Lund was released as a general authority and member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy on October 4, 2008.

He has also written several theological non-fiction works for Latter-Day Saints, including, Hearing the Voice of the Lord: Principles and Patterns of Personal Revelation (2008) and The Coming of the Lord (reprint 2005).

Lund has also written poems that his wife has set to music.

Before becoming a general authority, he worked in the LDS Church Educational System.

Among other assignments during his tenure as a general authority, he lived in Solihull, England for 3 years while serving in an area presidency.