Brent L. Top
Encyclopedia
Brent LaMar Top is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University
(BYU).
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Denmark
. He holds a bachelors degree in history, a masters degree in instructional media and a Ph.D. in instructional science and technology all from BYU.
Prior to joining the BYU faculty in 1987, Top was a seminary and then an institute
instructor for the Church Educational System
. He currently holds an endowed professorship in moral education at BYU.
Among other callings, Top has served as a bishop and a member of a stake presidency in the LDS Church. He is currently a Stake President. Top was the president
of the Peoria
Illinois
Mission
from 2004-2007.
), When You Can't Do It Alone and Why Bad Things Happen to Good People. He has also written articles for such publications as The Elementary School Journal.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU).
Biographical background
Top is a native of Idaho Falls. He served a missionMissionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. He holds a bachelors degree in history, a masters degree in instructional media and a Ph.D. in instructional science and technology all from BYU.
Prior to joining the BYU faculty in 1987, Top was a seminary and then an institute
Institute of Religion
Institutes of Religion provide religious educational classes for young single adult and university students who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
instructor for the Church Educational System
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...
. He currently holds an endowed professorship in moral education at BYU.
Among other callings, Top has served as a bishop and a member of a stake presidency in the LDS Church. He is currently a Stake President. Top was the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
from 2004-2007.
Publications
Top has written several books. Among these are Ten Secrets Wise Parents Know: Tried and True Things You Can Do To Raise Faithful, Confident Responsible Children (written with Bruce A. ChadwickBruce A. Chadwick
Bruce A. Chadwick is an emeritus professor of sociology at Brigham Young University .Chadwick has a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis....
), When You Can't Do It Alone and Why Bad Things Happen to Good People. He has also written articles for such publications as The Elementary School Journal.