1. Guess Which Apostle…

2. Elder Melvin Russell Ballard
Age: 85
Wife: Barbara
Children: 7
Friends in college nicknamed him the Bishop because regardless of the situation, they always knew he would be true to the faith.

3. President Henry Bennion Eyring
Age: 81 Wife: Kathleen Children: 6 Graduated from Harvard, taught business at Stanford. His dad was a famous scientist.

4. Elder David Todd Christofferson
Age: 69 Wife: Katherine Children: 5 He was the only member of the church in his entire high school. Lawyer.

5. Elder David Allan Bednar
Age: 62 Wife: Susan Children: 3 As a young adult, he baptized his father. Met his wife playing pickup football.

6. Elder Dallin Harris Oaks
Age: 82
Wife: June (deceased) Kristin
Children: 5
His father died when he was 8. An avid prankster as a youth and a disc jockey at 17. Held at gunpoint. Former president of BYU.

7. Elder Lowell Tom Perry
Age: 92 Wife: Virginia (deceased) Barbara Children: 3 Loves sports, huge booming voice, Vice President of a department store chain in Boston. Outshined by each of his siblings, according to dad.

8. Elder Jeffrey Roy Holland
Age: 73 Wife: Patricia Children: 4 Married his high school sweetheart. Lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track. Co-captain of the Dixie college basketball team. Taught seminary and Institute.

9. Elder Quentin LaMar Cook
Age: 74 Wife: Mary Children: 3 Senior class president, captain of the Logan High football team. Missionary companions with Jeffrey R. Holland

10. President Dieter Freidrich Uchtdorf
Age: 73 Wife: Harriet Children: 2 Born during World War II in war torn Germany, he grew up playing in bombed out buildings. Became an outstanding pilot for both the German and American Air forces.

11. President Thomas Spencer Monson
Age: 87 Wife: Frances (deceased) Children: 3 Loves to go fishing, whistles just about wherever he goes. Raised pigeons for fun. Ran the Deseret News. Met his wife while he was dancing with another girl.

12. President Boyd Kenneth Packer
Age: 90 Wife: Donna Children: 10 Bomber Pilot in WWII, enjoys painting and carving birds, raised in Brigham City. Overcame polio as a child.

14. Elder Richard Gordon Scott
Age: 85 Wife: Jeanene (deceased) Children: 7 Dad was not a member of the church and his mother was inactive when he was a child. The girl he liked said she would only marry a return missionary. That day he decided to serve a mission. Got married 12 days after his mission.

15. Elder Robert Dean Hales
Age: 82
Wife: Mary
Children: 2
Pitched a no hitter in college baseball. A Pilot in the Air force, his squadron’s motto was “Return With Honor”

16. Elder Russell Marion Nelson
Age: 90 Wife: Dantzel (deceased) Children: 10 While playing football he usually sat the bench the whole game. He was afraid someone would step on his hands. 40 years later, those hands would perform open heart surgery on his football coach.

17. Elder Neil Linden Andersen
Age: 63 Wife: Kathy Children: 4 Cross Country runner in high school. Took his kids individually to breakfast once a month. Was called to the same mission twice, once as a missionary and later as the President.