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Boyd Kenneth Packer (September 10, 1924 – July 3, 2015) was an American religious leader and educator who served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2008 until his death.
Pamphlet containing the apostle Boyd K. Packer's 1978 BYU speech on homosexuality. 1978 – Apostle Packer delivered the sermon "To the One" at BYU [39] in response to the recent controversy generated from a widely circulated pro-gay pamphlet by a gay BYU student and gay BYU instructor.
Cover of the 1980 pamphlet, which printed the sermon. "To Young Men Only" (also known as "Message to Young Men") [1] is a sermon delivered by Latter-day Saint apostle Boyd K. Packer on October 2, 1976, at the priesthood session of the 146th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Apostle Boyd K. Packer played a large role in shaping over three decades of teachings on homosexuality through numerous speeches containing the subject. May – Packer gave his May 18 "Talk to the All-Church Coordinating Council" (composed of the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve, and the Presiding Bishopric). [38]
Boyd K. Packer served as Acting President during that time. 25 Thomas S. Monson: 12 March 1995 – 3 February 2008 (became Church president) He was a member of the First Presidency until 27 January 2008. Boyd K. Packer served as Acting President during that time. 26 Boyd K. Packer: 3 February 2008 – 3 July 2015 (died)
October – Boyd K. Packer delivered an October conference address stating that The Family: A Proclamation to the World "qualifies according to the definition as a revelation". [13] Immediately after referencing "Satan's many substitutes or counterfeits for marriage", he states "some suppose that they were pre-set and cannot overcome what they ...
NFL player Kris Boyd has apologized for shoving one of his coaches. The Houston Texans cornerback, 28, pushed special teams coordinator Frank Ross, 37, in a heated moment during the divisional ...
[101] [102] This was anonymously mailed to all high-ranking LDS leaders and most BYU and Ricks College faculty causing a controversy [103] and eliciting a response from apostle Boyd K. Packer in the form of his "To the One" 1978 BYU address on homosexuality [104] [9]: 157–159 [105] and an article from the recently formed BYU Values Institute ...