| LC control no. | n 93086468 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ballard, M. Russell, 1928-2023 |
| Variant(s) | Ballard, M. Russell (Melvin Russell), 1928-2023 Ballard, Melvin Russell, Jr., 1928-2023 |
| Other standard no. | Q3027430 |
| Birth date | 1928-10-08 |
| Death date | 2023-11-12 |
| Place of birth | Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Affiliation | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) University of Utah Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Council of the Seventy |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Religious leaders Businessmen |
| Found in | Our search for happiness, c1993: CIP t.p. (M. Russell Ballard) data sheet (b. 1928) UPB files, Dec. 13, 2002 (hdg.: Ballard, M. Russell (Melvin Russell), 1928-; usage: M. Russell Ballard) Wikipedia, website viewed 5 August 2011 (M. Russell Ballard; Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr.; born October 8, 1928, Salt Lake City, Utah; Businessman; Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 10, 1985 - present; First Quorum of the Seventy, April 3, 1976-October 6, 1985; mission for The LDS church to England, 1948-1950; President of the Canada Toronto Mission; attended University of Utah; author) ksl.com, November 13, 2023 (posted November 13, 2023; President M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dies at age 95; President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Sunday, November 12, 2023; Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr. was born October 8, 1928 in Salt Lake City to parents Melvin Russell and Geraldine Smith Ballard; he was the grandson of Elder Hyrum Mack Smith and Elder Melvin J. Ballard, both of whom also served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; his ancestry also included Hyrum Smith, his great-great-grandfather, who was the brother of church president and founder Joseph Smith, and his great-grandfather was another former church president Joseph F. Smith; President Ballard was sustained as an apostle on October. 6, 1985 and was sustained as the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Russell M. Nelson on January 14, 2018) |
| Associated language | eng |
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