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M. Russell Ballard

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October 08, 1928 in Salt Lake City, The United States

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Religion & Spirituality

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M. Russell Ballard was called to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Oct. 6, 1985.

He was born to Melvin R. and Geraldine Smith Ballard. He attended the University of Utah. He served as a counselor to the president of the British Mission. He has been a bishop twice and a high councilor in two stakes. In 1974, he was called as president of the Canada Toronto Mission, where he was serving when he was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in April of 1976. He served as a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy from Feb. 21, 1980, to Oct. 6, 1985.

Prior to his call as a General Authority, Elder Ballard had interests in automotive, real estate, and investment b...more

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Books by M. Russell Ballard

Average rating: 4.35 · 2,826 ratings · 249 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Our Search for Happiness: An Invitation to Understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 4.32 avg rating — 2,108 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Counseling With Our Councils: Learning To Minister Together In The Church And In The Family 4.34 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Daughters of God 4.56 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	When Thou Art Converted: Continuing the Search for Happiness 4.37 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Suicide: Some Things We Know, and Some We Do Not 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	As women of God 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	The Law of Sacrifice and What Came from Kirtland 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Repentance by Ezra Taft Benson, Marvin J. Ashton, Ronald E. Poelman 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:
	Brigham Young University 2010-2011 Speeches by Steven C. Baugh, Steven L. Taylor (Goodreads Author), M. Russell Ballard 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:

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“It may not always be easy, convenient or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always. ”
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“A mother's nurturing love arouses in children, from their earliest days on earth, an awakening of the memories of love and goodness they experience in their premortal existence, Because our mothers love us, we learn, or more accurately remember, that God also loves us”
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“What matters most is what lasts the longest and families are forever.”
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