Background
Pinegar was born in Orem, Utah, and was raised in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Pinegar was born in Orem, Utah, and was raised in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Pinegar earned a bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University), a master"s degree from San Francisco State College, and an Editor.D. from the University of Southern California.
From 1950 to 1954, he served in the United States Navy, primarily in the Pacific. They are the parents of six children. He joined the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1967 and eventually became chairman of the Educational Psychology department.
From 1979 to 1985, Pinegar was the second counselor to Robert L. Backman in the general presidency of the church"s Young Men organization.
From 1985 to 1989, he was the first counselor to Vaughn J Featherstone in the same organization. In 1999 and 2000, Pinegar presided at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the church"s Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Reno Nevada, Lubbock Texas and Snowflake Arizona temples.
In 2001, Pinegar was released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and designated as an emeritus general authority. From 2002 to 2005, Pinegar was the president of the church"s Mountain.
Timpanogos Utah Temple.
He served twice as a member of the church"s seven-man Presidency of the Seventy. One year later, he became a member of the seven-man First Council of the Seventy. Pinegar held this position until the First Council of the Seventy was replaced by the Presidency of the Seventy in 1976.
At this time Pinegar became an inaugural member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Pinegar was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 1989 to 1995 and was the senior president from 1993 to 1995.
