Ivan J. Barrett
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Ivan Junius Barrett was an American
author, professor, and historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Barrett was born in Mendon, Utah
. As a young man he served
in the LDS Church's Central States
Mission
. He received his bachelors degree from Utah State University
and his masters degree from Brigham Young University
. Barrett was a long time employee of the Church Educational System
filling many positions, including starting the first LDS Seminary in Nevada.
Barrett wrote Heroic Women of Mormondom; Major Lot Smith, Mormon Raider; Trumpet of God; Eph Hanks and Joseph Smith and the Restoration.
Barrett was a religion professor at Brigham Young University
for 40 years, from 1953 to 1993.
In the LDS Church, Barrett served as a branch president
, bishop, district president (in Israel
), stake president and patriarch, among other callings. He was also president
of the Northwestern States
Mission
of the LDS Church from 1964 to 1966.
Barrett and his wife Minnie were the parents of five daughters. Barrett died of a heart attack in his Orem
home.
United States
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author, professor, and historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Barrett was born in Mendon, Utah
Mendon, Utah
Mendon is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Mendon is located at ....
. As a young man he served
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in the LDS Church's Central States
Central United States
The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
. He received his bachelors degree from Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
and his masters 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...
. Barrett was a long time employee of the Church Educational System
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...
filling many positions, including starting the first LDS Seminary in Nevada.
Barrett wrote Heroic Women of Mormondom; Major Lot Smith, Mormon Raider; Trumpet of God; Eph Hanks and Joseph Smith and the Restoration.
Barrett was a religion professor at 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...
for 40 years, from 1953 to 1993.
In the LDS Church, Barrett served as a branch president
Branch President
A branch president is a leader of a "branch" congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The calling of branch president is very similar to the calling of bishop, except that instead of presiding over a ward, the branch president presides over a branch...
, bishop, district president (in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
), stake president and patriarch, among other callings. He was also 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 Northwestern States
Northwestern United States
The Northwestern United States comprise the northwestern states up to the western Great Plains regions of the United States, and consistently include the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, to which part of southeast Alaska is also sometimes included...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
of the LDS Church from 1964 to 1966.
Barrett and his wife Minnie were the parents of five daughters. Barrett died of a heart attack in his Orem
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...
home.
Sources
- BYU Magazine letters about Berrett
- Obituary, Deseret News, Aug. 18, 1999
- Deseret News, Aug. 19, 1999 article on Barrett's death
- Report of Barrett's being a speaker at Mendon May Day, 1959