Those interviewed also said that OUR founder Tim Ballard had used the name of LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard to add gravitas to his endeavors. Here’s what the church says.

Tim Ballard and Latter-day Saint leader M. Russell Ballard are not related but had been close. The church apostle referred to him as a “family friend” in a 2019 speech in Massachusetts.

(RNS) — M. Russell Ballard, a longtime apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 95.

According to the VICE article, Tim Ballard allegedly told associates that M. Russell Ballard personally urged him to quit his job at Homeland Security to found OUR, and the two maintained close ...

Tim Ballard has denied the allegation and a lawsuit claims that he sexually coerced and assaulted women who took part in child-trafficking stings overseas. M. Russell Ballard was born in Salt Lake ...

New court filing says a prosecutor had evidence that Latter-day Saint apostle M. Russell Ballard or other church authorities had shared tithing information with Operation Underground Railroad.

M. Russell Ballard, a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died at the age of 95. He was second-in-line to become church president.

President M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets missionaries in the Massachusetts Boston and New Hampshire Manchester Missions in Georgetown, Massachusetts, on Friday, May ...

Funeral services for President M. Russell Ballard, former acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were held Friday.

Years ago, I received an unexpected package from the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was a signed copy of M. Russell Ballard’s 1993 book “Our Search for ...

SALT LAKE CITY — One of the highest-ranking leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M. Russell Ballard, has died. He was 95. He died Sunday surrounded by family at his home ...

M Russell Ballard waves to the crowd after giving his devotional talk at BYU on March 3, 2020 (BYU Photo) On Oct. 6, 1985, Ballard was called to be an Apostle for the Quorum of the Twelve.