Jenson was called as a member of the AUB's priesthood council in 1969 by then head Rulon C. Allred. Prior to assuming leadership of the
Bluffdale, Utah church, Jenson had been a member of the AUB's Priesthood Council for 36 years. Prior to the death of AUB leader
Owen A. Allred, Jenson was appointed by Allred as the
Second Elder of the church and Allred's successor-designate. ==Death==