Joseph F. Merrill
American religious figure
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- Bachelors English Brigham Young University
- Masters English University of Chicago
- PhD English University of Chicago
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Joseph Francis Merrill was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1931 until his death. Merrill was a key figure in the development of the Church Educational System in the early twentieth century. He served as the sixth Commissioner of Church Education from 1928 to 1933. Prior to his service as commissioner, he played a significant role in the creation of the LDS Church's "released time" seminary system. His tenure as commissioner also saw creation of the Institutes of Religion and the transfer of nearly all the remaining church schools to control of the states they resided in. He also faced a crisis in 1930 and 1931 which threatened to end the released time seminary, but the LDS Church education system survived the Great Depression under his leadership. In 1931, while still serving as commissioner, Merrill was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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