‘I guess we won’t be eating lunch’ — stories about LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard
He shared his meal with starving kids in Africa and spoke at the funeral of his “dear friend,” former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the highest-ranking elected Latter-day Saint in U.S. history.
(Courtesy photo) Elder M. Russell Ballard, a Latter-day Saint apostle, in Ethiopia in March 1985 distributing funds to Ethiopians hit by a major famine and drought
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.