Birthplace & Early Life
Born in November, 1940 in Czechoslovakia. By the time he was 11, he and his family had been refugees twice.
Who is Dieter F. Uchtdorf?
Name the two men who became widowers and remarried?
Who is Russell M. Nelson? Who is Dallin H. Oaks?
“Coincidence is a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous.”
Who is Patricia Terry Holland?
This individual served a mission in Germany and every letter he wrote home he ended it with, "Dad, I love you. When are you going to be baptized?" While studying at Purdue he got a call from his dad asking if he was free the upcoming Saturday because, "I need you to come home and baptize me."
Who is David A. Bednar?
Two names. He who has the most and he who has the least amount of children.
Who is Russell M. Nelson (most at 10 children)? Who is Dale Renlund (least at 1 child)?
This individual was born in St. George, Utah. As a boy he worked as a service station attendant, a paper boy, and a bagger at a grocery store.
Who is Jeffrey R. Holland?
At an FHE while studying at University while playing flag football.
Who is David A. Bednar?
Who is Harriet Reich Uchtdorf?
Directly related to Hyrum Smith and replaced Bruce R. McConkie as an apostle.
Who is M. Russell Ballard?
Middle name is "Gunnar" which means, "brave solider".
Who is Dale G. Renlund?
Born in Logan, Utah. Grew up in Idaho on a farm. He woke early every morning to milk the cows and he raised rabbits.
Who is Neil L. Andersen?
They both served in the same mission, Rio de Janeiro, at the same time. But didn't meet until they both attended a stake dance.
Who is Ulisses Soares?
"Make a sacrifice to the Lord...and then be prepared to be surprised. God is a great compensator."
Who is Wendy Watson Nelson?
When first joining the church his family and him first attended their branch meetings in a rented space above a bakery. He has spoken of fond memories of smelling delicious bread while attending sacrament meeting.
Who is Ulisses Soares?
He love baking bread and watercolour painting.
Who is Henry B. Eyring?
Served an LDS mission in 1970s, in Japan Fukuoka Mission. And later became a mission president there.
Who is Gary E. Stevenson?
He married his high school sweetheart.
Who is Quentin L. Cook? And who is Jeffrey R. Holland?
"Sit down. Let me tell you a truth."
Who is Kathleen Johnson Eyring?
His motto is, "It's people that matter most."
Who is Ronald A. Rasband?
Clerked for Judge Sirica during the Watergate trial and was one of the first people to hear the Nixon tapes outside of the White House.
Was born in Salt Lake City, UT to Rulon and Verda (great names)! And graduated from Olympus High School (where Karely's dad graduated). He then went to serve his mission in the Eastern States Mission.
Who is Ronald A. Rasband?
He first saw his wife at a summer sunrise Church service in New Hampshire. The had an intense courtship over the summer until she went back to school in California (Stanford). For the next year they made several cross-country flights to be with each other. The next summer they were married by Elder Spencer W. Kimball and sealed in the Logan, Utah Temple.
Who is Henry B. Eyring?
“We have to pray as the ancients prayed. We are women now, not children, and are expected to pray with maturity. The words most often used to describe urgent, prayerful labor are wrestle, plead, cry, and hunger...In some sense, prayer may be the hardest work we will ever be engaged in, and perhaps it should be.”
Who is Patricia Terry Holland?
They were mission companions in England.
Who is Jeffrey R. Holland and Quentin L. Cook?
He LOVES animals, specifically penguins.
Who is Gerrit W. Gong?