Ronald Rasband is a prominent member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while James Rasband is a well-known author. He had incredible leadership and organizational skills, recalls Elder Huntsman, who served as an Area Seventy from 1996 to 2011. I thought it unusual that a young man who was still in college could run a quorum in such a way.. With the announcement of his new calling, several family members and friends were not surprised. That was a pivotal spiritual experience for me.. Jenessa MacPherson, one of the couples four daughters, says her fathers Sunday ecclesiastical duties often kept him from sitting with the family during Church meetings. He has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Korea Seoul Mission, ward mission leader, ward executive secretary, counselor in an elders quorum presidency, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, ward Young Men president, counselor in a bishopric, stake president, Gospel Doctrine teacher, and assistant Scoutmaster, Area Seventy and a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah South Area. Rasband served as dean of the JRCLS from 2009 to 2016. These past few years, after being called as an Apostle, I have found peace in his first message at general conference in October 1943. At home, family time centered on the scriptures, games, and chores. We fear change, and our fears can escalate to terror. I dont know how he got permission to call, but he chastised me for not being more excited about getting right out on my mission, Brother McCleary says. However, there is no evidence to suggest that they are related, as they come from different parts of the United States and have no familial ties. And the tradition continues with his loving grandchildren.. Thisbiography brings togetherof some of his most cherished experiences andadventures. When a senior marketing position opened at Jons companywhich would become Huntsman Chemical Corporationhe concluded that Ron had the skills he wanted and offered him the job. Also in those beginning years of marriage I served as president of my elders quorum, worked mostly full-time, and continued with my goal to get a degree in business and marketing. [7][8], Rasband was succeeded as BYU's AVP by C. Shane Reese. Elder Ronald A. Rasband: Gifted Leader, Devoted Father Living with 'integrity of heart': Elder Ronald A. Rasband shares Rasband was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Rulon Hawkins Rasband and Verda Anderson. Ronald Rasband and his wife Melanie Twitchell's oldest son, Christopher, is a lawyer who serves as the general counsel for a California-based company. Elder Ronald A. Rasband: 'Standing by Our Promises and Covenants' James R. Rasband, a legal scholar and academic leader, was born on March 20, 1963, in Seattle, Washington. He has been a visiting professor in Australia at the University of Queensland and Murdoch University. In 1973, Ronald Rasband married Melanie Twitchell, and together they have five children. His time there taught him that people are the most important asset., I learned, he continues, that if you take good care of your people theyll take good care of you. Elder Ronald A. Rasband expresses gratitude for the opportunity he had to betrained and taught at the feet of [Boyd K. Packer and Elders L. Tom Perry and Richard G. Scott]. On being an Apostle, he feels that the Latter-day Saint hymn I Stand All Amazed describes his feelings perfectly. It's a fraudulent cult. I delivered a message, but she spoke to their hearts.. He attended the University of Utah. You are not only taking the word of God but youre also showing it., As Ronald stated in a speech he gave at BYU. Elder Rasband and his wife, Sister Melanie Rasband, were married in the Salt Lake Temple and have 5 children. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.5. During Paxtons short three years on earthwhen questions were many and answers were fewElder Rasband stood as a spiritual pillar, leading his family in drawing upon the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Like Ron, Melanie came from an active Latter-day Saint family. Despite having the same last name, there is no evidence to suggest that they have a familial relationship. RussellM. Nelson, Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives, Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 96. Little did Ronald know that he would later servethe people of New York peopleagainthis time as a mission president. Your email address will not be published. Some years ago, one of our young married daughters and her husband asked Sister Rasband and me a very important, life-influencing question: Is it still safe and wise to bring children into this seemingly wicked and frightening world we live in?. Despite having the same last name, there is no evidence to suggest that they are related in any way. James Rasband - Wikipedia Is James Rasband Related To Ronald Rasband? Parents Family What they knew, I know.9. They are the 98th, 99th and 100th members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church's history. What do you want me to say? In Ronalds own words,this was the prophets answer: He tenderly took my hand, as he would have done with each one of the victims and each of those helping with the devastation had he been there, and said: First, tell them I love them. To Peru? In 1995, he joined the faculty of the JRCLS. RonaldA. Rasband, Special Lessons, Ensign, May 2012, 80. His mission to the eastern states was the first of several Church callings that would take him places he never expected to go. Rons innate ability to lead, delegate, and get things donewhich would serve him well in his professional and ecclesiastical responsibilitiesproved useful early on. Ronald Anderson Rasband is a prominent Quorum of the Twelve Apostles member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). I can bear testimony of the name of Christ in all the world (D&C 107:23). Excellent book full of encouragement and inspiration from Elder Ronald A. Rasband, currently serving as one of the 12 Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. One morning, heand his wife went out to visit the floating reed islands of Lake Titicata. James Richard Rasbands parents are James E. (father) and Ester Rasband (mother). RonaldA. Rasband, I Stand All Amazed, 89. His mother, Verda Anderson Rasband, was a loving leader who nurtured young Rons love of the scriptures. Their second son, Jonathan, is an ophthalmologist who practices in Salt Lake City. Happily and joyfully for them and for us, the grandparents, they have now been blessed with seven beautiful children as they go forward in faith and love. Asa 19-year-old, Ronaldwanted desperately toserve there too. He traveled extensively for the companyboth domestically and internationally.