Preparing for the future and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will be the focus of today's Devotional at 11 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address the BYU community concerning 'When Shall These Things Be.'
Elder Ballard was sustained to the Council of the Twelve on Oct. 6, 1985, after serving as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy since April 3, 1976.
Prior to his call to the First Quorum of the Seventy, he served as president of the Canada Toronto Mission.
While serving as a general authority, Elder Ballard acted as executive director of the Church Curriculum Department.
Elder Ballard attended the University of Utah and served an LDS mission in England.
He married Barbara Bowen in 1951 and they have two sons, five daughters, and thirty-seven grandchildren.
The Devotional will be broadcast on KBYU-TV at 11 a.m. and will be rebroadcast on March 31, at 6 and 11 a.m.