All Talks by Elder Ronald A. Rasband

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Elder Ronald A. Rasband was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 3, 2015. He had been serving as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy since 2005 and was serving as the senior president of the Presidency of the Seventy when called to the Twelve. Elder Rasband was named a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2000. He has served as a counselor in the Europe Central Area Presidency, president of the Utah Salt Lake City Area, executive director of the Temple Department; and has supervised the North America West, Northwest, and three Utah areas as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.

Elder Rasband attended the University of Utah. In 1995, Utah Valley University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Business and Commerce. In 1976 he joined Huntsman Container Company as sales representative, and in 1987, he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Huntsman Chemical Corporation.

When he left Huntsman Chemical Corporation in 1996 to serve as a mission president in New York, he was also serving as a member of the Board of Directors.

Elder Rasband has held numerous Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Eastern States Mission (1970-1972), Temple Square missionary guide, bishop, and member of the Church¹s Sesquicentennial Committee. He presided over the New York, New York North Mission from 1996 to 1999.

Elder Rasband was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1951. He married Melanie Twitchell in 1973. They are the parents of five children (From the website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) \

Contents

• General conference -2000 – present
• First Presidency Christmas devotionals -2013 – present
• CES devotionals 2010 – present
• BYU 2009 – present
• BYU–Idaho 2006 – present
• BYU–Hawaii 2006 – present
• Ensign 2021-present
• Other 2017 – present

General Conference

• One by One October 2000, Saturday afternoon session
• Our Rising Generation April 2006, priesthood session
• Special Experiences April 2008, Saturday morning session
• The Divine Call of a Missionary April 2010, priesthood session
• Special Lessons April 2012, Sunday morning session
• The Joyful Burden of Discipleship April 2014, Saturday morning session
• I Stand All Amazed . October 2015, Sunday morning session
• Standing with the Leaders of the Church April 2016, Saturday afternoon session
• Lest Thou Forget October 2016, Sunday afternoon session
• Let the Holy Spirit Guide April 2017, Sunday morning session
• By Divine Design . October 2017, Saturday afternoon session
• Behold! A Royal Army . April 2018, general priesthood session
• Be Not Troubled . October 2018, Saturday morning session
• Build a Fortress of Spirituality and Protection . April 2019, Sunday afternoon session
• Standing by Our Promises and Covenants October 2019, Saturday afternoon session
• Fulfillment of Prophecy April 2020, Sunday morning session
• Recommended to the Lord – October 2020, Saturday morning session
• “Behold! I Am a God of Miracles” – April 2021, Sunday afternoon session
• The Things of My Soul – October 2021, Saturday afternoon session
• To Heal the World – April 2022, Sunday morning session
• This Day – October 2022, Saturday morning session
• Hosanna to the Most High God – April 2023, Sunday afternoon session

First Presidency Christmas Devotionals

• Glory to God 2013

CES Devotionals

• Thy Friends Do Stand by Thee (video) 2010

BYU

• Making Temple Worship a Pattern in Your Life February 10, 2009
• Thy Friends Do Stand by Thee March 7, 2010
• “I the Lord Am with You” August 15, 2013
• Religious Freedom and Fairness for All September 15, 2015
• Integrity of Heart March 13, 2018
• Free to Choose January 21, 2020

BYU–Idaho

• Having the Constant Companionship of the Holy Ghost – February 28, 2006
• Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant – January 25, 2011
• To the Summit . April 8, 2016
• Stand in Holy Places – April 8, 2016
• Rome, a “Hinge Point” in History – April 28, 2019
• What’s Not to Love? – February 13, 2022

BYU–Hawaii

• Four “Safe Harbors” for the Rising Generation – February 9, 2006
• Name Above All Names – October 20, 2020

Ensign College

• Devotional – October 26, 2021

Other

• Face to Face – January 20, 2016
• The Lord’s Guiding Hand – November 14, 2017
• Your Special Part in Blessing the Lives of Others – May 5, 2018
• Young Adult Face to Face – September 13, 2020