Firstly, I want to thank all of you who commented on my last post, which let’s face it was an emotional dumping ground. I really do appreciate it (as well as those of you who sent personal emails). I know this is a process, and your comments helped greatly. But I’ll talk more about that… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Priesthood
The Lord’s Anointed: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 23, 1994. At the time of this call, Elder Holland was serving as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, to which he had been called on… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: Elder Robert D. Hales
Elder Robert D. Hales is is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained to this office on April 2, 1994. He received his call as a General Authority on April 4, 1975. He served as an Assistant to the Quorum of… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: Elder Richard G. Scott
Elder Richard G. Scott is is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained an Apostle on October 1, 1988. He was called as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 2, 1977, and served as a member… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: M. Russell Ballard
Elder M. Russell Ballard is is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been serving as an Apostle since October 6, 1985, traveling throughout the earth to instruct Church members and direct day-to-day affairs of the worldwide Church. He was born in… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: Dallin H. Oaks
Elder Dallin H. Oaks is a native of Provo, Utah (born in 1932). He and his late wife, June Dixon Oaks, are the parents of six children. She died July 21, 1998. On August 25, 2000, he married Kristen M. McMain in the Salt Lake Temple. Elder Oaks is a graduate of Brigham Young University… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: Russell M. Nelson
Elder Russell M. Nelson is an internationally renowned surgeon and medical researcher. Dr. Nelson received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Utah (1945, 47). He served his residency in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and at the University of Minnesota, where he was awarded his Ph.D. Degree in 1954. His… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: L. Tom Perry
Elder L. Tom Perry’s Church service began with a mission to the Northern States in 1942, after which he served for two years with the Marines in the Pacific. Subsequent Church positions include: counselor in a bishopric in Lewiston, Idaho; counselor in a stake presidency in Sacramento, California; high councilor in the New York Stake;… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: President Boyd K. Packer
President Boyd K. Packer, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was set apart to this position on February 3, 2008. Previously, he was Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles beginning June 5, 1994. Prior to becoming Acting President, he served… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Anointed: The Prophets Testify
“At this Easter season of hope and renewal we testify of the glorious reality of the atonement and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The empty tomb brought comforting assurance and provided the answer to the question of Job, “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). Because of the Savior’s resurrection we… Continue Reading