He formed a band called Hunter's Croonaders, which played at many regional events and on a cruise ship to Asia.

The project worked moderately well in such cities as Nampa and Twin Falls, but it was unsuccessful in Pocatello, Idaho.

[12] For the next two years, Hunter filled several odd jobs, including working as a bridge painter and a laundry detergent peddler.

In 1934, he managed to get a position as a title examiner with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.

In 1935, Hunter began his studies at Southwestern Law School and eventually had a successful career as a lawyer.

Hunter's teachings as an apostle were the 2016 course of study in the LDS Church's Sunday Relief Society and Melchizedek priesthood classes.

Hunter served in several LDS Church assignments not directly related to ecclesiastical matters while a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.

He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young University and closely involved with the founding of the J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Judy carried a briefcase that he claimed contained a bomb and held what appeared to be a detonator-like device.

While serving as president of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hunter developed major health problems that continued for the remainder of his life, including a heart attack, broken ribs from a fall at general conference, heart bypass surgery, bleeding ulcers, and kidney failure.

Hunter died at age 87 in his downtown Salt Lake City residence as a result of the cancer.

On October 14, 2007, at her home in Laguna Hills, California, Inis Hunter died of causes incident to age.

After the death of Hunter's first wife in 1983, he married Inis Stanton in 1990 while he was president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.