An experienced traveler, Dr. Jarvis has a special place in his heart for Europe after serving a mission for the LDS Church in Austria. He also loves sites in Great Britain of historic significance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Check out Joe’s prior LDS Church history tours to Europe!

Dr. Jarvis also loves the sacred and ancient places of interest in the Holy Land. As he has traveled there, he has come to better understand the Bible and has been stirred by the opportunity to walk where Jesus walked, experiences he loves to share with fellow travelers. You can find many of his experiences and one-of-a-kind images in his book The Hope of the Promise: Israel in Ancient & Latter Days.

Dr. Jarvis has practiced family medicine and organized public health services for thirty-five years. His spouse of forty-four years, Annette W. Jarvis, is an internationally recognized business bankruptcy attorney.  Together they have five children (complete with five in-law children) and seven grandchildren (with one on the way).  They reside in Salt Lake City, Utah, but their children and grandchildren are scattered across the United States, requiring a good deal of grandparent travel each year.

Dr. Jarvis is the author of four books, The Purple World: Healing the Harm in American Health Care, What the Single Eye Sees: Faith, Hope, Charity & the Pursuit of Discipleship,  The Hope of the Promise: Israel in Ancient & Latter Days, and For the Hurt of My People.

In The Hope of the Promise, Dr. Joseph Jarvis explores several ancient sites where biblical events took place and re-asks Paul’s question: “Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?”  The book includes stunning photographs and an in-depth analysis of the area where Jesus lived and walked.