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This episode of “Conversations” features an interview by host Sheri Dew with Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He is joined by his wife. They discuss their life, marriage, teachings, and ecclesiastical service.

via Conversations—A Mormon Channel Original.

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

I listened to this interview a few days ago. I love the interviews from Sheri Dew because for some reason she has not been able to land a husband and maybe because of that she picks people’s brains about their marriages.

Well this is great for me because I need all the help I can get. I figure that every team needs a coach. In this life, the teams that really count are the family teams. The Ballard’s are as good as it gets as far as coaching family teams.

The Ballard’s talk about what they say in family prayer, about how the man should seek and heed advice from his wife, and how the wife notices things that are not always apparent to the husband. The wife should also take advice, if she ever happens to need any!

Other things in the interview:

• Listening to advice (like when he got involved in the Edsel Car dealership).
• Life is not always cushy for Apostles. They need family and friends to rally around them too.
• It has been a sacrifice for him to always be on call to serve in the church, but that is what life is about.
• People need to share the Gospel with their acquaintances. It is so simple. Elder Ballard suggested that we at least read chapter 3 in Preach My Gospel. The Gospel is this: That Jesus Christ organized his church when has on earth. He died for us so that through repentance and following him we can return to our Heavenly Father. After his apostles were killed, his Church fell away from some of his original teachings. He has restored his Church and Priesthood on the earth again and is gathering Israel to Zion and to her stakes throughout the world. The blessings of the temple have been restored. (That’s not an exact quote, but hopefully it is close).

It was good to listen to this interview. The powerful counsel for husbands and wives is priceless.

I am finally reading this book! I have to read this in English, but it is good to read this.

I can now understand why the Muslims try to memorize this Holy Book of the Law of God. There is a lot of law to know. There is some things that don’t apply to me, but apply to other people, such as marrying up to four wives if you can afford it.

The Qur’an is God’s (another name for Allah) word to people through his prophet Muhammad.

There are chapters called suras. I currently am on number 4.