Show Berrett erre Sets Friday Talk I 5 I I IE r 4 S E fe PRESIDENT WILLIAM WILLIAl E. E BERRETT Profile of a Prophet is the fifth of the Friday Forum lecture series to be held Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day October Octo-ber 29 at 1200 noon in the Snow College Institute President William E. E Bernett Berrett Berrett Ber Ber- rett nett Administrator of Seminaries Seminaries Seminaries aries and Institutes of Religion Religion Religion Reli Reli- gion will be the guest speaker William E. E Berrett was educated educated edu edu- in the Union Elementary School and the Jordan High School Attending the University University University sity of Utah he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree degree degree de de- gree later receiving an LL.B. degree from the same university sity sUy in 1933 He started teaching in the Department of Education as principal of the Roosevelt Seminary in 1925 and continued continued continued contin contin- with the Department of Education except for a brief period of doing graduate work until 1943 During this time however he was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1937 and did some law practice From 1938 to 1943 he was teacher of the Church Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Education and during during during dur dur- ing this period wrote two text textbooks textbooks textbooks books for use in the Church Church Doctrines of the Re Re- stored Church and The Restored Restored Restored Re Re- stored Church In 1943 he became became special prosecutor for the United plates States tates Office Offic of Price Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- servi serving g iii in the Ut Utah h office and from 1946 to 1947 served as Assistant United States Attorney in Fairbanks Alaska Alaska- Becoming a member of the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union in 1937 he served in that organization organization organization or or- until 1945 when he was set apart as first counselor counselor counselor counse counse- lor in the East Mill Creek stake presidency In Fairbanks Alaska during his period of stay he was a member of the branch presidency presidency dency in that city Returning to Salt Lake City in the summer summer summer sum sum- mer of 1947 he was again called to a position on the general board of the Sunday School and served in that Capacity capacity capacity ca ca- until 1954 After returning to Salt Lake he engaged in a private law practice until he accepted a position at the Brigham Young University in the fall of 1948 where he served as a professor sor of Religion until 1954 at which time he was appointed vice president of Brigham Young University and vice adminIstrator administrator administrator ad ad- of the Church School System in which dual capacity he has served until the present He is the author of a number number number num num- ber of books most noteworthy of which is The Restored Church written in 1935 Doctrines of the Restored Church in 1940 Teachings of the Doctrine and Covenants Covenants Cove Cove- nants in 1954 and co-author co with Alma Mma P. P Burton of Readings ReadIngs Readings Read ings in Church History published in 1952 1954 and 1958 The above books are arc all being used as texts in various Church schools In addItion addition addition addi addI- tion to the above he has authored authored authored auth auth- ored a 11 number of courses of study for various Church auxiliary auxiliary auxiliary aux aux- organizations During the year nine-year period from 45 1936 Elder Berrett Berrett- taught two hours a day in the Mission Home Horae in Salt Lake City preparing missionaries missionaries' for the mission field He also aim als served from 1938 to 1940 as as' director of the Institute of ReligIon Religion Religion Re Re- ligion n at Business Col Col- lege loge v- v |