05/04/2024
“By their fruits, ye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:20)
Here’s some background information I discovered the other day about our current 15 apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (This information includes Elder Ballard; it does not include Elder Kearon.)
1. 14 of them have college degrees.
2. They hold 8 masters degrees, including degrees from Harvard, BYU, Yale, Oxford, a university in Germany, and a university in Brazil. 
3. They hold 9 PhD‘s, including the University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, Harvard, Yale, Purdue, Stanford, Duke, University of Utah, and Oxford. 
4. Their professions include one aviator, two surgeons, three lawyers, four educators, and five businessmen.
5. 10 of them served as bishops.
6. Nine of them served as stake presidents. 
7. Five served as mission presidents.
8. They have 290 cumulative years of service as apostles.
9. Five served in the military with a total of 14 years. 
10. 10 served full-time missions.
11. Six were regional representatives.
12. Four were university presidents.
13. Cumulatively, they speak nine languages.
14. Cumulatively, they are the fathers of 66 children.
More importantly,
1. Each is a prophet, seer, and revelator.
2. Each were called by God to be apostles.
3. Each is guided by the Savior on what to do in His church.
4. Each was foreordained in the pre-existence to be an apostle. 😇
Thank you, Brethren, for your outstanding lives, and your inspiring, continuing service. We love you! ❤️🙏