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M. Russell Ballard Robert Grow
Well it's wonderful to be here and I hope you'll indulge me for a minute as I make a couple of personal comments. Most of my missionaries who came here to school after their missions have now gone on in their career. However there are two younger siblings of two of my missionaries here today. Odbayar Badamjav and Arti Vandhana Nair. And for a moment, I'd like to show a slide if I might. Two weeks ago my wife and I had the opportunity to be witness at one of our missionaries, Brother Badamjav's older brother, Odgrel, to his sweet heart Masa. This is a picture of his family from Mongolia and some of their friends standing in the front of the Bountiful temple. This picture is hot off the press as of last night and I wanted him [Odbayar Badamjav] to see it since he was not able to attend the temple with him at that time. When I was there in the temple I was reminded forcefully of how the Lord is building His worldwide church, one family at a time, as they are sealed in the temple, and as they go to take up the cause of Zion wherever they may go in the world. I look forward to seeing both of these younger siblings of my missionaries after the talk today.
M. Russell Ballard

April 06, 2008
Elder M. Russell Ballard
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

December 14, 2007
Aloha. I pray this morning that the Lord will bless me. It is an interesting thing what the Lord does to you. I had prepared a talk, written it, and had it prepared to give to you by the teleprompter. I don't know if it's because I am not sure whether I am in Chile, Argentina, or Hawaii, because I've been on a rather fast track lately, but in the middle of the night I had the impression that I was to set that aside and speak to you from my heart, as a father would speak to his children, on a matter that the Lord apparently wants someone here to hear and to understand.
M. Russell Ballard
Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
January 25, 2003