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In the early years of the Institute of Religion at the University of Utah, attendance was growing and some male students wanted a way to build their brotherhood with fellow Latter-day Saints. Lowell L. Bennion , the institute director, helped them prepare a constitution and organized them as "Alpha House" in October 1936, followed by "Omega ...
This facility is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [1] It is located in Logan, Utah, adjacent to the campus of Utah State University (USU). The institute provides religion classes to young adults aged 18-30, serves as a meetinghouse for local congregations, and sponsors activities for young adults.
Logan Institute of Religion at Utah State University, Logan, Utah. An Institute of Religion is a local organization that provides religious education for young adults (ages 18–30) who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), with those of other religions also welcome to participate.
After earning his Ph.D. in sociology in 1933, Bennion returned to Utah and founded the Institute of Religion adjacent to the University of Utah in 1934. [1] Bennion later founded the Teton Boys Ranch and served as its director for many years. [3] He served as a bishop in the LDS Church.
B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) — Assistant Church Historian of the LDS Church 1902–1933. Made first attempts to shift from apologetics to a professional historical approach. John Henry Evans (1872–1947): Latter-day Saints University — Biographer, various early LDS leaders; LeRoy R. Hafen (1893–1985): University of Denver; BYU
St. George Stake Academy (founded 1911), now Utah Tech University. [24] The LDS Church also established formal colleges and universities: University of Nauvoo was a community resource for academic learning established by the Nauvoo charter. University of Deseret (1850), now the University of Utah [25] Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah (1877 ...
Utah LDS membership. Historically, the percentage of Utahns who are Latter-day Saints was constantly increasing and went from six-tenths in 1920 to three-fourths in 1990, however, since then the proportion has decreased even though the number of church members has grown nominally. Much of this is due to the rise of secularism in the state ...
Sigma Gamma Chi (ΣΓΧ) was a fraternal organization sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Although it once was a national organization, it later only operated at the University of Utah where it was established in 1967.