405/All-century-college-basketball-team.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |title=All Century College Basketball Team|website=] }}</ref>
Born in ], to George and Marilyn Durrant. His father, George Durrant, is a speaker and author. He is one of eight children.
In 1999, ''Sports Illustrated'' listed him as one of the 50 greatest Utah sports figures.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1999/12/27/the-master-list-the-50-greatest-sports-figures-of-the-century-from-each-of-the-50-states|title=Sports Illustrated – 50 Greatest Sports Figures By State|newspaper=Sports Illustrated Vault &#124; Si.com }}</ref>


Durrant has also served in various roles in ] (LDS Church), including ] of the ] and as a counselor in the church's ] general presidency.
In 1972, Devin moved with his family to Louisville Kentucky where his father, George Durrant was a mission president for the Kentucky Tennessee Mission.  He spent three years there where he developed into a basketball player.  He then moved to Provo, Utah in 1975 where he attended Provo High School and Brigham Young University. ]


==Early life and college==
When Devin's mother died in 2011 George married author and speaker, Susan Easton Black.  http://universe.byu.edu/2013/04/17/1susan-easton-black-retires-to-serve-mission-with-husband-grad-edition/


Born in ], Durrant was named a ] in 1978 during his senior year of high school. He was captain of the ] team that won a state basketball championship.
HIGH SCHOOL


Durrant attended ] (BYU) where he played basketball and started every game of his collegiate basketball career. He helped the ] to three NCAA postseason berths, three ] championships, and an overall record of 79–38.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/devin-durrant |title=Devin Durrant Athlete Profile |access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> During his senior year, Durrant averaged 27.9 points per game, good for third in the nation. For his efforts, he was named second-team All-American by the ], NABC, and USBWA.<ref name="All-Americans">All-American selections from:
Devin Durrant played his freshman year at Seneca High School in Louisville, Kentucky ]  and then he moved to Provo, Utah to finish his high school career at Provo High School http://provohigh.provo.edu/   where he was coached by Jim Spencer.
*{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html |title=NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=] |access-date=May 18, 2022 }}
*{{cite web |url=https://nabc.com/awards/allamerica/divisioni/ |title=NABC Division I All-America History |date=17 December 2021 |publisher=] |access-date=May 18, 2022 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1980-89.html |title=USBWA MEN'S ALL-AMERICANS – 1980–89 |publisher=] |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421150649/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1980-89.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He graduated from BYU in 1984.


==Professional career==
Devin was captain of the Provo High team that went undefeated (26-0) and won the state 3A championship in 1978. http://www.uhsaa.org/RecordsBook/Records_BookBBball.pdf 
In 1984, Durrant was named District 7 Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. That same year he was selected as a GTE/CoSida Academic All-American for the second time and awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Durrant was chosen by the ] as the 25th pick in the ]. He played a season with the Pacers and part of a second season with the ]. He also played professionally in Spain (in the teams Santa Coloma and Guadalajara<ref>{{cite web |last1=Endesa Basket Lover |title=HACE 30 AÑOS… Cap.22: "1ª B, el fin de una loca utopía" (3ª parte). |url=https://endesabasketlover.com/2018/08/04/hace-30-anos-cap-22-1a-b-el-fin-de-una-loca-utopia-3a-parte/ |website=Endesa Basket Lover |access-date=7 September 2022 |language=es |date=4 August 2018}}</ref>) and France.


After leaving professional basketball in 1988, Durrant worked as a marketing director with ] Corporation. He subsequently owned his own real estate investment firm. In 2009, he earned an MBA from the University of Utah.
In leading Provo to the title he averaged 31.5 points and 14 rebounds per game He was the leading scorer in the state that year.  Devin scored 38 of Provo's 52 points in the championship game.  He was 17 of 25 from the field in the state championship game and he was voted the MVP of the tournament. 


In 2016, Durrant was inducted into the . He remains No. 5 on BYU's career scoring list with 2,285 points.
Devin was named to the McDonald's 12-man All-American team http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/mcdonalds.html   and participated in the McDonalds U.S. All-Stars vs. Capital All-Stars game in Washington D.C. http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf .


==Church service==
He also played in the 1978 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic (U.S. All-Stars vs. Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars) in Louisville where he was the one-on-one champion.  He was also voted the MVP of the Kentucky Derby Classic.  ]  He was named second team All-American for Basketball Weekly and was a BCI Classic All-American and an Adidas All-American.  Durrant was awarded the Hertz Number One award for the state of Utah.
Durrant is a member of the LDS Church and has served in a variety of positions, including ], counselor in a ], ], and ] mission president. As a young man, Durrant served as a full-time ] in the church's ] ] ]. From 2011 to 2014, he served as president of the church's Texas Dallas Mission.


At the church's April 2014 ], while still serving as a mission president in Texas, Durrant was ] by the membership as second counselor to ] in the church's Sunday School General Presidency.<ref name = liahonabio/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-general-authorities-new-sunday-school-general-presidency-announced |title=Leadership Change, New General Authorities and New Sunday School General Presidency Announced|date=5 April 2014 }}</ref> Durrant completed his service in Texas and officially began the Sunday School assignment in July 2014. In May 2015, the LDS Church announced that ], who was serving as the first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, had been appointed as the next president of ]. As a result, in June 2015 Durrant was called as first counselor, with Brian K. Ashton succeeding Durrant as second counselor.<ref>{{citation |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-sunday-school-general-presidency-june-2015 |title= Church Calls New Member of Sunday School General Presidency |work= Newsroom |publisher= ] |date= 2015-06-12 }}</ref>
COLLEGE


Durrant has spoken three times in the church's general conference. The first was in April 1984, just after completing his playing career at BYU, where he spoke on the topic of ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Durrant |first1=Devin |title=Missions – Only You Can Decide|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1984/04/missions-only-you-can-decide?lang=eng |website=ChurchofJesusChrist.org }}</ref> He spoke again in the October 2015 General Conference, while serving in the Sunday School General Presidency. In his speech he encouraged listeners to "ponderize" (a ] of "ponder" and "memorize") passages from LDS scripture. The day after his sermon it was discovered that Durrant's son had launched the website ponderize.us selling "ponderize" merchandise.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/3029682-155/site-removed-after-complaints-of-profiteering |title='Ponderize' site removed after complaints of profiteering from LDS General Conference message |date=Oct 6, 2015 |newspaper=]}}</ref> After a backlash on social media the website was taken down and Durrant issued an apology.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.deseret.com/2015/10/6/20573750/sunday-school-leader-apologizes-for-son-s-website/ |title= Sunday School leader apologizes for son's website |last= Walch |first= Tad |date= 5 October 2015 |newspaper= ] }}</ref> He spoke again in April 2018 about teaching families in the homes in a Christ-like manner.<ref></ref>
Devin Durrant played at Brigham Young University.  He started every game of his BYU career, Durrant helped the Cougars to three NCAA postseason berths, three WAC championships, and an overall record of 79-38.


==Author==
The Durrant family has a long history of playing basketball at Brigham Young University.  Devin's uncle, Kent Durrant, was on the NIT championship team at BYU in 1950-51.   http://byucougars.com/roster/m-basketball/season/1950-1951  His brother, Mark Durrant, played basketball at Brigham Young University (1989-1990, 1992-1995) and is now a radio personality and an attorney.  http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/mark-durrant   http://espn960sports.com/tag/mark-durrant/   Devin's brother, Matt Durrant, played Junior Varsity basketball at BYU and is now the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. ] ,  https://www.utcourts.gov/judgesbios/showGallery.asp?dist=10&ct_type=S  
Durrant has written two books. The first book is titled, Raising an All-American: Helping Your Child Succeed in Athletics and in Life. The second book title is The Values Delta: A Small and Simple Way to Make a Positive Difference in Your Personal and Professional Life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author - Devin Durrant - Deseret Book |url=https://deseretbook.com/t/author/devin-durrant |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=deseretbook.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
1978-1979 As a freshman Devin started in all games 19 of which were double-figure performances.  He had two high games of 26 points against Purdue and Oral Roberts.  In the Purdue game he scored 20 of those points in the second half.  That summer he led BYU in Yugoslavia and Italy with 17 points per game.
Durrant's parents are ] and Marilyn Durrant. Durrant and his wife, Julie, are the parents of six children.

1979-1980 As a sophomore, Durrant, played in all games with 19 of those game in double figures.  He was on the 1979 Cougar Classic all-tournament team and had a high game of 31 points against Colorado State.  He was the second leading scorer on the team behind, Danny Ainge, before he left on his mission.  That summer Devin played on the ABAUSA National team that went to China.

1980-1982 Devin served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng  He served in the Spain Madrid Mission. 

1982-1983 As a junior at BYU Devin led BYU and the WAC in scoring.  In 26 of 29 games he was the team's top scorer.  Devin finished 19th in the NCAA scoring.  He was named WAC player-of-the-week in the conference opener against San Diego State and Hawaii.  He scored 33 points in the game against Hawaii and was named Chevrolet player-of-the-game vs. Wyoming and Air Force.  He was an All-Cougar Classic selection and led the Holiday Festival in scoring at Madison Square Garden where he made that all-tournament team.  He was named the WAC player-of-the-year and was Academic All-America district seven and Academic All-America Second Team (Co-Sida) http://cosida.com/media/documents/2012/4/alltime_aaa_individual_byschool_Feb_2012.pdf .  He was a unanimous All-WAC first team and All-District Seven (Basketball Writers Association) selection.  He was an honorable mention All-America (Associated Press).

In 1983, Devin was selected to represent the United States in the World University Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  The team had many talented players like 6'6' Charles Barkley (Auburn), 6'9' Karl Malone (Louisiana Tech), 6'1' Johnny Dawkins (Duke), and 6'9' Ed Pinckney (Villanova).  The USA team lost once and ended up with the bronze medal and a 6-1 record.  Durrant scored 25 points to lead the U.S. team to a bronze medal victory over Cuba. (http://archive.usab.com/mens/worlduniversity/mwug_1983.html) 

Devin was named to The Sporting News pre-season All-America checklist. 

1983-1984  During his senior season Devin was selected as a GTE/CoSida Academic All-American for the second time  http://cosida.com/media/documents/2012/4/alltime_aaa_individual_byschool_Feb_2012.pdf .  He was also awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

In 1984, Devin was named All-America by the Associated Press, United Press International, the Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and The Sporting News.  http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html

1st Team
{| class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
|Patrick Ewing
|Georgetown
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|Michael Jordan
|North Carolina
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|Hakeem Olajuwon
|Houston
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|Sam Perkins
|North Carolina
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|Wayman Tisdale
|Oklahoma
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'''2nd Team'''
{| class="wikitable"
|Sam Bowie
|Kentucky
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|Michael Cage
|San Diego State
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|Devin Durrant
|Brigham Young
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|Chris Mullin
|St. John's (NY)
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|Leon Wood
|Cal State Fullerton
|}
Durrant was named 1984 District VII Player of the Year by the writers and made the basketball coaches' All-District Team. He was All-Western Athletic Conference First Team, a two-time WAC Player of the Week, an All-Cougar Classic selection, and the MVP of the Kentucky Invitational. 

During Durrant's senior year he averaged over 30 points a game, he led the nation in scoring most of the season and finished third among collegiate players.  As a Cougar he tallied 2,285 points. When he left BYU, no BYU player had shot more free throws (820) or made more free throws (621) than Devin Durrant - all of this after he interrupted his basketball career to serve a mission in Spain.  Durrant was widely recognized as one of the first high-profile BYU basketball players to serve a mission and thrive as a returned missionary.  http://utahvalley360.com/2014/01/22/byu-basketball-dream-team/

The summer after his senior season Devin was invited to try out for the United States Olympic Men's basketball team.  http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/84_moly_trials_roster.html)  http://hardnews.ansci.usu.edu/archive/march2005/030405_grant.html

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

Following his career at BYU, Durrant was the 23rd pick in the NBA draft; he played one season with the Indiana Pacers and briefly with the Phoenix Suns. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/durrade01.html  Devin was the first returned missionary to play in the NBA. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/297436/READY-OR-NOT-HERE-HE-COMES.html?pg=al l   After his time in the NBA, he played professional basketball in Spain and France from 1986 to 1988. 

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In 1995 Devin Durrant was inducted into the Brigham Young University Hall of Fame along with Robbie Bosco, John Fought, Maria Betioli Zanandrea and Clayne Jensen. (http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/devin-durrant)  

In a ''Deseret News'' poll in the year 2000, he was voted one of the top 10 college basketball players in the state of Utah over the previous 100 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/810405/All-century-college-basketball-team.html |title=All Century College Basketball Team}}</ref>
In 1999, ''Sports Illustrated'' listed him as one of the 50 greatest Utah sports figures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/utah/greatest |title=The 50 Greatest Utah Sports Figures}}</ref>

In 2005 Devin wrote a book with his father, George Durrant, called "Raising An All-American.  http://www.raisinganallamerican.com/ It is a book that talks about helping a child succeed in athletics and in life.  In the book the Devin outlines nine puzzle pieces that helped him succeed in athletics (and in life).  He calls this the All-American Puzzle and the pieces are: The dream, Be your own coach, Be coachable, Work, work, work, Rodeo tough, Dare mighty things, Love the game, Make your own luck, and Gifts from God.  Raising an All-American was on the best seller list at Deseret Book and Barnes and Noble when it was first released.     

In 2012, Devin was listed as one of the top five players ever to play at BYU in ESPN's 50 best college basketball programs.  (http://byucougars.com/m-basketball/byu-ranked-36-espns-50-50)  Also in 2012, Devin was one of the athletes to make it to the All-time list of returned LDS missionaries in professional sports by Deseret News.   http://www.deseretnews.com/top/686/2/Devin-Durrant-All-time-list-of-returned-LDS-missionaries-in-professional-sports-.html   ESPN listed him as one of the five best players to play at BYU.

In 2013 Devin was listed as one of BYU basketball's all time starting five players.  http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2013/11/6/4840928/byu-cougars-basketball-danny-ainge-jimmer-fredette-devin-durrant-kresimir-cosic-shawn-bradley

In 2014 Devin was listed as one of five players in the Utah Valley Dream Team in the Utah Valley 360 .  http://utahvalley360.com/2014/01/22/byu-basketball-dream-team/

EDUCATION

1984 Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University

2009 MBA, University of Utah

BUSINESS

After leaving professional basketball, Durrant worked as a sales representative and then as marketing director with WordPerfect Corporation.   (http://www.wordplace.com/ap/)   He subsequently owned his own real estate investment firm. 

Durrant is a member of ] (LDS Church) which has a lay ministry. Br. Durrant has served in a variety of positions, including ]twice, branch president, counselor in a branch presidency (three times), counselor in a bishopric (three times), counselor in a ], ], and ] mission president. As a young man, Durrant served as a full-time ] in the church's ] ] ]. Young missionaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leave their homes, schooling, family and jobs and in the case of Durrant their athletic scholarships to serve voluntarily for two years. From 2011 to 2014, he served as ] of the ]. Mission presidents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leave their careers, extended family and homes to voluntarily serve for a period of three years.

At the church's April 2014 ], while still serving as a mission president in Texas, Durrant was ] by the membership as second counselor to ] in the general presidency of the church's ].<ref name = liahonabio/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/new-general-authorities-new-sunday-school-general-presidency-announced |title=Leadership Change, New General Authorities and New Sunday School General Presidency Announced}}</ref> Durrant completed his service in Texas and officially began the Sunday School assignment in July 2014. In May 2015, the LDS Church announced that ], who was serving as First Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, had been appointed as the next president of ]. As a result, in June 2015 Durrant was called as first counselor, with ] succeeding Durrant as second counselor.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/new-sunday-school-general-presidency-june-2015 |title= Church Calls New Member of Sunday School General Presidency |work= Newsroom |publisher= ] |date= 2015-06-12 }}</ref>

Durrant has spoken twice in the church's general conference. The first was in April 1984, just after completing his playing career at BYU, where he spoke on the topic of ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Durrant |first1=Devin |title=Missions - Only You Can Decide|url=https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1984/04/missions-only-you-can-decide?lang=eng |website=lds.org }}</ref> Here is an excerpt from that talk: "I’m grateful for the honor that I had of being Elder Durrant while in Spain. I know that Jesus Christ lives, that while he was on the earth he taught us the way that we ought to live. I know that he expects us as holders of the priesthood to take what he has given us and go out and share it with others. And as we do this, he not only blesses the lives of the people we come in contact with, but he also blesses us. I know that the gospel he has given us is true. That’s why I wanted to share it—because it means so much in my life."

He spoke again in the October 2015 General Conference, while serving in the Sunday School General Presidency. In that conference, Durrant gave a sermon introducing the word "ponderize." He described it as a combination of memorizing and pondering a verse of scripture. He invited listeners to take up the practice. Here are some excerpts from the talk:

First, choose a verse of scripture each week and place it where you will see it every day.

Second, read or think of the verse several times each day and ponder the meaning of its words and key phrases throughout the week.

Imagine the uplifting results of doing this weekly for six months, a year, 10 years, or more.

As you make this effort, you will feel an increase in spirituality. You will also be able to teach and lift those you love in more meaningful ways.

As you reflect on your selected verse each week, words and phrases will be written on your heart.4 Words and phrases will also be written on your mind. In other words, memorization will take place easily and naturally. But the primary goal of ponderizing is to provide an uplifting place for your thoughts to go—a place that keeps you close to the Spirit of the Lord.

I promise you will not regret writing a verse of scripture on your mind and heart each week. You will experience a feeling of perpetual spiritual purpose, protection, and power.

The next day it was discovered that he and his son had recently registered several web site domains for the word. Within a few hours of the sermon, his son launched a web site selling "ponderize" merchandise. Some{{how many?|date=October 2015}} church members felt that this rendered Durrant's sermon to be nothing more than an infomercial. A backlash on social media led to the web site being removed. Durrant later issued an apology.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865638386/Sunday-School-leader-apologizes-for-son7s-website.html |title= Sunday School leader apologizes for son’s website |last= Walch |first= Tad |date= 5 October 2015 |newspaper= ] }}</ref>

Devin is the father of six children and the grandfather of nine.


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American basketball player (born 1960)

Devin Durrant
Personal information
Born (1960-10-20) October 20, 1960 (age 64)
Brigham City, Utah, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolProvo (Provo, Utah)
CollegeBYU (1978–1980, 1982–1984)
NBA draft1984: 2nd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1984–1989
PositionSmall forward
Number7, 17
Career history
1984–1985Indiana Pacers
1985Phoenix Suns
1988–1989Olympique Antibes
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Devin George Durrant (born October 20, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. From 1984 to 1985 he played with the Indiana Pacers and with the Phoenix Suns. He later played in European basketball leagues until 1988. In a Deseret News poll in the year 2000, he was voted one of the top 10 college basketball players in the state of Utah over the previous 100 years. In 1999, Sports Illustrated listed him as one of the 50 greatest Utah sports figures.

Durrant has also served in various roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), including president of the Texas Dallas Mission and as a counselor in the church's Sunday School general presidency.

Early life and college

Born in Brigham City, Utah, Durrant was named a McDonald's All-American in 1978 during his senior year of high school. He was captain of the Provo High School team that won a state basketball championship.

Durrant attended Brigham Young University (BYU) where he played basketball and started every game of his collegiate basketball career. He helped the Cougars to three NCAA postseason berths, three WAC championships, and an overall record of 79–38. During his senior year, Durrant averaged 27.9 points per game, good for third in the nation. For his efforts, he was named second-team All-American by the AP, NABC, and USBWA. He graduated from BYU in 1984.

Professional career

In 1984, Durrant was named District 7 Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. That same year he was selected as a GTE/CoSida Academic All-American for the second time and awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Durrant was chosen by the Indiana Pacers as the 25th pick in the NBA draft. He played a season with the Pacers and part of a second season with the Phoenix Suns. He also played professionally in Spain (in the teams Santa Coloma and Guadalajara) and France.

After leaving professional basketball in 1988, Durrant worked as a marketing director with WordPerfect Corporation. He subsequently owned his own real estate investment firm. In 2009, he earned an MBA from the University of Utah.

In 2016, Durrant was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame. He remains No. 5 on BYU's career scoring list with 2,285 points.

Church service

Durrant is a member of the LDS Church and has served in a variety of positions, including bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, and stake mission president. As a young man, Durrant served as a full-time missionary in the church's Spain Madrid Mission. From 2011 to 2014, he served as president of the church's Texas Dallas Mission.

At the church's April 2014 General Conference, while still serving as a mission president in Texas, Durrant was accepted by the membership as second counselor to Tad R. Callister in the church's Sunday School General Presidency. Durrant completed his service in Texas and officially began the Sunday School assignment in July 2014. In May 2015, the LDS Church announced that John S. Tanner, who was serving as the first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, had been appointed as the next president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii. As a result, in June 2015 Durrant was called as first counselor, with Brian K. Ashton succeeding Durrant as second counselor.

Durrant has spoken three times in the church's general conference. The first was in April 1984, just after completing his playing career at BYU, where he spoke on the topic of missionary work. He spoke again in the October 2015 General Conference, while serving in the Sunday School General Presidency. In his speech he encouraged listeners to "ponderize" (a portmanteau of "ponder" and "memorize") passages from LDS scripture. The day after his sermon it was discovered that Durrant's son had launched the website ponderize.us selling "ponderize" merchandise. After a backlash on social media the website was taken down and Durrant issued an apology. He spoke again in April 2018 about teaching families in the homes in a Christ-like manner.

Author

Durrant has written two books. The first book is titled, Raising an All-American: Helping Your Child Succeed in Athletics and in Life. The second book title is The Values Delta: A Small and Simple Way to Make a Positive Difference in Your Personal and Professional Life.

Personal life

Durrant's parents are George and Marilyn Durrant. Durrant and his wife, Julie, are the parents of six children.

See also

References

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  10. "'Ponderize' site removed after complaints of profiteering from LDS General Conference message". Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 2015.
  11. Walch, Tad (October 5, 2015). "Sunday School leader apologizes for son's website". Deseret News.
  12. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  13. "Author - Devin Durrant - Deseret Book". deseretbook.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

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