num_pages: 416
description: When M. Russell Ballard was set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January 2018 it was another milestone in a lifetime of service to the Lord. Having set aside a variety of entrepreneurial ventures to serve as president of the Canada Toronto Mission at the age of forty-five he then accepted a call to serve in the First Quorum of the Seventy two years later in 1976 and thus never ended up returning to the business world.In Anxiously Engaged accounts of this dedicated missionary husband father business leader and Apostleaccompanied by photos throughoutoffer a close-up look at President Ballards life faith and testimony. As readers come to appreciate the meaningful difference he has made in the lives of the Lords children around the world their own testimonies of his role as a prophet seer and revelator will grow.
language: English
title: Anxiously Engaged: A Biography of M. Russell Ballard
publisher:  Deseret Book