1st Service Couple Equivalent Called to Serve in Holy Land
1977 January - 1st Service Couple Equivalent Called to Serve in Holy Land
Ivan and Minnie Barrett are called to be special representatives of the Church in the Holy Land. They, and their successors (Jerusalem Center service couples), provide public affairs, humanitarian and education outreach, medical support, and support for Church branches and the Jerusalem District while living in different places in Israel and, mostly, at the Jerusalem Center.
(Information provided by BYU Studies Quarterly Volume 59, Number 4, 2020)