Melvin J. Ballard
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1873 February 9
Date Details
Occurred On 1873 February 9
Birth
Relationships
Father
Mother
Baptized
1881 February 9 (Age 8)
Married Martha Annable Jones
1896 June 17 (Age 23)
Set Apart as Missionary
Northern States Mission
1896 July 6 – 1898 December 1 (Age 23)
1896 July 6 – 1898 December 1 (Age 23)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1898 December 1
Released
Additonal Dates
On 1896 July 9
Arrived in the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Southern Illinois Conference
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Additional Notes
He was initially called on a special mission with Brigham H. Roberts and George D. Pyper to visit cities in the eastern United States. He was then officially assigned to the Northern States Mission.
Media
Northern States Mission 1934-1936
Set Apart as Mission President
Northwestern States (Pacific) Mission
1909 April 6 – 1919 April 21 (Age 36)
1909 April 6 – 1919 April 21 (Age 36)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1919 April 21
Released
Additonal Dates
On 1909 March
Called
Start Date Not Found
Arrived in the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Served With Children
Yes
Additional Notes
He became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve in January 1919, but did not transfer his responsibilities as mission president until April.
Mission Companionship
Media
23 April 1911, Idaho Conference
Central States Mission
Northwestern States Mission
Mission Photo
Northwestern Mission
Mission Presidents of the United States and Mexico
Northwestern States Mission
Northwstern States Mission Conference 1918
Northwestern States Mission, Washington Conference
President Melvin Joseph Ballard and His Wife Martha Annable Jones
Northwestern States Mission, Oregon Conference, Circa 1915
Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1919 June 1 – 1939 July 30 (Age 46)
1919 June 1 – 1939 July 30 (Age 46)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1939 July 30
Died in Position
Additonal Dates
On 1919 January 7
Set Apart
Sustained as Young Men General Presidency Second Counselor
General Young Men Organization
1922 – 1935 (Age 48)
1922 – 1935 (Age 48)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1922
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1935
Released
Set Apart as Mission President
South American Mission
1925 October 8 – 1926 July 15 (Age 52)
1925 October 8 – 1926 July 15 (Age 52)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1926 July 15
Arrived at Home
Additonal Dates
On 1925 September 3
Called
Start Date Not Found
Departed from Home
Start Date Not Found
Arrived in the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Media
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Liniers Branch, Buenos Aires member baptisms (December 1925)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1939 July 30 (Age 66)
Date Details
Occurred On 1939 July 30
Died
Media
Melvin Joseph Ballard (1873 - 1939) Profile
Missionaries in the Northern States Mission 1896-1898
Missionaries in the Northern States Mission from 1896 to 1898
Northern States Mission 1934-1936
23 April 1911, Idaho Conference
Central States Mission
Northwestern States Mission
Mission Photo
Northwestern Mission
Mission Presidents of the United States and Mexico
Northwestern States Mission
Northwstern States Mission Conference 1918
Northwestern States Mission, Washington Conference
President Melvin Joseph Ballard and His Wife Martha Annable Jones
Northwestern States Mission, Oregon Conference, Circa 1915
Liniers Branch, Buenos Aires member baptisms (December 1925)