Charles Winston Dahlquist II (born 1947) was the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2004 to 2009. He was the twentieth head of the LDS Church's Young Men organization.

Born in Provo, Utah

Provo, Utah

Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

, to Charles Winston Dahlquist and Afton Ahlander, Dahlquist grew up in Boise, Idaho

Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

. He served as a missionary

Mormon missionary

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 for the LDS Church in the Swiss

Switzerland

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 Mission of the church in the 1960s and has been a stake president and the president

Mission president

Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...

 of the Germany

Germany

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 Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 Mission. Dahlquist has been involved in Scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 most of his life and is a recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award

Silver Buffalo Award

The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis, either as part of, or independent of the Scouting program...

, the highest honor the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 can bestow on an adult for service to youth.

Dalhquist has a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 and a J.D. from the University of Utah

University of Utah

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. He is a member of the law firm of Kirton and McConkie. Dahlquist has been involved in medical malpractice defense and risk managagement law.

On April 3, 2004, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...

 asked that Dahlquist become the general president of the church's Young Men auxiliary. It was the first time since Neil D. Schaerrer

Neil D. Schaerrer

Neil Dean Schaerrer was the fourteenth general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1977 to 1979....

 was called to hold the same position in 1977 that a person who was not a general authority

General authority

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 of the church had become the Young Men general president. Dahlquist asked Dean R. Burgess

Dean R. Burgess

Dean Reid Burgess was a counselor to Charles W. Dahlquist II in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2004 to 2009....

 and Michael A. Neider

Michael A. Neider

Michael Antone Neider was a counselor to Charles W. Dahlquist II in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2004 to 2009....

 to be his counselors in the Young Men general presidency. In 2009, he was succeeded by David L. Beck

David L. Beck

David LeRoy Beck has been the general president of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009. He is the 21st president in the history of the Young Men....

.

Dahlquist married Zella B. Darley in the Salt Lake Temple

Salt Lake Temple

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 on June 2, 1969; they have five daughters.

Dahlquist lives in Sandy, Utah

Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

. In August 2009 Dalhquist was named President-elect of the Salt Lake Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Dahlquist has been the honorary consul for the Federal Republic of Germany since 2000.