The Earth Shall Teach Thee: The Lifework of an Amateur Artist
President Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has been a member of that quorum since 1970, and a General Authority since 1961. Prior to that, he was the supervisor of seminaries and institutes for the Church. He was also a pilot in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, and he later received his doctorate in education from BYU. He served as president of the New England Mission. President Packer is the author of several bestselling books. He and his wife, Donna Edith Smith, are the parents of ten children.