In 1921, Sessions became the president of the LDS Church's South AfricanMission, succeeding Nicholas G. Smith.[2] Sessions continued in this position until 1926, when he returned to Utah and almost immediately was sent to direct the institute in Idaho. Over the next decade, Sessions set up Institutes of Religion at several universities in the western United States. He believed that institutes should offer strong academic classes, social interaction, and be housed in permanent and respectable buildings.[3] In 1935, Sessions was serving as the institute director in Pocatello, Idaho.[4]
Casey Paul Griffiths, "The First Institute Teacher," Religious Educator, Vol. 11, No. 2, (2010).
January 01, 1970
wyley, sessions, james, wyley, sessions, december, 1885, april, 1977, american, religious, leader, first, institute, religion, director, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, contents, early, life, career, death, references, further, readingearly, lif. James Wyley Sessions December 11 1885 April 21 1977 was an American religious leader who was the first Institute of Religion director in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 Further readingEarly life editSessions was born in Cassia County Idaho Territory 1 Career editHe was sent in 1926 by church president Heber J Grant to head the Institute of Religion in Moscow Idaho Sessions later served as the head of the church s mission home in Salt Lake City Utah for many years In 1921 Sessions became the president of the LDS Church s South African Mission succeeding Nicholas G Smith 2 Sessions continued in this position until 1926 when he returned to Utah and almost immediately was sent to direct the institute in Idaho Over the next decade Sessions set up Institutes of Religion at several universities in the western United States He believed that institutes should offer strong academic classes social interaction and be housed in permanent and respectable buildings 3 In 1935 Sessions was serving as the institute director in Pocatello Idaho 4 From 1939 to 1947 Sessions was the head of the Division of Religion at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah Death editSessions died in Los Angeles in 1977 References edit James Wyley Sessions My Ancestor in Church History history churchofjesuschrist org Retrieved 2021 08 30 Andrew Jenson Latter day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia vol 4 p 167 Cowan Richard O The Church in the 20th Century Salt Lake City Utah Bookcraft 1985 p 115 J Wylie Sessions The Latter day Saint Institutes permanent dead link Improvement Era 1935 Further reading editGarr Arnold K Donald Q Cannon and Richard O Cowan ed Encyclopedia of Latter day Saint History pp 541 1090 Casey Paul Griffiths The First Institute Teacher Religious Educator Vol 11 No 2 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Wyley Sessions amp oldid 1124731428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
