sentences:  In 1976, Larsen became the editor of all church magazines.Later in 1976, he became a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, where he served until being designated an emeritus general authority in 1997.From 1980 to 1993, Larsen was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy; he was the senior member of the presidency from 1986 to 1993.