SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Associates and children of one of the highest-ranking leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M. Russell Ballard, remembered him Friday as a principled and compassionate man who stood as an exemplar of the faith for decades. Ballard, who was ...

He was a man of conviction, hard work, love and testimony — a man of faith. He loved his wife, Barbara, and their four daughters and two sons. Acting President M. Russell Ballard, 95, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died surrounded by ...

When Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called on couples to think about serving a mission during October’s semi-annual general conference he had no idea what the result might be. Apparently many heard the ...

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but every now and then, previous words of prophets and apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will pop into my head. I had a moment like that this week. I remembered how Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve ...

Social media can present several problems, but one blessing that I am extremely grateful for that comes from it is being able to read messages from the prophet and apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Because of social media, I don’t have to be limited to only ...

The first job I ever had was as a courtesy clerk at a grocery store. My responsibilities were to bag groceries, load shopping carts, assist customers to their car if desired, fetch shopping carts from the parking lot and basically do whatever I was asked. Every now and then, there would be ...