The Kingdom and the Crown Book Complete Series Volumes 1-3 By Gerald N Lund Hardcover Books that look unread. Gerald Lund is a highly respected religious teacher and writer who worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the curriculum department and wrote manuals for the church. When he spoke at Education Week at BYU, where I was able to attend many of his classes, he spoke straight from the hip with no notes. He could just talk about religion and religious facts and dates for hours, and He was engaging and interesting.