SALT LAKE CITY — A whole bunch gathered within the Salt Lake Tabernacle for the funeral of President M. Russell Ballard Friday morning.
He was remembered for his devotion to his household and his religion.
President Ballard’s daughter known as him a ‘lovely soul,’ an Apostle known as him ‘a greatest buddy.’
It was a time to mourn and to have a good time the lifetime of President M. Russell Ballard whose service as a Church chief spanned almost 50 years.
Household and colleagues spoke of his super religion in Jesus Christ and his fixed empathy.
“Usually he can be getting back from an task, weary and jet-lagged, however as a substitute of going house, he would ask me to accompany him to the hospital or to somebody’s house to present a blessing,” his son Craig Ballard mentioned. “Actually, the final blessing he gave was to somebody whereas he was a affected person within the hospital.”
Utah group attends funeral providers for President M. Russell Ballard
Holly Clayton, President Ballard’s daughter mentioned, “He was motivated in all issues by his love of the Lord Jesus Christ. He carried an image of the Savior in his coat pocket and he would typically maintain it up and say how a lot he cherished Him and cherished serving Him.”
The Tabernacle Choir sang “Religion in Each Footstep”, a hymm that President Ballard commissioned, discovering inspiration from his ancestors, Joseph and Hyrum Smith and President Joseph F. Smith.
“M. Russell Ballard was essentially the most devoted missionary of our era,” Elder Quentin L. Prepare dinner, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles mentioned. “One of many causes he has been such an ideal missionary and chief is his love for individuals, all individuals. Everybody he met realized he was really interested by them and any challenges that they confronted.”
Pals for 30 years, President Jeffrey R. Holland, Performing President, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared a non-public, parting second saying, “I obtained to kiss President Ballard’s cheek, for the final time, simply hours earlier than he handed.”
President Dallln H. Oaks, First Counselor, of the First Presidency mentioned, “Till we meet once more, expensive buddy and brother, we thanks for a lifetime of tireless service, impressed instructing and real kindness.”
