Sessions later served as the head of the church's mission home in Salt Lake City, Utah for many years.
In 1921, Sessions became the president of the LDS Church's South African Mission, succeeding Nicholas G.
[2] Sessions continued in this position until 1926, when he returned to Utah and almost immediately was sent to direct the institute in Idaho.
He believed that institutes should offer strong academic classes, social interaction, and be housed in permanent and respectable buildings.
[4] From 1939 to 1947, Sessions was the head of the Division of Religion at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.