LeBaron, E. Dale
Dates
- Existence: 1934 - 2009
Biographical History
E. Dale LeBaron (1934-2009) was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University.
E. Dale LeBaron was born on October 8, 1934 in Barnwell, Alberta, Canada to Homer Neal LeBaron and Luella Pearl Wight. He went on to serve a mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa from 1955 to 1958. He returned home and married Laura May Brooks in the Cardston, Alberta Temple on August 19, 1959, and together they had six children. LeBaron attended Brigham Young University where he would earn his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree. He then served as mission president of the South African Johannesburg mission from 1976 to 1979. He was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University from 1986 until 2001. LeBaron wrote and spoke widely on the Church and its history in Africa and returned to Africa to collect oral histories of the early African converts to the Church. E. Dale LeBaron passed away on December 3, 2009.
Citation:
"All are alike unto God", 1990: t.p. (E. Dale LeBaron) jkt. (E. Dale LeBaron; Dale LeBaron; reared in Barnewell, Alta, Can.; missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Africa)Brigham Young University Studies, 1992, vol. 32: page 175 (E. Dale LeBaron is a professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University)
Wikipedia, 9 March, 2015 (Elwin Dale LeBaron (October 8, 1934-December 3, 2009) was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada. He received his B.A., M.S., and Ed. D. from Brigham Young University. He worked as a teacher and administrator for the LDS Church Education System. He did extensive work in Africa for the LDS Church. He taught as a professor of religion at Brigham Young University from 1986-2001)
The Daily Herald (E. Dale LeBaron; born October 8, 1934 in Barnwell, Alberta, Canada to Homer Neal LeBaron and Luella Pearl Wight;served mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa from 1955 to 1958; married Laura May Brooks in the Cardston, Alberta Temple on August 19, 1959; six children; attended Brigham Young University: Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees; Mission President of the South African Johannesburg Mission from 1976 to 1979; professor of religion at BYU in 1986 until 2001; wrote and spoke widely on the Church in Africa; returned to Africa to collect oral histories of the early African converts to the Church; passed away on December 3, 2009. https://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/e-dale-lebaron/article_2daec6ba-f00d-5752-94ab-bdac17db1ef2.html
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Sierra Leonean Church members, 1998 May 4
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Sierra Leone conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1998 May 4.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Somali Church members, approximately 1989
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Somalia conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated approximately 1989.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of South African Church members, 1988 July-August
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of South Africa conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1988 July-August.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Swaziland Church members, 1988 August
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Swaziland conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1988 August.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Tanzanian Church members, 1992 July
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Tanzania conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1992 July.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Ugandan Church members, 1989-1993
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Uganda conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1989-1993.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Zairian Church members, 1988-1990
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Zaire conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1988-1990.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Zambian Church members, 1998 May 31
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Zambia conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1998 May 31.
E. Dale LeBaron case files of Zimbabwean Church members, 1988 June-July
Contains case files for oral histories with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of Zimbabwe conducted by E. Dale LeBaron. Dated 1988 June-July.
E. Dale LeBaron oral histories with Ghanaian Church members, 1988-1990
Collection contains transcriptions of interviews conducted by E. Dale LeBaron with converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ghana. The items were transcribed by the College of Religious Instruction at Brigham Young University. The interviews date from between 1988 and 1990, with most from May 1988.