Who's Who
Fun Facts
Do you know the Prophet
Where was I born
Fun Facts Take 2
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Young Women General Presidency
Michelle D. Craig, Bonnie H. Cordon, Rebecca L. Craven
100
Pres. Russell M. Nelson is the ____ (number) prophet of the restored church.
17th
President Russell M. Nelson
100
His birthday
Born September 9, 1924
100
President Henry B. Erying
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, on May 31, 1933
100
Was nicknamed “the bishop” in college because of his high standards. He was later a successful car salesman.
M. Russell Ballard
200
Presiding Bishopric
Bishop Gérald Caussé, W. Christopher Waddell, and L. Todd Budge.
200
This future apostle learned the value of hard work on an Idaho dairy farm by milking countless cows and moving a lot of irrigation pipe. As a freshman at BYU, he woke up each morning at 4 a.m. to clean bathrooms in the library before class.
Elder Neil L. Andersen
200
Helped invent this life saving machine used by heart doctors today.
The heart-lung machine
200
Elder Gerrit W. Gong
and Elder David A. Bednar are born in this state.
Elder Gerrit Walter Gong was born in Redwood City, California on December 23, 1953.
Elder Bednar was born on June 15, 1952, in Oakland, California.
200
He hates liver.
Whenever his mother served it, he waited until she looked away and then stuffed the liver into his pocket. “This maneuver was a little hard on pockets, but it was, nevertheless, very successful,”. He was more interested in hearts anyway.
(Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle [2003]).
300
Presidency of the 70
Elder Patrick Kearon, Elder Carl B. Cook, Elder José Teixeira, Elder Carlos A. Godoy, Elder Brent H. Nielson, Elder Paul V. Johnson and Elder S. Mark Palmer.
300
This apostle has a background in the medical field. During the Korean Conflict, his tours of mobile army surgical hospital units took him right to the battlefront. He would eventually become fluent in Chinese and spend much time in Asia professionally.
President Russell M. Nelson
300
Age when baptized
Russell’s parents weren’t active members, but they still sent him to Sunday School. He often ditched his class to go play football. But his home teacher patiently taught him the gospel and the importance of church and the Sabbath. When he was 16, President Nelson and his siblings were baptized. His parents eventually became active in the Church again.
300
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Elder Uchtdorf was born on November 6, 1940 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, to Karl Albert and Hildegard Opelt Uchtdorf. In 1947 his family became members of the Church in Zwickau, Germany. They fled to Frankfurt/Main in 1952
300
This apostle was raised by a non-member father whom he later baptized, confirmed and ordained to the priesthood as an adult years later. Also a former president of BYUI.
Elder David A Bednar
400
Young Men General Presidency
Brother Ahmad Corbitt (first counselor), Brother Steven J. Lund (president) and Brother Bradley (Brad) R. Wilcox (seco
400
The adult children of this general authority still enjoy telling the story of coming home from school to find their television set in the middle of the floor with a huge crack through the thick glass screen. The suspect, their mother, explained she was “dusting under the TV and it slipped.” Whose family was it?
President Henry B. Erying
400
Children
10 children
9 girls and 1 boy
400
Elder Ulisses Soares
Ulisses Soares was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 1958.
400
By age 16, this future apostle had obtained a first-class radiotelephone operator's license, which allowed him to operate a commercial radio station’s transmitter, and he found a job in radio as an announcer and an engineer. It was while he was announcing high school basketball games as a college freshman that he met his first wife. Later became the president of BYU
President Dallin H. Oaks
500
Primary General Presidency
President Camille N. Johnson (center); Sister Susan H. Porter, first counselor (left); and Sister Amy A. Wright (right), second counselor.
500
He’s Swedish-ish.
He is half Swedish-half Finnish. His parents emigrated to the United States from Sweden so they could marry in a temple. When he was a teenager, he lived in Sweden for three years with his parents, and he returned again a few years later to serve his full-time mission. He recently spoke about not having hatred for others, referencing his Swedish father and a Russian that moved into their ward.
Elder Dale G. Renlund
500
Names of first and second wife.
Danzel and Wendy.
500
10 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles where born in this state.
Utah :-)
SLC, Provo, St. George, Logan, American Fork, Ogden,
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This apostle was a member of his high school’s state championship football and basketball teams while also lettering in track and baseball. After his mission he was a co-captain when his junior college basketball team won its conference championship. He also married his favorite high school cheerleader. Later became the President of BYU.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
