Test 3

• What was his counsel to the BYU students regarding marriage? For men and women?

Get on with it, do not delay, if you marry the right person at the right time in the right place you need not fear Girls don't dress like men Guys step it up, ask out girls on dates

What book did he read as a teen that impacted whom he would marry?

Gospel Ideals --> Collection from President David O. McKay

What year was Elder Eyring called to the Presiding Bishopric of the Church?

He became a General Authority when he was called to serve as First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric on April 6, 1985

How was Mildred Eyring ahead of her time?

His mother, Mildred Bennion Eyring, was a doctoral candidate and acting chairman of a college (U of U) department when they were married.

What three things must occur to receive revelation daily?

We must have faith in God We must be clean We must have pure motives

"It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while ___________."

they rage

Where did Elder Oaks get the idea for the title of his talk, "Good, Better, and Best."

"A childhood experience introduced me to the idea that some choices are good but others are better. I lived for two years on a farm. We rarely went to town. Our Christmas shopping was done in the Sears, Roebuck catalog. I spent hours poring over its pages. For the rural families of that day, catalog pages were like the shopping mall or the Internet of our time. "Something about some displays of merchandise in the catalog fixed itself in my mind. There were three degrees of quality: good, better, and best. For example, some men's shoes were labeled good ($1.84), some better ($2.98), and some best ($3.45).

• What experience did he have while operating on Elder Spencer W. Kimball?

"A special meeting with the First Presidency was called. A weary Elder Kimball, faced with these seemingly insurmountable problems, said, "I'm an old man and ready to die. It is well for a younger man to come to the Quorum and do the work I can no longer do." "Then President Lee rose and in a firm voice declared, "Spencer, you have been called! You are not to die! You are to do everything that you need to do to care for yourself and continue to live." "Elder Kimball said, "Then I will have the operation performed." "At that point Dr. Nelson's heart sank, for the weight of responsibility then seemed to pass to his shoulders. However, on the eve of the operation, he received a blessing under the hands of President Lee and President Tanner to the effect that the operation would be performed without error and that he need not fear. "The operation was performed on 12 April 1972. It was flawless—thousands of intricate manipulations performed without error, according to the blessing he had received. Even more special to Dr. Nelson was an overpowering feeling that came upon him at the conclusion of the operation: "The Spirit told me that I had just operated on a man who would become president of the Church," he said"

• Why did Elder Nelson decline the prestigious faculty position in Chicago?

"After hearing the details of the situation, President McKay closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and pondered the matter for some time. Then he said, "Brother Nelson, it doesn't feel good to me. I don't think you should go to Chicago." "That was it," says Dr. Nelson. "We declined their gracious offer with many thanks. And here we stayed."

How did Elder Oaks explain his father's death after receiving blessings from Apostles?

"All was done medically and in faith.... And in prayer that could be done for him.... No doubt the most earnest and sincere prayer that was ever offered was the one offered while the master was in the Garden of Gethsemane and prayed most earnestly to His Father, 'May this cup pass by me'.... But it closed with these remarks, 'not my will, but thine, be done.' So it was with the Savior himself. His prayer was not answered because it was not the will of the Lord, and so our prayers have not been answered as we have asked .... For [Lloyd's] recovery, but we have always said, 'thy will be done.'" In the first, I said, *"Faith, no matter how strong it is, cannot produce a result contrary to the will of him whose power it is.* The exercise of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is always subject to the order of heaven, to the goodness and will and wisdom and timing of the Lord." In the second, I said, "*Even the servants of the Lord, exercising His divine power in a circumstance where there is sufficient faith to be healed, cannot give a priesthood blessing that will cause a person to be healed if that healing is not the will of the Lord."*

How did Elder Oaks cope with June's death?

"As I look back on my personal healing from June's death, I believe there were three major memories on which I relied for comfort. I sometimes referred to these memories as my 'three-legged stool.' "First was my absolute faith in the reality of the Resurrection.... "Second was my memory that although I had not been a perfect husband and wished I had done many things better, I had never betrayed June's trust or violated our marriage covenants. "Third was my memory of caring for her personally during her last illness, doing all she requested that was within my power. We were blessed that she was able to fight her battle with cancer at home (except for one day of hospitalization), surrounded by her loved ones"

How did Elder Oaks perform in school after his father's death?

"Despite the tender care of loving grandparents, my third and fourth grades in school, when I was eight to ten years old, were terribly unhappy for me. "I rode a school bus from the farm two miles south of Payson, Utah. The few grade schoolers on this high school bus were buffeted and bullied. "I remember having no identity with these fellow travelers and being tossed about like a rag doll. "Since the bus stopped at the high school, I had to walk—usually alone—about a mile further to the Peteetneet grade school. If I was late getting back to the bus after school, it was gone, and I had to walk the two more miles home." "My most vivid memory of that year is of passing our arithmetic papers forward to be graded publicly and of how the announced results usually put me at the bottom of the class. "In a twenty-problem exercise, I usually had fifteen or sixteen wrong answers. "I knew I was the dumbest boy in the room. "I remember one occasion when some classmates threw snowballs at me and called me stupid."

• What is the key to any man's success?

"Elder Ballard said, 'Marrying a good wife is the key to any man's success.'

• How many letters of encouragement did he write after a General Conference talk?

"Elder Ballard wrote *more than six hundred* personal letters of encouragement to people who needed help in gaining a testimony," says Dorothy Anderson, Elder Ballard's secretary. "The responses he received showed that many lives were touched by his concern." "Wrote one of the recipients of Elder Ballard's letters, "I feel that your letter was the real beginning of this fantastic change in my life, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart." "I don't know how he cares for so many people," says Sister Ballard. "I wonder sometimes, when is it his turn? He has this deep reservoir of care; he just gives and gives and gives"

President Eyring taught that when he didn't follow prophetic counsel, he ______________.

"Every time in my life when I have chosen to delay following inspired counsel or decided that I was an exception, *I came to know that I had put myself in harm's way.* "Every time that I have listened to the counsel of prophets, felt it confirmed in prayer, and then followed it, I have found that I moved toward safety. Along the path, I have found that the way had been prepared for me and the rough places made smooth.

• How did he help the Asian family?

"Family members remember the time they drove to a nearby amusement park to spend the day. On the way to the park they passed an [Asian] family whose car had broken down on the highway. Once Elder Ballard got to the park, he dropped off his family, picked up the family with car problems, and let them take his car while theirs was being repaired. The [Asian] family spent part of the day at the amusement park, and after their car was repaired, they returned the Ballard family vehicle"

How did Elder Oaks explain the principle of stewardship in revelation?

"First, we should understand what can be called the principle of "stewardship in revelation." "Our Heavenly Father's house is a house of order, where his servants are commanded to "act in the office in which [they are] appointed" (D&C 107:99). This principle applies to revelation. "Only the president of the Church receives revelation to guide the entire Church. "Only the stake president receives revelation for the special guidance of the stake. The person who receives revelation for the ward is the bishop. "For a family, it is the priesthood leadership of the family. Leaders receive revelation for their own stewardships. Individuals can receive revelation to guide their own lives. "But when one person purports to receive revelation for another person outside his or her own stewardship—such as a Church member who claims to have revelation to guide the entire Church or a person who claims to have a revelation to guide another person over whom he or she has no presiding authority according to the order of the Church—you can be sure that such revelations are not from the Lord. "Satan is a great deceiver, and he is the source of some of these spurious revelations. Others are simply imagined" "If a revelation is outside the limits of stewardship, you know it is not from the Lord, and you are not bound by it. "I have heard of cases where a young man told a young woman she should marry him because he had received a revelation that she was to be his eternal companion. "If this is a true revelation, it will be confirmed directly to the woman if she seeks to know. "In the meantime, she is under no obligation to heed it. She should seek her own guidance and make up her own mind. "The man can receive revelation to guide his own actions, but he cannot properly receive revelation to direct hers. She is outside his stewardship"

How many newspapers does Elder Oaks read a day?

"He is always reading. '*He reads three or four newspapers a day* from Washington, Salt Lake City, and, Provo, regularly—along with Church magazines, an assortment of legal journals, and a wide variety of other books or periodicals. There is a pattern in the reading. He tackles technical things in the morning, when he is fresher, and saves lighter things for later. But reading matter is always close at hand. "If he thinks he's going to be waiting at a stoplight, he will often pick up something to read," she says.

• What kind of family man was he? How did he treat his children? How did he handle those children who wrecked cars?

"He's extremely devoted to his family, and they've always come first," she says. "He was a bishop for many years and held lots of Church jobs, but those responsibilities have never been to the detriment of his family. "When he was home, he made the time count" "He has always been understanding," says his daughter Holly. "The day I got my driver's license, he let me borrow his beautiful Buick Electra. I was returning a sweater to the store for him. When I parked the car, I scraped its side. "I was shaking when I called my dad, afraid that he'd be upset. He just laughed and told me it was only a car and no big deal. He was so understanding. He always seemed to know when we needed an arm around us." "His daughter Tammy had a similar experience. "When I was in second grade, he was always bringing home a different used car, because of the business. "One Sunday he had a yellow Cadillac with a white roof, and my friends and I jumped in the car to get a ride home from dad. "We started jumping around in the car and a friend kicked the gear shift into neutral. "The car rolled back and hit another car. My friends fled, and I panicked. "I ran and told mom, and we went home. When we pulled up the garage door, the yellow Cadillac was there. "My friends and I had jumped into another man's car and wrecked it. "I thought dad would be upset. But when he got home, he scooped me up in his arms and told me he was proud of me for telling the truth, then he took care of it and never mentioned it again. I really learned a lot from my father."

What kind of father was he? What were his rules for playing sports?

"I have never pursued any sport I couldn't do with my children" President Eyring, wiry at 6-foot-3 and 163 pounds, spends as much time as possible with his family. He loves athletics and sports but will not participate in any sport he can't play with his family. "I have never pursued any sport I couldn't do with my children," he said. Among family favorites are tennis, basketball and swimming. When their boys were younger, they instituted a family tradition, which they call "projects." Every Saturday morning is reserved for "projects." They might build a bookcase, or kitchen cabinet, clean the garage, plant flowers, or do some other chore around the house. When President Eyring was president of Ricks College, the two older boys, whose school was near the campus, would go to his office every day for lunch, which he prepared, using a tiny grill and an ice chest he kept hidden in his office. Setting the grill so aroma from the cooking food would not waft into the building's air conditioning system, he prepared sandwiches for himself and his sons before they returned to their classes and he resumed his presidential duties. After school, the youngsters would return to his office and they would walk home together.

• What were some of his experiences following the Spirit? Who did he help? Who did he save?

"I was sitting at my desk in the Church Office Building several years ago when I had a prompting to go to the LDS Hospital. "I had heard indirectly that a very dear former neighbor and ward member, from when I served as bishop in Holladay, had been taken to the hospital with a heart problem. "I told my secretary to please cancel everything for the next hour, that I had to go to the hospital. "She reminded me that I had a full schedule. I told her that I knew it would be difficult for her to adjust the schedule, but I knew I had to go to the hospital. I did not know why; all I knew was I had a prompting to go. He there had a serious heart attack/problem happen. If he hadn't been in the hospital, he would have died *RELISTEN TO AUDIO ON PWP TO UNDERSTAND* The Spirit Prompts Not to Affiliate with Edsel When the Spirit Prompts You, MOVE! Calling a Stake President Don't Go on that Trip Following the Spirit and Calling Stake Presidents Impressions in Argentina Promptings to Leave His Comfortable Home and Help Someone in their Ward

• What evidence is there of President Ballard's meekness?

"It is not unusual to find those who have very brilliant minds to at once lack humility and meekness," said Elder Packer. "Not so with M. Russell Ballard. If I should choose a word to describe him, it would be teachable. That is a synonym for meekness. Meekness and weakness are not synonyms. "When he was presiding over the mission in Toronto, I toured the mission. When I returned home, my wife was concerned because I was so tired. 'Did you have a mission president that wouldn't listen to your instruction?' she asked. "I replied, 'No, just the opposite. I found a mission president who was so eager to learn and so desirous of obtaining instruction that I was drawn beyond what we ordinarily are able to do.' "

What practice did his father engage in during sacrament meetings? Why had his father never heard a bad talk?

"Like all good fathers, he must have read my mind, because he started to laugh. He said: 'Hal, let me tell you something. Since I was a very young man, I have taught myself to do something in a church meeting. "When the speaker begins, I listen carefully and ask myself what it is he is trying to say. Then, once I think I know what he is trying to accomplish, I give myself a sermon on that subject.' He let that sink in for a moment as we walked along. Then, with that special self-deprecating chuckle of his, he said, 'Hal, since then I have never been to a bad meeting.'...

Elder Neal A. Maxwell said, "Let us learn to say, 'Thy will be done,' but also 'Thy timing _______________."

"More recently, during last April conference, Elder Maxwell said: 'Since faith in the timing of the Lord may be tried, let us learn to say not only, "Thy will be done," but patiently also, 'Thy timing be done'"

"Meekness is great power under complete _____________."

"Much pleased with the demonstration, this good man turned to those with him and said, "We have just witnessed the greatest demonstration of meekness I have ever seen. *Meekness is great power under complete control*" (S. Michael Wilcox, Ensign, January 1991).

How did Sister Eyring teach her children the evils of TV watching?

"My brother and I were in front of the TV one Saturday night around midnight," says Henry J. "A tawdry comedy show that we shouldn't have been watching was on. The basement room was dark except for the light from the television. "Without warning, Mother walked in. She was wearing a white, flowing nightgown and carrying a pair of shears. Making no sound, she reached behind the set, grabbed the cord, and gathered it into a loop. "She then inserted the shears and cut the cord with a single stroke. Sparks flew and the set went dead, but not before Mother had turned and glided out of the room." "Unnerved, Henry J. headed to bed. His innovative brother, however, cut a cord from a broken vacuum and connected it to the television. Soon the boys had plopped back down in front of the television, hardly missing any of their show. "Mother, however, got the last laugh," Henry J. says. "When we came home from school the next Monday, we found the television set in the middle of the floor with a huge crack through the thick glass screen. We immediately suspected Mother. When confronted, she responded with a perfectly straight face: 'I was dusting under the TV, and it slipped.'"

From his talk, "That He May Become Strong Also," Elder Eyring's Father taught him a great lesson. What did he do?

"My father did the same thing for me. He was a seasoned and wise holder of the Melchizedek Priesthood. "Once he was asked by an Apostle to write a short note about the scientific evidence for the age of the earth. "He wrote it carefully, knowing that some who might read it had strong feelings that the earth was much younger than the scientific evidence suggested. "I still remember my father handing me what he had written and saying to me, "Hal, you have the spiritual wisdom to know if I should send this to the apostles and prophets." "I can't remember much of what the paper said, but I will carry with me forever the gratitude I felt for a great Melchizedek Priesthood holder who saw in me spiritual wisdom that I could not see." *pattern of a Melchizedek Priesthood holder raising sights and giving confidence*

• How did Russell and Dantzel make "ends meet" when they were in college?

"Once we were in debt about $43 above our resources. "To meet the debt, I picked her up after school, took her to LDS Hospital where we each sold a pint of blood for $25, then took her to work at the music store. "When Dantzel's mother found out that I was having Dantzel work two jobs and then bleeding her in between, I got the general feeling that she didn't think her daughter had much of a husband"

What mistake did Elder Oaks make when he served in a stake presidency in Chicago?

"One of my first experiences in being restrained by the Spirit came soon after I was called as a counselor in a stake presidency in Chicago. In one of our first stake presidency meetings our stake president made a proposal that our new stake center be built in a particular location. "I immediately saw four or five good reasons why that was the wrong location. When asked for my counsel, I opposed the proposal, giving each of those reasons. The stake president wisely proposed that each of us consider the matter prayerfully for a week and discuss it further in our next meeting. "Almost perfunctorily I prayed about the subject and immediately received a strong impression that I was wrong, that I was standing in the way of the Lord's will, and that I should remove myself from opposition to it. "Needless to say, I was restrained and promptly gave my approval to the proposed construction. Incidentally, the wisdom of constructing the stake center at that location was soon evident, even to me. "My reasons to the contrary turned out to be short-sighted, and I was soon grateful to have been restrained from relying on them"

From Elder Oaks talk, "Our Strengths Can Become Our Downfall," what ultimately happened to the faith healer?

"Satan will also attempt to cause our spiritual downfall through tempting us to misapply our spiritual gifts..... A man who lived in a community in Utah had a mighty gift of healing. People sought him out for blessings, many coming from outside his ward and stake. In time, he made almost a profession of giving blessings. "As part of his travels to various communities, he came to the apartments of BYU students, asking if they wanted blessings. This man had lost sight of the revealed direction on spiritual gifts: 'always remembering for what they are given' (D&C 46:8). "A spiritual gift is given to benefit the children of God, not to magnify the prominence or gratify the ego of the person who receives it. The professional healer who forgot that lesson gradually lost the companionship of the Spirit and was eventually excommunicated from the Church"

How did Elder Oaks feel about the young man that was praying over what brand of canned vegetables to buy in the store?

"She told how he accompanied her shopping and would not even choose between different brands of canned vegetables without making his selection a matter of prayer. That strikes me as *improper.* "I believe the Lord expects us to use the intelligence and experience he has given us to make these kinds of choices. When a member asked the Prophet Joseph Smith for advice on a particular matter, the Prophet stated: "It is a great thing to inquire at the hands of God, or to come into His presence: and we feel fearful to approach Him on subjects that are of little or no consequence.

What was President Lee's main concern about the newly completed Provo Temple and BYU students?

"Shortly before the Provo Temple was dedicated, he told me of his concern that the accessibility of the temple would cause some BYU students to attend the temple so often that they would neglect their studies. "He urged me to work with the BYU stake presidents to make sure that the students understood that even something as sacred and important as temple service needed to be done in wisdom and order so that the students would not neglect the studies that should be the major focus of their time during their student years"

What similar lesson did Elder Matthew Cowley teach Elder Eyring when he was 17 years old?

"That same pattern of a Melchizedek Priesthood holder raising sights and giving confidence came one night at a speech festival sponsored by the Church. At 17 years of age, I was asked to speak to a large audience. "I had no idea what was expected of me. I wasn't given a subject, and so I prepared a talk that was way beyond what I knew about the gospel. As I spoke, I realized I had made a mistake. I can still remember that after I spoke, I had a sinking feeling of having failed. "The next and final speaker was Elder Matthew Cowley of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was a great orator—beloved across the Church. "I still remember looking up at him from my seat next to the rostrum. "He began in a powerful voice. He said that my speech had made him feel that he was at a great conference. He smiled as he said it. My feelings of failure left and were followed by confidence that I might someday become what he seemed to think I already was. "The memory of that night still leads me to listen carefully when an Aaronic Priesthood holder speaks. Because of what Elder Cowley did for me, I always expect that I will hear the word of God. "I am seldom disappointed and often amazed, and I can't help but smile as Elder Cowley did."

What was the Church like where he lived as a child? How many Aaronic Priesthood holders were there?

"The branch was, essentially, my family; a few older converts and any other members who happened to be attending the university. The Church was my family. The Aaronic Priesthood was my brother and me.... "The branch then didn't meet in our home, but in a rented hall. I think it was a lodge hall. I remember the green felt of the pool table."

• What did he learn in regards to the Edsel franchise? What role did the Spirit play in this decision?

"The minute I saw the automobile I had the impression, 'Do not sign the franchise.' "We came back home, and the Ford Motor Company representatives started to work on me again. I succumbed to their pressure and signed the franchise to become Salt Lake City's Edsel dealer. "It was a devastating experience," he recalls. Associates say his reputation for hard work and integrity allowed him to keep the confidence of financial institutions and recover from the losses, but full recovery took years. "He dealt with people as honestly and fairly as he could. He also learned to have compassion for those having great difficulties. "The first part of my business career it seemed like everything worked. I was a little intolerant, I think, of those who were having trouble in business. But then I had trouble, and that helped me gain an empathy and understanding for people who struggle similarly."

Why didn't Elder Oaks serve a mission?

"When I was a young man I thought I would serve a mission. I graduated from high school in June 1950. Thousands of miles away, one week after that high school graduation, a North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel, and our country was at war. I was 17 years old, but as a member of the Utah National Guard I was soon under orders to prepare for mobilization and active service. Suddenly, for me and for many other young men of my generation, the full-time mission we had planned or assumed was not to be"

What was Elder Oak's motto in life that centered on the principle of work?

"Work first, play later." His family often jokes that it is really "Work first play never."

How old was Henry when his family moved to Salt Lake City?

13

• How old was he when he was baptized?

16

The number of those families reporting that their family eats together has declined ____ percent.

33

How old was Elder Oaks when he became the President of BYU?

38 years old

How old was Elder Oaks when he retired from BYU?

48

How many times did he read the Book of Mormon as a teenager?

5 times

• What grade did he skip?

5th

• Where did Elder Nelson receive his Medical Degree? What about his PH.D.?

By going to school year round, Elder Nelson was able to complete the four-year course in three calendar years. He graduated in 1947 with highest honors, a full-fledged M.D. at just 22 years of age. University of Minnesota PhD.

• What branch of military service did President Nelson serve in?

Army "Elder Nelson's service in the Medical Corps required of all medical facilities in Korea.. He paused for a photo at the Broken Heart Bridge Number 3."

Where did Elder Oaks obtain his educational degrees?

BYU University of Chicago Law School

Why did Henry turn down the job offer from Elder Dallin H. Oaks to serve as the Dean of BYU's business school?

Dallin Oaks offered him to BYU's Dean of the Business School (He was to counsel with President Harold B. Lee about taking the job; President Lee died one day before their scheduled meeting). Elder Neal A. Maxwell told Hal that just before President Lee died, he recommended that he stay on at Ricks College. To follow a prophet, Hal turned down the BYU offer and stayed at Ricks.

Where did Elder Oaks serve his full-time mission?

Did not serve a mission Though Elder Oaks had always thought he would fill a mission; however, circumstances forced him to forgo that opportunity. He explains, "When I was a young man I thought I would serve a mission. I graduated from high school in June 1950. Thousands of miles away, one week after that high school graduation, a North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel, and our country was at war. I was 17 years old, but as a member of the Utah National Guard I was soon under orders to prepare for mobilization and active service. Suddenly, for me and for many other young men of my generation, the full-time mission we had planned or assumed was not to be"

• Where did he attend college?

Education: Attended University of Utah, 1946-48, 1950-51.

What did Elder Bednar teach about the "Small and Simple Things?

Elder David A. Bednar described this principle in a BYU Women's Conference: "We can learn much about the nature and importance of this spiritual pattern from the technique of ... dripping water onto the soil at very low rates," in contrast to flooding or spraying large quantities of water where it may not be needed. "The steady drips of water sink deep into the ground and provide a high moisture level in the soil wherein plants can flourish. In like manner, if you and I are focused and frequent in receiving consistent drops of spiritual nourishment, then gospel roots can sink deep into our soul, can become firmly established and grounded, and can produce extraordinary and delicious fruit." "The spiritual pattern of small and simple things bringing forth great things produces firmness and steadfastness, deepening devotion, and more complete conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ and His gospel" He also has a talk about it "Seemingly small things bring to pass _________________." (Readings, 257:7). On a walk Elder Oaks took, how did the sidewalk crack? (Readings, 257:8). What role does the Holy Ghost play in our quest for small and simple things? (Readings, 257:10). According to Steven C. Wheelwright, if we follow the Lord's counsel in small and simple things, the Lord will bless us with ______________________. (Readings, 258:13). President Howard W. Hunter said that "frequently it is the commonplace tasks...that _____________________." (Readings, 258:14). What did former Senator, Dan Coates, teach about small and simple things? (Readings, 258:15). What did President Brigham Young teach about the small and the simple? (Readings, 258:17). What are the consequences for not doing the small and the simple? (Readings, 259:23).

• Were Elder Nelson's parents active or inactive in the Church when he was young?

Elder Nelson's parents were not active in the Church. However, "they made love the prevailing influence in their home." "Completely absent were expressions of anger, criticism, and denigration of others"

How hard did he work at Law School? What was his motto concerning work?

Elder Oaks has often quoted his motto, "Work first, play later." His family often jokes that it is really "Work first play never." "When Dallin was in law school, he would be gone every day from seven in the morning till eleven at night," except Sunday, June Oaks recalls hearing him say: "There are a lot of guys over there at the law school who

How old was Elder Oakes when his father died?

He died on 10 June 1940. Dallin Oaks, the oldest child in the family, would be baptized in August. 8

• Where did he meet his future wife, Barbara Bowen?

He met a pretty little blonde student named Barbara Bowen. "I had danced with her only two seconds at the 'Hello Day' dance, and I knew she was for me,' said Elder Ballard."

Where was Henry born and raised? What did his father do professionally?

Henry B. Eyring was born on May 31, 1933, in Princeton, New Jersey, where his father, Henry Eyring, was a professor of chemistry at Princeton University. His father was a very prominent world-renowned chemist who received fifteen honorary doctorate degrees and eighteen top chemistry prizes.

Who did he serve with when he was appointed as the Church commissioner of Education?

Henry was called as a regional representative and then as a member of the Sunday School General Board. After five years at Ricks, he was asked by Jeffrey R. Holland, who was then the commissioner of the Church Educational System, to serve as his Deputy commissioner. Three years later, when Commissioner Holland was made president of Brigham Young University, Henry B. Eyring was asked to become the new CES commissioner"

What lessons did Elder Eyring learn from his father in the Onion Patch?

His father had to weed on his stomach and drag himself on his elbows. He was in so much pain. Then he found out the weeds had been sprayed and were going to die anyway. He laughed and thought it was the funniest thing. "Hal, I wasn't there for the weeds." Our work may not be of any real value but we grow and eventually contribute to a greater cause. We are often in onion patches in our lives

What did Elder Oaks do in Chicago when he was held at gun point?

His gun wavered from my stomach until its barrel pointed slightly to my left. My arm was already partly raised, and with a quick motion I could seize the gun and struggle with him without the likelihood of being shot. I was taller and heavier than this young man, and at that time of my life was somewhat athletic. I had no doubt that I could prevail in a quick wrestling match if I could get his gun out of the contest. "Just as I was about to make my move, I had a unique experience. I did not see anything or hear anything, but I knew something. I knew what would happen if I grabbed that gun. "We would struggle, and I would turn the gun into that young man's chest. It would fire, and he would die. I also understood that I must not have the blood of that young man on my conscience for the rest of my life. "I relaxed, and as the bus pulled away I followed an impulse to put my right hand on his shoulder and give him a lecture. June and I had some teenage children at that time, and giving lectures came naturally. "Look here," I said. "This isn't right. What you're doing just isn't right. The next car might be a policeman, and you could get killed or sent to jail for this." "With the gun back in my stomach, the young robber replied to my lecture by going through his demands for the third time. But this time his voice was subdued. When he offered the final threat to kill me, he didn't sound persuasive. When I refused again, he hesitated for a moment and then stuck the gun in his pocket and ran away. June unlocked the door, and we drove off, uttering a prayer of thanks.

Where did Elder Oaks move after his father's death?

His mother was left with three small children to raise which was a difficult adjustment for her to make. She tried to go to work after the death of her husband, but it was too much, too soon, and she suffered a nervous breakdown. *Eight-year-old Dallin was sent to live with his mother's parents on their farm near Payson, 12 miles south of Provo.*

Where did his family move, and he had a teacher named Pearl Schafer that made a difference.

His mother, Stella Oaks, after two years had recovered and accepted a teaching position in *Vernal, Utah*, 180 miles east of Salt Lake City, where the family was reunited. She later moved the family to Provo so the children could be close to BYU. She became Director of Adult Education for Provo City Schools. She became a very respected and influential woman in the community where she was elected to the Provo City Council. "It was in Vernal also where Elder Oaks found himself, and the 'dumbest boy in the class' became one of the brightest. He attributes his success to a combination of a loving teacher, Pearl Schafer, and getting back together with his family.

• What famous church leaders are Elder Ballard related to? Who were his grandfathers?

His paternal grandfather was Elder Melvin J. Ballard, a member of the Council of the Twelve from January 1919 until July 1939. His maternal grandfather was Hyrum Mack Smith, who served in the Council of the Twelve from October 1901 to January 1918. He was the son of President Joseph F. Smith who was the son of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

How did Elder Oakes respond when Neal A. Maxwell asked him, "what do you want to be remembered for?"

I asked myself, "When your children are grown up and leave home, or when you die, what do you want them to remember about you as a father?" This question caused me to see that I was in danger of being remembered for always being critical and nagging about trivial behaviors that irritated me, such as the practice of a teenage daughter who continually scattered her clothes and other possessions all around the house. *I wanted to be remembered for fatherly communications of praise and love and other matters of eternal importance*"

Elder Alexander B. Morrison stated that the most Christlike of all attributes is _____________.

I submit that perhaps the most Christlike of all attributes of character is that of *meekness*, or in other words, humble submissiveness.

Speaking of the man who called in sick so he would not miss a church meeting, Elder Oaks said, "I wondered if he would steal money to _________________."

I wondered if he would steal money in order to pay his tithing.

• What year did Elder Nelson perform the first open heart surgery in the state of Utah?

In 1955, he became the first surgeon to perform open heart surgery in Utah.

Was Elder Oaks ever a college professor? If so, where?

In 1961, became associate professor of law at the University of Chicago, later served as associate dean and acting dean of the school

• Where did he serve as a mission president?

In 1974 Elder Ballard was called to be President of the *Canada Toronto Mission*. While he was still serving in this position he had come into General Conference in April, 1976 when he was asked to meet with Presidents Kimball and Tanner. He was called to the First Quorum of Seventy and would continue to serve as mission president"

How did his father die?

In the fall of 1939, Lloyd was diagnosed with tuberculosis and hospitalized in Denver, Colorado. Although he received optimal care, the doctors could not stop the disease from advancing. He died on 10 June 1940. Dallin Oaks, the oldest child in the family, would be baptized in August.

Where did Elder Oaks meet June Dixon, his future wife?

It was while announcing a high school basketball game on the radio that he met his wife to be. June Dixon, a Spanish Fork drill team member, was introduced to him. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple, June 24, 1952. They are parents of four daughters and two sons.

What year was he called into the First Presidency?

Knighted by President Hinckley: The First Presidency, October 2007

What Temple did Henry and Kathleen marry in? Who married them?

Logan Temple by Spencer W. Kimball

What advice did his father give him regarding what to do professionally?

Major in physics Then he told him to get out of physics, and get into something he loves and that he thinks about when he has nothing else to think about "You don't understand," his father went on. "When you walk down the street, when you're in the shower, when you don't have to be thinking about anything else, isn't this what you think about?" "When I told him no," Elder Eyring concludes, "my father paused. It was really a very tender and poignant moment, because I knew how much he loved me and how much he wanted me to be a scientist. "Then he said, 'Hal, I think you'd better get out of physics. You ought to find something that you love so much that when you don't have to think about anything, that's what you think about.'"

When Elder Oaks sat in the Celestial Room of the Provo Temple, and was pondering over his future after leaving BYU as the President, he had these words come to his mind: ____________________.

Many different opportunities were presented, but the one that intrigued him the most was an upcoming vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the annual salary of a Utah Supreme Court Justice was a fraction of what the other opportunities were paying. On September 26th, 1980, Elder Oaks wrote the following in his journal: "This morning June & I went to the Temple to seek inspiration on our decision. During the entire session I couldn't get my mind off the Utah Supreme Court, try as I might (and I did, continuously). In all of this consciousness of the prospect that I might do this I did not have one negative thought or apprehension. Nor have I had any in my deliberations up to this point. This is a persuasive confirmation in itself. *'Go to the court and I will call you from there.'*

• Where did he serve his mission?

Mission: British Mission, 1948-50.

• How did Elder Nelson meet Dantzel? What was the name of the play they were in together?

Much pressure was placed upon him as an 18 year old student to take a role in a University Musical Production, "Hayfoot, Strawfoot." "His reaction was: "I resisted doing it. I was more concerned about passing biology than about being in some play" (Church News, 2 April 1984, 4). "When he arrived at the first rehearsal with his nose buried in a book, he heard the soprano voice of a dark-haired young woman on the stage. "He stopped suddenly and asked the director, "'Who is that beautiful girl singing up there?' 'That's Dantzel White. She's the one you'll be performing with,' was the reply. "He vividly remembers the feeling that came over him. 'I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen and sensed that she was the one I would marry'"

Did Henry serve a full-time mission? Where did he serve?

No, his mom did not want him to. He was in the Air Force military, called as a district mission while in the military and has much success. While President Eyring was in the Air Force he had an opportunity to serve a district mission for the two full years of military service. He said of that experience: "One of the most gratifying experiences was being able to serve a district mission for the full two years I was in the Air Force. I had as much or more opportunities to see people I taught being baptized during my two years as a district missionary in the Western States Mission, just working evenings and weekends, than my brothers might have had on their mission in Europe"

What year was he called into the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles?

On April 1, 1995, Elder Eyring was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve

His father who was dying of bone cancer taught him a valuable lesson. When inquiring in prayer as to why he had to suffer so much, the next morning he said, "I know why now. God needs ___________."

One night when I was not with him and the pain seemed more than he could bear, he somehow got out of bed and on his knees beside it—I know not how. He pled with God to know why he was suffering so. And the next morning he said, with quiet firmness, 'I know why now. God needs brave sons.'

What skills did Elder Eyring develop as a result of no TV watching?

Over the years President Eyring has honed his cooking skills (he makes his own bread), discovered a knack for woodcarving, and learned to paint with watercolor. On occasion he will send a thank-you note or a watercolor painting as a remembrance. "Today the Eyring home is full of paintings, carvings, and furniture that he has created with the help of skilled mentors. Many of the pieces reflect moral lessons or spiritual impressions. In addition, he makes time to send daily e-mails, affectionately known as "The Small Plates," to his family, which now includes 25 grandchildren. "Dad's family journal, which he sends out via e-mail each day with photos and contributions from the children, has helped us feel as though we were telling stories around the dinner table each night"

• How did he prevent a deadly plane crash?

Plane is upside down, cloudy day, pilot froze and panicked, took the pilot's arm and shook him and told pilot to get on the radio, the tower was able to help him and how to right the plane

• What activities did Elder Nelson participate in as a High School student? What about football?

Played the Piano Student Body President and Vice President at Roosevelt Junior High School Star of School Play, Penrod and Sam Glee Club Photography- had his own "dark room" in his house East High School: A Capella Choir, Sang with Perfect Pitch Sang in two Operetta's, Rose Marie and Maryland, My Maryland On "C" team in Football as a freshman. At the time, he stood 5'4" and weighed 120 pounds. By his junior year, he grew to 6' and weighed 172 pounds. He tried out for the "A" team and made it.

What did he do for a career after BYU?

President Oaks had recommended a change in leadership at BYU before his release in 1980. Four months after the release, Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson appointed him to the State Supreme Court. He said of that appointment: "I was pleased to get back into the mainstream of the legal profession, and loved the job. I couldn't imagine anything I'd enjoy more than what I was doing on the Supreme Court"

What University did he teach at from 1962 to 1971?

Stanford

What was Elder Oaks first job? How old was he when he received his radio operator's license?

That first job was sweeping out a radio repair shop. He had to learn to test the radio tubes he found on the floor, to find out which were good, and that led to an interest in radio. He threw himself into study with characteristic intensity. Before he was sixteen, he had obtained a first-class radiotelephone license, which allowed him to operate a commercial radio station's transmitter, and found a job in radio. Station managers liked to hire a "combination man"—an engineer who could double as an announcer—"but my voice hadn't changed," he recalls, laughing. Before long, however, that change took care of itself, and he was working regularly as an announcer" *When he was fifteen*, he studied on his own, scraped bus fare together, and got his first-class commercial radio operator's license at federal examination sessions in Salt Lake City and Denver. He soon had a job at a local broadcast station.

President Eyring taught that those who "keep a Book of Remembrance are more likely to __________________."

Those who keep a book of remembrance are more likely to *keep the Lord in remembrance in their daily lives. Journals are a way of counting our blessings and of leaving an inventory of these blessings for our posterity.*

• How many times did he serve as a bishop?

Twice

Whom did Elder Oaks remarry after his wife, June, died of cancer?

Two years after June's death, Dallin H. Oaks married *Kristen McMain*. A short time before Elder Oaks met Kristen McMain she celebrated her fiftieth birthday. On that occasion, her brother-in-law jokingly shared something he had just read in a newspaper. "Kristen," he said, "now that you are a single woman over 50, your chances of marrying are not as good as your chances of being killed by a terrorist." Kristen McMain beat the odds when she become Dallin H. Oak's second wife."

Where did he obtain his undergraduate and graduate degrees?

Undergrad University of Utah Harvard Graduate School of Business

What happened when Elder Oaks was 66 years old?

When I was 66, my wife June died of cancer. Two years later--a year and a half ago--I married Kristen McMain, the eternal companion who now stands at my side.

• What was his "nick" name?

When Russell Ballard was in college, his fraternity brothers called him "the bishop." They knew that whatever the situation, he would be true to his faith, an example of the gospel in action.

"When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and _____________."

When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and *you will be right more than half the time*

What practice did he engage in each evening before bed?

Who needs a call, who needs our help? Asked every night, follow the spirit, call whoever they think "There was no question in Hal's mind who was first in his heart," she says. "He lived in a very competitive environment with competent associates at Stanford, but he always put his family first. "At the end of every day, when we were together in the evening, he would ask, 'Who haven't we called?' Then, guided by the Spirit, he would go to the telephone and touch base with a member of the family who needed to have contact that evening" (Robert D. Hales, "President Henry B. Eyring: Called of God," Ensign, Jul 2008, 8-15). What can you do to better seek the Spirit in your life? How can you improve the way you follow the Spirit to help others?

What did Elder Oaks teach about timing?

You do not know what will happen. Do your best on what is fundamental and personal and then trust in the Lord and His timing. Life has some strange turns. The familiar observation that "timing is everything" surely overstates the point, but timing is vital. We read in Ecclesiastes: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; . . . A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; . . . [A] time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; . . . [A] time to keep silence, and a time to speak. "The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith means trust--trust in God's will, trust in His way of doing things, and trust in His timetable. We should not try to impose our timetable on His. As Elder Neal A. Maxwell has said: The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best? The same is true with the second coming and with all those matters wherein our faith needs to include faith in the Lord's timing for us personally, not just in His overall plans and purposes. [Even As I Am (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1982), 93]

What did Elder Oak's sons call the cabin and property that Elder Oaks purchased in Spanish Fork Canyon?

concentration camp?

Elder Bruce R. McConkie taught that "for the meek are the __________ and the righteous."

god-fearing

• What significant device did Elder Nelson help invent while working on his PH.D.?

heart and lung machine

Sharmon, his daughter, shared one word that epitomized her father. What was it?

integrity

How did his wife influence him to take a job at Ricks College?

one night she nudged him and said "Are you sure you are doing the right thing with your life?" "Couldn't you do studies for Neal Maxwell?" "One night," Elder Eyring reports, "Kathy nudged me and asked, 'Are you sure you are doing the right thing with your life?' " He stops for a moment and then explains, "I was surprised. Now remember my situation. I have tenure at Stanford. I am the bishop of the Stanford ward. We are living next to her parents. I love what I'm doing. It's like the Garden of Eden, all right? And then she asks me that question." "Couldn't you do studies for Neal Maxwell?" she went on. Elder Eyring stops again. "You have to understand something. Neal A. Maxwell was the commissioner of education at that time. Kathy didn't even know him. I didn't know him." "When asked about that night, Kathy is not sure what it was that brought forth that question. "We were very happy there," she agrees, "but somehow I just felt like there was something more important that he should be doing. I knew that his teaching at Stanford was wonderful, but I felt there was something he could teach that could truly change lives."