John S. Tanner

Quick Facts

Full Name	John S. Tanner
Occupation	Priest
Date Of Birth	Jul 27, 1950(1950-07-27)
Age	74
Birthplace	Salt Lake City
Country	United States
Birth City	Salt Lake City
Horoscope	Leo

John S. Tanner Biography

John S. Tanner is one of the most popular and richest Priest who was born on July 27, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, United States. John Sears Tanner (born July 27, 1950) is the 10th and current president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii). He previously served as first counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) (2014 to 2015), as president of the church’s Brazil São Paulo South Mission (2011 to 2014) and as Academic Vice President of Brigham Young University (BYU). Tanner is married to Susan W. Tanner, a former general president of the LDS Church’s Young Women organization.

From 1992 to 1998 Tanner was BYU’s Associate Academic Vice President for Undergraduate and International Education. He developed the Freshman Academy program to better transition new freshmen into BYU, and helped write the current university policy on academic freedom. Tanner also oversaw changes in BYU’s General Education requirements, including a reduction in the Physical Education requirement. In 2001, Paul Y. Hoskisson edited a volume entitled Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures which included a chapter by Tanner entitled “The World and the Word: History, Literature and Scripture”. It was a scholarly attempt to deal with, among other things, issues surrounding archaeology study of ancient American societies portrayed in the Book of Mormon.

Tanner was also involved with putting to music “Nephi’s Psalm,” from a chapter in the Book of Mormon. The first one, “I Love the Lord” was written to the tune of “Be Still My Soul” and has been sung at the Priesthood Session of both the October 1999 and April 2007 general conferences. His other adaption, “Sometimes My Soul,” is based on the American folk tune “Poor Wayfaring Stranger.” Tanner also wrote an article in Ensign on the power of hymns.

Tanner has served in the LDS Church as a bishop and stake president. In 2011, Tanner was assigned to serve as president of the Brazil São Paulo South Mission.

Tanner wrote the words to “Bless Our Fast We Pray”, which is hymn #138 in the 1985 English-language edition of the LDS Church hymnal. Tanner also wrote a “Sacrament Sonnet” that was published in Ensign in 1981.

John S. Tanner Net Worth

John S. Tanner is one of the richest Priest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John S. Tanner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tanner was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up in Pasadena, California, one of 13 children born to William and Athelia Tanner. He served an LDS mission in Brazil. In 1974, Tanner received a bachelor’s degree from BYU. While at BYU he met Susan Winder. They married in the Salt Lake Temple in

1974. He then began studies at the University of California at Berkeley where he received a Ph.D. in English in 1980.

Tanner began his academic career as an assistant professor at Florida State University. He has also been a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil. Bothered in Florida by the freedom that feminist and atheist colleagues had to speak about their beliefs, while he had to hold his tongue about his, as well as by his wife’s homesickness for Utah, Tanner became a member of the BYU faculty in

1982. Tanner has focused much of his study on John Milton. His book, Anxiety in Eden {Oxford University Press), received the Best Book Award from the Milton Society of America in 1992. Tanner also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

From 1998 to 2003, Tanner served as chair of the BYU English Department. He was BYU’s Academic Vice President from 2004 to 2011.

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