Salt Lake City, Utah
1941 - 2018
1941 ~ 2018John Alexander Tvedtnes (77) of Bella Vista, AR passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 after having suffered several strokes. He was born on January 26, 1941 in Mandan, North Dakota. At an early age, he developed an intense interest in the Old Testament. In 1949, his family moved to Salt...
Read MoreWhile studying on a BYU semester abroad in Israel,1975, he and I served as district missionaries. He changed my life by inspiring me to study Isaiah.
Ty Erickson
August 17, 2018 | Reykjavik
John was my Sunday school teacher in Sugar House so many years ago. He was the first Mormon that I came into contact with who questioned the African American / priesthood issue. His well-reasoned arguments directly confronted misunderstanding and misuse of scripture. It may be hard today to remember today how fearless it was then for him to speak so openly on that topic. As a secondary consequence, he made it possible for me to recognize and reconsider many other prejudices and assumptions in...
Dean Brooks
June 17, 2018 | Aurora, CO
Committed scholar and a great man. He will be sorely missed
Francisco Ruiz de Mendoza
June 12, 2018 | Logroño | Acquaintance
