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Dept: | Church History |
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| Title: | Instructor for Religious Education | |
| Office: | 270R JSB | |
| Phone: | 422-2156 | |
| Email: | Send Message |
Bio: Brother Ostergar was born near Blackfoot, Idaho and served a full-time mission in Brazil. He received a masters degree in Public Administration from BYU. He was the administrative director at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah from 1970-2003. During this time he had responsibility for the operation and missionary training at the Church's 17 MTCs worldwide. He served as the President of the Kentucky Louisville Mission from 1984-1987 and as president of the Brazil MTC from 2003-2006. He also served as a bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, and stake president of the BYU 10th Stake. He is the recipient of the distinguished Alumni Award from BYU-Idaho. He is married to Nancy Ostergar and they have 9 children.
Courses Taught: Book of Mormon, Sharing the Gospel.
Areas of Expertise: Missionary Preparation, language training, and teacher training.
Languages: Portuguese (fluent)
Joseph Smith Building Provo, Utah 84602 801.422.2735