Background
Hanks was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hanks was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
University of Utah.
He was in the United States Navy during World World War II and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Utah. Prior to his call as a general authority, Hanks worked as an instructor in the Church Educational System. Hanks married Maxine Christensen and became the father of five children.
Hanks served in the Presidency of the Seventy twice following the 1976 reconstitution of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Previously, he also served on the First Council of the Seventy from 1953 to 1968 and as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1968 to 1976. In the mid-1970s, Hanks served as managing director of the church"s Melchizedek Priesthood Master of International Affairs. From 1982 to 1985, he was the president of the Salt Lake Temple.
In October 1992, Hanks was given general authority emeritus status. Outside of his formal church responsibilities, Hanks preferred to be referred to as "Duff", his middle name.
Hanks died at the age of 89.
In the 1970s, Hanks was also a member of the Church Board of Education. Hanks served for a time as a member of the National Council of the Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture. He also served as a member of the boards of Weber State University and Southern Utah University. At the time of his death, Hanks was the oldest living former member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and the second-oldest emeritus general authority after Eldred G. Smith.