Oral history interview with John L. Sorenson, 1996 April.

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Oral history interview with John L. Sorenson, 1996 April.

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Sorenson tells about his youth in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah; schooling in nearby Logan, where he attended public high school (he was class valedictorian) and Mormon Church seminary; involvement of his family and community in the Mormon Church; and his ordination to the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods. He also discusses his service in the US Air Force during World War II, 1942-1946; marriage, 1946; Latter-day Saint mission in New Zealand, serving mostly on island of Rarotonga, 1947-1949; involvement with New Zealand Maoris and Tahitians; archaeology studies in Meso-America; study of anthropology at Brigham Young University; graduate studies at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); work at US naval ordinance test station in Santa Barbara, California, 1962-1964, during Vietnam War; research focus on the Book of Mormon; work as a faculty member and department chair at Brigham Young University, 1970s-1986; death of his first wife, 1991; and eventual remarriage, 1993. Also discusses formation of FARMS (Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies), and his service as bishop of a BYU student ward.

Final transcript 237 leaves ; 28 cm.Tapes and draft transcripts 1 box (7 audiocassettes + 2 draft transcripts)

Harold B. Lee Library

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