In 1991, Dunn stated that he had "not always been accurate" in his speeches and writings[1] after it was reported that he "made up many of the stories about baseball and battle he told as personal experiences".

In 1952, Dunn began his professional career as a seminary teacher for the Church Educational System in Los Angeles.

On April 6, 1964, LDS Church president David O. McKay called Dunn as a general authority and member of the First Council of the Seventy.

[3][6] During his time as a general authority, Dunn often included in his speeches and books extraordinary "real life" experiences that he claimed were from his past.

In the late 1980s, a number of investigators, including Arizona Republic reporter Lynn Packer and church critics Jerald and Sandra Tanner, accused Dunn of fabricating or embellishing many of these events.

[2] In 1991, Dunn asked the church's First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for permission to issue an open letter to all Latter-day Saints.

My brethren of the General Authorities, over a long period of time, have conducted in-depth investigations of the charges made against me.