His middle name, Gunnar, means “brave soldier”
Moved to Sweden as a teenager
Worked as a heart doctor
Dale Renlund
Became a lawyer and Utah Supreme Court judge and was the President of BYU
Dallin H. Oaks
After serving a mission in Germany, baptized his father a member of the Church
Was president of Ricks College when it became BYU–Idaho
David A Bednar
Served as a Church leader in the Philippines and Pacific Islands
Quentin L. Cook
Served as a missionary and mission president in Japan
Started a business manufacturing and selling exercise equipment
Gary Stevenson
Likes animals, including penguins
Has family history records back to First Dragon Gong in 837 AD
Gerrit Gong
Learned physics from his father on their family chalkboard
Was president of Ricks College, now BYU–Idaho
Henry B. Eyring
Was nicknamed “the bishop” in college because of his high standards
Served as a missionary in England and as mission president in Toronto, Canada
M. Russell Ballard
Grew up on a dairy farm in Idaho, USA
Served as a missionary and mission president in France
Speaks French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English
Neil L Anderson
Was a mission companion with Elder Cook in England
Worked for the Church Education System
Was president of BYU
Jeffery R. Holland
Was mission president in New York City, USA
His motto is “It’s people that matter most”
Dedicated the first LDS Church building in the Czech Republic
Ronald Rasband
Was a heart surgeon
Studied several languages, including Mandarin
Has 10 children—9 girls and 1 boy
Russell M Nelson
Is from Brazil, and served as a missionary there and mission president in Portugal
Learned about the Church with his family as a young boy
Started getting ready for a mission when he was 12 years old
Ulisses Soares
Baked homemade bread for his family growing up
Participated in the Hill Cumorah Pageant as a teenager
Worked as a lawyer before being called as an Apostle
D. Todd Christofferson
Was a refugee twice as a child
Was an airplane captain
Enjoys skiing with his children and grandchildren
Dieter F. Utchdorf
