guess which apostle…. age: 85 wife: barbara children: 7 friends in college nicknamed him the...

Guess Which Apostle…

Age: 85Wife: Barbara

Children: 7Friends in college nicknamed him the

Bishop because regardless of the situation, they always knew he would be

true to the faith.

Elder Melvin Russell Ballard

President Henry Bennion Eyring

Age: 81Wife: Kathleen

Children: 6Graduated from Harvard, taught

business at Stanford. His dad was a famous

scientist.

Age: 69Wife: Katherine

Children: 5He was the only

member of the church in his entire high school. Lawyer.

Elder David Todd Christofferson

Age: 62Wife: SusanChildren: 3

As a young adult, he baptized his father. Met his wife playing

pickup football.

Elder David Allan Bednar

Age: 82Wife: June (deceased) Kristin

Children: 5His father died when he was 8.

An avid prankster as a youth and a disc jockey at 17. Held

at gunpoint. Former president of BYU.

Elder Dallin Harris Oaks

Age: 92Wife: Virginia (deceased)

BarbaraChildren: 3

Loves sports, huge booming voice, Vice

President of a department store chain in Boston.

Outshined by each of his siblings, according to dad.

Elder Lowell Tom Perry

Age: 73Wife: PatriciaChildren: 4

Married his high school sweetheart. Lettered in

football, baseball, basketball and track. Co-captain of the

Dixie college basketball team. Taught seminary and Institute.

Elder Jeffrey Roy Holland

Age: 74Wife: MaryChildren: 3

Senior class president, captain of the Logan High football team. Missionary companions with Jeffrey R.

Holland

Elder Quentin LaMar Cook

Age: 73Wife: HarrietChildren: 2

Born during World War II in war torn Germany, he

grew up playing in bombed out buildings. Became an outstanding

pilot for both the German and American Air forces.

President Dieter Freidrich Uchtdorf

Age: 87Wife: Frances (deceased)

Children: 3Loves to go fishing, whistles just about

wherever he goes. Raised pigeons for fun. Ran the Deseret News. Met his

wife while he was dancing with another girl.

President Thomas Spencer Monson

Age: 90Wife: DonnaChildren: 10

Bomber Pilot in WWII, enjoys painting and

carving birds, raised in Brigham City. Overcame

polio as a child.

President Boyd Kenneth Packer

Elder Richard Gordon Scott

Age: 85Wife: Jeanene (deceased)

Children: 7Dad was not a member of the church and his mother was inactive when he was a child. The girl he liked

said she would only marry a return missionary. That day he decided to serve a mission. Got married 12 days after his mission.

Age: 82Wife: MaryChildren: 2

Pitched a no hitter in college baseball. A Pilot in the Air force, his squadron’s motto was “Return With Honor”

Elder Robert Dean Hales

Elder Russell Marion Nelson

Age: 90 Wife: Dantzel (deceased)

Children: 10While playing football he usually sat the bench the

whole game. He was afraid someone would step on his

hands. 40 years later, those hands would perform open

heart surgery on his football coach.

Age: 63Wife: KathyChildren: 4

Cross Country runner in high

school. Took his kids individually to

breakfast once a month. Was called to

the same mission twice, once as a

missionary and later as the President.

Elder Neil Linden Andersen