Joan Collett on a Life of Nursing, Humanitarian Service, and Finding Home in Lehi, Utah

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From Whidbey Island fog to Polynesian islands, ICU wards to the Berlin Mission — a retired nurse practitioner reflects on faith, family, eight children, and why Lehi's community spirit feels like the home she has been searching for all her life.

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In this episode of Roots and Branches of Lehi , host Ryan Harding sits down with Joan Collett , a retired nurse practitioner whose life weaves together the foggy coastlines of Whidbey Island, the bustling ICU wards of Utah County, the remote villages of Samoa and Tonga, and the quiet spiritual work of a patriarch's home. Her journey is one of resilience, deep faith, and unwavering service — a story that mirrors the values many Lehi residents hold dear.

Joan grew up in a Navy family, married a Navy officer, and raised eight children across six states before settling in Lehi nearly 15 years ago. After decades devoted entirely to motherhood, she returned to school at BYU, earned her nursing degree and later her nurse practitioner credentials, and built a second career in critical care and oncology research. Alongside her husband Howard, she developed humanitarian medical programs in the Pacific Islands and later served as the medical adviser for the Germany Berlin Mission. Today, she supports senior missionary medical reviews and serves as a scribe for her husband's patriarchal blessings — all while championing the preservation of downtown Lehi and the community traditions that make this city feel like home.

For anyone interested in Lehi Utah community stories , women returning to education later in life , healthcare careers in Utah County , humanitarian medical missions , or the everyday faith and family life that defines this town, Joan's interview offers both historical perspective and quiet inspiration. Her story reminds us that Lehi's true history is not only found in its buildings and streets, but in the ordinary people who choose to serve, love, and stay.

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Joan Collett

Retired nurse practitioner; community member; scribe for patriarchal blessings; senior missionary medical reviewer

1950s–2020s (childhood through retirement)

Ryan Harding

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Retired nurse practitioner Joan Collett discusses growing up on Whidbey Island, raising eight children, returning to nursing school, humanitarian medical work in Samoa and Tonga, serving as medical adviser in the Berlin Mission, and finding community in Lehi Utah. Oral history interview from Roots and Branches of Lehi.

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