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For 35 years, Vernon
W. Mattson was with the Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion
(CES) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served eight years
in Idaho, five years in Florida and 22 years in Utah. In 1995 he retired from
Church Education.
He and his wife
Georgia recently returned from a two years CES Mission to New Zealand.
Brother Mattson
graduated from the Brigham Young University in 1960 and in 1969 received his
Masters Degree in Religious Education.
He fulfilled his
military obligation serving on Active Duty with the United States Navy and was
for many years a member of the Naval Reserve.
Brother Mattson
was born in
Brother Mattson
served his mission in Virginia and North Carolina and has served in many
positions in the Wards and Stakes of the Church.
In 1964, he
started the Scripture Chase Programme used throughout the Church and is the
author of the book The Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Important Discoveries and
co-author of the missionary book, Is There An Answer. He recently
finished a book on the first 40 pages of the Book of Mormon and a compilation
of material on the Dead Sea Scrolls, called A Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Brother and
Sister Mattson visited the Middle East on a Bible Study Tour in 1975 and have
since made an intense study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other discoveries
pertaining to ancient buried records. In 1977, Brother Mattson began lecturing
on these discoveries and has since lectured extensively through the United
States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
Elder and Sister
Mattson are presently serving in the Leeds England Mission.
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