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How old was Elder Oakes when his father died?

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7

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How did Elder Oakes father die?

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Tuberculosis

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

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Faith, no matter how strong it is, cannot produce a result contrary to the will of him whose power it is; even the Apostles cannot give a priesthood blessing that will cause a person to be healed if that healing is not the will of the Lord.

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How did Elder Oaks do in school after his father’s death?

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Very poorly, especially bad in math

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Where did Elder Oaks obtain his educational degrees?

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B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University in 1954; Jurist Doctorate from the University of Chicago, 1957.

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Why didn’t Elder Oaks serve a mission?

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He was a member of the Utah National Guard, and was waiting to be sent to fight in the Korean war.

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What were some of Elder Oak’s experiences growing up, and even in law school in regards to “hard work”? What was his first job? How hard did he work at Law School?

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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 says. She recalls hearing him say: “There are a lot of guys over there at the law school who are smarter than I, but none works any harder.

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What happened to Elder Oaks when a Thug pulled a gun on him?

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He knew that he could overpower the Thug, but instead put his arm on his shoulder and convinced him that what he was doing wasn’t worth it, and what he was doing wasn’t right. The thug ran off, and Elder Oaks and his wife (who was waiting in the car) were safe

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

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Professor of Law at University of Chicago Law School

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

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I wanted to be remembered for fatherly communications of praise and love and other matters of eternal importance

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

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39

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What did Elder Oakes do for a career after BYU?

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Supreme court justice of Utah

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How did Elder Oaks cope with June’s death?

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Focused on three things he called his three-legged-stool. faith, 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

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Review Elder Oakes talk: “Good, Better, Best”

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We have to give up some good things in order to receive the better and best things. We should spend more time w/ our families. Don’t overcomplicate callings, family dinner is important.

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Review elder oaks talk “Our Strengths can become our Downfall”

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Sometimes satan can exploit our strengths in the gospel, beware of gospel hobbies (when we pretty much only focus on one aspect of the gospel to support our testimony).

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

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Played piano and sung in the choir. He sat on the bench in football

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

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In a play “hayfoot strawfoot”

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How did Elder Russell Nelson and Dantzel make “ends meet” when they were in college?

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Sold blood, Dantzel worked 2 jobs

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

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University of utah, university of Minnesota

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

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machine that would take over the functions of a patients heart and lungs while the heart was being surgically repaired.

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

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President Mckay told them not to go

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

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1955

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

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The operation was flawless, the spirit told him that he had just operated on someone who would become the president of the church

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What is Elder Nelson like at home as a husband and father?

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When he’s home, he’s home, always involved

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What role did music play in Elder Nelsons life?
Sang in choirs, performed in musicals, played piano
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When it comes to following prophets, Elder Nelson’s only concern is, “How can I _______.”?
How can I be more like him
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What was Elder Nelsons first “General Church” calling?
General president of the Sunday school
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How did Elder Nelsons and Dantzel celebrate their anniversary each year?
Went to the SLC temple
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Whom did Elder Nelson marry after Dantzel’s death?
Wendy L. Watson
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Where was L. Tom Perry born and raised?
Logan Utah
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What was L. Tom Perrys family life like?
He surprised his parents in his youth. His family life was shaped by numerous callings, Besides all of two years of the 42 years he was married, he spent as a branch president, bishop, or member of the stake presidency. He had a loving home
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What Latter-day Prophet slept at L. Tom Perrys home?
Pres Heber J grant
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Where did L. Tom Perry attend college?
Utah state university, b.s. in business
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What sport did L. Tom Perry master as a teenager?
Vanball, a form of Volleyball
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What role did Elder Perry play with his non-member business associates? What did he drink at cocktail parties?
He drank milk, they admired his integrity. He continually demonstrated christianity. He always knew that todays problems are trivial in the grand scheme of things.
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What kind of father was L. Tom Perry to his three children?
He was close to his children, made Saturday family day, he balanced work and family
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Why did L. Tom Perry choose to live in Scarsdale, New York instead of Connecticut?
It took 1.5 hours to commute to work from connecticut compared to 35 minutes in scarsdale NY. He wanted to be able to spend more time w/ his family and keep Saturday a family day
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What is Elder Perry’s greatest gift?
His enthusiasm
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Who is L. Tom Perrys favorite baseball team?
San francisco Giants
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What lessons did L. Tom Perry learn from his wife when she was dying of cancer?
She put the lord first and was blessed for it
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Whom did L. Tom Perry remarry?
Barbara Dayton
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How L. Tom Perry he change the attitude on an entire train that he took into New York City each morning?
He broke the routine of the entire train, specifically of the new yorker he sat in the same spot every day, he took his spot and later became great friends with the new yorker and many others.
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Where was Elder Boyd K. Packer born and raised?
Brigham city Utah
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How many children were in Elder Boyd K. Packers family he was raised in?
11
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Was Elder Boyd K. Packer rich or poor as a child?
poor
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What disease did Elder Boyd K. Packer suffer from?
polio
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What did Elder Packer do professionally?
Taught seminary
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Where did Elder Boyd K. Packer serve as a mission president?
New england states mission
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What lessons did Elder Boyd K. Packer learn during World War II? What decisions did he make there that changed his life?
He received his patriarchal blessing and realized the promise first hand if he followed spiritual promptings of danger he would be privileged to return to his loved ones. He received a testimony of Christ, Joseph Smith, and later day prophets. He made the decision to become a teacher.
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Where did Elder Boyd K. Packer receive his college degrees? What institutions?
BS and MA in education from utah state, PHD in education from BYU
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Where did Elder Boyd K. Packer meet Donna?
Brigham city b/c they grew up together, and then later at Weber state
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Why did Elder Boyd K. Packer wear a safety pin on the underside of his wedding ring?
To remind him to be good to Donna
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What counsel did Elder Boyd K. Packer receive from President Harold B. Lee regarding purchasing a home he could not afford?
He knew it was right and urged them to buy the home
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What did President Lee tell Elder Boyd K. Packer one day regarding his future in the church?
"Never turn aside from learning from those great men inside." "My boy some day you will have great responsibility in the church."
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How would you describe Elder Boyd K. Packers personality?
Austere, strict, plain. (to those who don’t know him), loving and kind.
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What were some of Elder Boyd K. Packers most famous talks?
A tribute to the rank and file of the church, equality yoked, follow the brethren, lehis dream and you, one pure defends, reverence invited revelation, solving emotional problems in the lords way, spiritual crocodiles and the candle of the lord, the test, the unwritten order of things.
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Where was President Uchtdorf born and raised?
Born in Ostrava, Czech Republic, then grew up in Germany
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What did Uchtdorf do with terrorists who hijacked a plane?
He negotiated the hyjackers, and then flew the plane back
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How did Uchtdorfs mother live by the Spirit, before she was even a member of the Church?
She had a feeling to get her family and car out of this building, and then the building was bombed
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How did the Uchtdorf’s join the Church?
By sister eternal or sister wig
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What were some health and financial challenges Pres. Uchtdorf faced as a child?
he had a lung disease, but because of his intense biking for his job to help his family as the laundry delivery boy for their laundrymat, his body built up enough strength to heal itself
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What was Dieter’s first job in the Church?
He pumped air into the organ
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What was Uchtdorfs job in his family’s business?
He delivered laundry by bike
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What motivated Uchtdorf to learn English?
His desire to become a pilot. It was really hard for him, he though his mouth was not made for speaking english.
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How old was Uchtdorf when he became Captain for Lufthansa Airlines?
29
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What do some people think their self-worth depends on? According to Uchtdorf (Review teachings PowerPoint)
The length of their to-do list
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What is “impatience” a symptom of? According to Uchtdorf
selfishness
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How did the plane crash in the Florida Everglades? (Uchtdorf)
The little green light that lights up when the landing gear is extended was burned out. The pilots were distracted trying to solve this problem and crashed
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Where was Henry born and raised? What did his father do professionally?
In princeton New Jersey, Taught Chemistry at the university. and one of the best scientists of his day
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What was the Church like where Eyring lived as a child?
A small branch, he was the only deacon, his brother was the only teacher, and there was no priest. His father was the branch president. For a time the branch met in their home.
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How did Grandmother Eyring react when she learned she had stomach cancer?
"Now, Henry, let's be cheerful. Let's sing hymns." They sang "O My Father" and "Come, Come, Ye Saints," where the last verse begins, "And should we die before our journey's through . . ."
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Where did Eyring obtain his undergraduate and graduate degrees?
Undergrad from the University of Utah in physics, graduate degree from Harvard: MBA and PhD in Business
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How many times did Eyring read the Book of Mormon as a teenager?
5
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What advice did Eyrings father give him regarding what to do professionally?
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
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What book did Eyring read as a teen that impacted whom he would marry?
Gospel Ideals
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Where did Eyring teach from 1962 to 1971?
Stanford
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How did Eyrings wife influence him to take a job at Ricks College
She said that she felt that there is something more important that he should be doing. Teaching at Stanford was wonderful but she felt there was something that he could teach that could truly change lives.
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Where did Eyring serve a mission?
Served a district mission in the Air Force in the Western United States
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What kind of father was Eyring?
A family guy, he didn’t do sports that he couldn’t do w/out his kids.
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What practice did Eyring engage in each evening before bed?
Writing in his journal
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How did Sister Eyring teach her children the evils of TV watching?
She came cut the power cable in half w/ shears. Then the brother fixed the cable w/ a vacuum cable. The mother finally broke the screen. The kids went on to develop their talents and not waste time watching TV.
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What lessons did Elder Eyring learn from his in the Onion Patch?
It will be hard to see the powers of heaven magnifying us or our efforts. It may even be hard to see our work being of any value at all. And sometimes our work won't go well. "But you didn't come for the weeds. You came for the Savior. And if you pray, and if you choose to be clean, and if you choose to follow God's servants, you will be able to work and wait long enough to bring down the powers of heaven.
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What did Eyrings father learn regarding suffering from Bone Cancer?
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.
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What early lessons did President Monson learn from his mother and father, and grandfather regarding putting other people first?
Giving the toy train to Mark; Giving dinners to Old Bob down the street
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What litmus test did President Monson pass according to Francis? Why did she decide to marry him?
She decided to marry him because he treated his grandfather so well, she could be sure that he would treat her well
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What decisions in President Monson’s life shaped the course and destiny of his life?
To get into the naval reserve and then to get out; failing to react to a prompting that led to death—he vowed to never postpone a prompting
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How did President Monson help Richard Casto?
Visited him and told him that the ward needed him. He has ended up serving as a bishop and in other responsibilities of the Church
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How did Monson, as a mission president, impact the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Became the most productive city in the mission
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How old was President Monson when he was called to be 1) a bishop, 2) stake presidency member, 3) mission president, and 4) Apostle?
Bishop 22 Stake presidency 27 Mission president 31 Apostle 36
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How did President Monson help the following people: 1) Crystal Methvin, 2) Stan, 3) Inge Burkhardt, Brother Brems, and Belva Jones?
- Crystal Methvin - Gave her a blessing and she said she knew that he would come; she died in peace - Stan - Came to visit him right before he was about to commit suicide (was going to roll his wheelchair into the pool and drown) - Inge burkhardt - Traveled 5200 miles to give her a blessing when she was in the hospital for her gall bladder - Brother brems - Went to him after he asked for him when he was dying in a care center; Thomas spelled out his name on his hand, for he was deaf, and then gave him a blessing - Belva Jones - He gave her a blessing that she would live to see her son finish his mission, and he came home a month before she passed away. He was able to spend that last month with her

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