Alma Don Sorensen was born in Hyrum, Utah. After serving a mission to the New England states, he earned his B.A. at Utah State University and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois in political science. His field of study is moral and political philosophy.
Sorensen taught at Indiana for six years and then came to BYU in 1970 where he taught ethics and political philosophy, garnering several teaching awards, including an Alcuin Award. He retired in 1998, but still teaches an occasional class at BYU.
Sorensen is married to Necia Lee, and is the father of six children and has twelve grandchildren. He has served as a bishop, branch president at BYU, on a high council, and as a priesthood teacher. He and Necia make their home in Indio, California.
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