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Ballard with President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Orrin Hatch in 1993. Ballard was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melvin Russell Ballard and his wife, Geraldine Smith. [5] [3] As a young man, Ballard served as a missionary in England from 1948 to 1950, during which he was a counselor in the mission presidency. [6]
Melvin Joseph Ballard (February 9, 1873 – July 30, 1939) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His grandson, M. Russell Ballard , also became an apostle .
On January 16, 2018, the church announced that due to the call of Dallin H. Oaks as a counselor in the First Presidency, M. Russell Ballard would serve as Acting President. [5] After Ballard's death on November 12, 2023, Jeffrey R. Holland was set apart as the new acting president on November 15. [6]
Ball's funeral was attended by President Ezra Taft Benson and his counselor Thomas S. Monson, as well as Ballard and Monte J. Brough of the Seventy and over one thousand guests. [53] President Benson's other counselor, Gordon B. Hinckley , presided at Wilson's funeral, which was also attended by L. Tom Perry of the Twelve, Taylor, and seven ...
DART First State offered free rides to the funeral events honoring Ballard. [8] On 5 May 2017 a large funeral honoring Ballard was held in Wilmington Delaware. [10] [11] The ceremony at the Chase Center was attended by hundreds of police officers from Delaware and other states. [12] A funeral procession proceeded down Interstate 95 to New ...
Robert Dean Hales (August 24, 1932 – October 1, 2017) was an American businessman and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 until his death.
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Dennis commenced an apprenticeship as an embalmer at Ballard Funeral Home in 1944. He graduated from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science on December 22, 1946. He was then put in charge of all facets of the military contract Ballard Funeral Home had with Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF), which was later renamed to Walker Air Force Base in ...