“The ways that I hear the Spirit of the Lord best in my life is by reading the scriptures and following promptings of the Holy Ghost.” Elder Ronald A. Rasband says that we can #HearHim through promptings that we receive while reading the Holy Scriptures.
“When I get up in the morning, I go to Heavenly Father in prayer and say, “Heavenly Father, help me today to be responsive to the promptings of Thy Spirit.” That is in my morning prayers.”
“As I reflect on the ways that I “hear Him,” I recall learning to hear the voice of the Lord very early in my life. I was brought up by wonderful parents, and they taught me the importance of the scriptures at an early age. From my childhood and youth, through my mission, and through life, I have been very oriented toward trying to feel the Spirit directing me. The ways that I hear the Spirit of the Lord best in my life are by reading the scriptures and following His promptings.”
Elder Ronald A. Rasband
Elder Rasband is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Follow him on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/RonaldARasband
Personal Life
Ronald A. Rasband was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1951. He married Melanie Twitchell in 1973. They are the parents of five children.
He attended the University of Utah. In 1995, Utah Valley University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Business and Commerce.
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 Church’s Sesquicentennial Committee. He presided over the New York, New York North Mission from 1996 to 1999.
Professional Life
Elder Rasband 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. He 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.
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.Last Updated On 14 May 2021 (From ChurchOfJesusChrist.org)
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