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Elder Greiner Portrait

Russell Greiner

Church Missionary
Faculty of Religious Education

Biography

The Greiners are from San Clemente, California. They have 3 children and 12 grandchildren, living in San Clemente, Laguna Niguel, and Santa Cruz, California.

Elder Greiner was raised an evangelical Christian. He received a tennis scholarship to the University of Redlands where he made All-American. He then accepted a scholarship offer to BYU where he joined the Church. Twelve months later he served a Mission to Montana-Wyoming. After graduating from the Y he married Dianne Boden in the Los Angeles Temple.

Elder Greiner taught Seminary and Institute for 32 years, and was a speaker at EFY and Know Your Religion. He is the author of The Truth of the Matter and teaches on the religion faculty at BYUH.

Sister Greiner taught Pre-K for 34 years and worked in the entertainment industry since she was a little girl. She serves in the Theater Department at BYUH.

Interestingly, Sister Greiner performed for the Producers Christmas Party on the soundstage for the Tonight Show.