President M. Russell Ballard has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints since October 6, 1985. He was sustained and set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Russell M. Nelson on January 14, 2018.
Why wasn't he called and set apart simply as "President"? I may be able to answer my own question - Oaks is still designated as President of the Q12. He didn't relinquish that when called as counsellor in the FP. Why not?
Interestingly, Ballard is a proven fraudster.
In 1961, Ballard was the president of Keystone Securities Corporation in Salt Lake City. The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an investigation into Keystone in 1962 after accusations that Ballard and Keystone had violated the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933. The investigation centered around "manipulation and fraud."[15] The SEC completed its investigation in 1963. Keystone, with Ballard as the primary cause, was found to have violated the Securities Act of 1933 in the following charges: providing false statements to the SEC, and aiding and abetting Shasta Mineral and Chemical Company in making false statements that included misrepresenting the relationships of the Shasta officers with both Ballard and Keystone. The SEC revoked the broker-dealer registration of Keystone as a result.[16]
President M. Russell Ballard has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints since October 6, 1985. He was sustained and set apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by President Russell M. Nelson on January 14, 2018.
Why wasn't he called and set apart simply as "President"? I may be able to answer my own question - Oaks is still designated as President of the Q12. He didn't relinquish that when called as counsellor in the FP. Why not?
Interestingly, Ballard is a proven fraudster.
In 1961, Ballard was the president of Keystone Securities Corporation in Salt Lake City. The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an investigation into Keystone in 1962 after accusations that Ballard and Keystone had violated the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933. The investigation centered around "manipulation and fraud."[15] The SEC completed its investigation in 1963. Keystone, with Ballard as the primary cause, was found to have violated the Securities Act of 1933 in the following charges: providing false statements to the SEC, and aiding and abetting Shasta Mineral and Chemical Company in making false statements that included misrepresenting the relationships of the Shasta officers with both Ballard and Keystone. The SEC revoked the broker-dealer registration of Keystone as a result.[16]
I don't think this means Ballard was convicted of anything. But I do say the incident made him come off a bit shady.
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
I don't think this means Ballard was convicted of anything. But I do say the incident made him come off a bit shady.
Yes he is a little shady.
“We would have to say, as two apostles who have covered the world and know the history of the Church and know the integrity of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve from the beginning, there has been no attempt on the part of the Church leaders to try to hide anything from anybody.”
But these men love us! They know each of us individually and only want the best for us! They want us to know the blessings of giving 10 percent of our money to their control. And spending 2 hours every week learning to obey them and never criticize them.
I don't think this means Ballard was convicted of anything. But I do say the incident made him come off a bit shady.
It doesn't. Conviction refers to being found guilty of a crime. A suspension of a license by the SEC is not a "conviction" of anything. This is why God created Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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“I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time so that my children can live in peace.” — Thomas Paine
Wasn't there also some sort of shenanigans that went on with Ballard and his family's theater operation in Ogden back in the '70's? His family was on the verge of losing the theater and suffering tremendous financial setbacks when the 'church' stepped in and bought it and/or saved his family from ruin, after which he was made an 'apostle'.
I don't think this means Ballard was convicted of anything. But I do say the incident made him come off a bit shady.
I think it’s semantics, but I’ve amended the opening post to say “proven” fraudster.
Whether it's semantics are not, the difference is a pretty good illustration of the line between an actionable defamatory statement and a non-actionable statement of opinion. (I say that just as an informational follow up to previous discussions we've had about lawsuits for defamation and not out of any concern over your original title.)
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“I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time so that my children can live in peace.” — Thomas Paine
I don't think this means Ballard was convicted of anything. But I do say the incident made him come off a bit shady.
I think it’s semantics, but I’ve amended the opening post to say “proven” fraudster.
That there had been violations of Securities laws, including misleading information, was the finding of the SEC after an investigation. That of itself is very damning.
"There will come a time when the rich own all the media, and it will be impossible for the public to make an informed opinion." Albert Einstein, ~1949 "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." Voltaire
