11/14/2023
President Ballard will be deeply missed!
We are saddened to announce that President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died. After a recent brief hospital stay, he returned to his home where he attended to duties as he was able to before passing away at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was 95.
President Ballard is survived by his seven children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His wife, Barbara, died on October 1, 2018, at age 86.
President Ballard became an Apostle on October 6, 1985. He was announced as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on January 16, 2018.
As a young man, Pres. Ballard served a mission to England. In 1974, he was called as president of the Canada Toronto Mission, where he was serving when called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1976. He served as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 1980 to 1985.
Prior to his call as a full-time Church leader, President Ballard had interests in the automotive, real estate and investment businesses.
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