President M Russell Ballard has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints since October 6 1985 He was set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Russell M Nelson on January 14 2018. He was born to Melvin R and Geraldine Smith Ballard He attended the University of Utah He served as a counselor to the president of the British Mission He has been a bishop twice and a high councilor in two stakes In 1974 he was called as president of the Canada Toronto Mission where he was serving when he was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in April of 1976 He served as a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy from Feb President M Russell Ballard has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints since October 6 1985 He was set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Russell M Nelson on January 14 2018. He was born to Melvin R and Geraldine Smith Ballard He attended the University of Utah He served as a counselor to the president of the British Mission He has been a bishop twice and a high councilor in two stakes In 1974 he was called as president of the Canada Toronto Mission where he was serving when he was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in April of 1976 He served as a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy from Feb 21 1980 to Oct 6 1985. Prior to his call as a General Authority Elder Ballard had interests in automotive real estate and investment businesses He has served on many civic committees and boards He is the author of two books He married Barbara Bowen in the Salt Lake Temple Aug 28 1951 They have two sons five daughters and forty grandchildren site_link With the busyness of everyday life how can you find balance between family the gospel work and In this short booklet President M Russell Ballard helps women to see the unique contribution each can render as she drew upon her distinctive strengths and talents insights and experiences priorities and perspectives He invites daughters of a Heavenly Father to find peace and strength to build the kingdom of God as they choose to become active disciples of Christ His Daughters His Disciples Balancing everything among all of the available options can be a challenge In the end most of us have to choose among competing options to determine what is best for us Each of you must come to know what the Lord wants for you individually given the choices before you Once you know the Lord s will you can then move forward in faith to fulfill your individual purpose What s right for one woman may not be right for another That s why it s so important that we should not question each other s choices or the inspiration behind them We need you all of you individually and collectively for the service that you as a unique individual daughter of God can render drawingpon your distinctive strengths and talents insights and experiences priorities and perspectives Religion Spirituality Great little booklet It is full of words of encouragement and love from M Russell Ballard towards the women of the latter days He gives wonderful references about women who modeled Christlike behavior in the building of the Kingdom of God He discusses women s divine roles and gifts that will build Zion Wonderful read Religion Spirituality It is true and it is wonderful Read it pray you will know I am so happy that I can say that Jesus is the Christ Hallelujah Religion Spirituality .