Antoine R. Ivins

Antoine Ridgeway Ivins (May 11, 1881–October 18, 1967) was a member of the First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1931 until his death.

Youth and family

Ivins was born in St. George, Utah. Ivins spent some of his younger years in Mexico. Ivins was the son of Anthony W. Ivins, an LDS apostle and counselor in the First Presidency. Ivins studied law in Mexico City.

Church service

From 1921 to 1931 Ivins managed the LDS Church's sugar cane plantation in Laie, Hawai'i. From 1931 until 1933 Ivins was the president of the Mexican Mission of the LDS Church. At this time the mission not only had responsibility for all of Mexico, but also for all proselytizing efforts among the Spanish-speaking populations of the Southwest United States. Ivins performed the first translation of the temple Endowment into a language other than English. In cooperation with Eduardo Balderas, he translated the endowment into Spanish.

During the 1930s, after his return from serving as president of the Mexican mission, Ivins worked on translating the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price into Spanish.

Quote

Some of Ivins's statements have been widely repeated. One is "he who holds a lantern to light the pathway of his brother sees more clearly his own."

External links

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Antoine R. Ivins