![]() ![]() Many look to his remarks because of his talent for teaching complex principles clearly and powerfully. He has delivered countless addresses and has authored the books The Blueprint of Christ’s Church, The Infinite Atonement, and The Inevitable Apostasy and the Promised Restoration. He served in the Presidency of the Seventy from 2011 until 2014, when he was called as the Sunday School general president.īrother Callister blesses Church members worldwide with his insights into doctrinal principles and his stalwart testimony of God, Jesus Christ, and the restored gospel. He served as a counselor and then as president of the Pacific Area, based in Auckland, New Zealand. While serving as a mission president in the Canada Toronto East Mission in 2008, Callister was called to be a General Authority. He later served as a regional representative and as an Area Seventy for the North America Northwest Area. He was the president of the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and he has also served as a bishop and stake president. In addition to his devotion to his family, he has also been involved in his community and especially in service to the Lord. ![]() Numbers and clauses have not, however, been the focus of Callister’s life. He spent most of his career practicing tax law in California. Education & CareerĬallister earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from BYU and went on to earn a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master’s degree specializing in tax law from New York University Law School. They were married in December 1968 and have six children and many grandchildren. When he returned, he attended Brigham Young University, where he met Kathryn Louise Saporiti. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern Atlantic States, based in Washington, DC. Tad Richards Callister was born December 17, 1945, in Glendale, California. Callister has a family legacy of Church leadership, and he augments that legacy with his own distinguished service. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.A scholar, tax law professional, husband, father, and General Authority, Tad R. May it become the keystone of our testimonies, so it may be said of us, as it was of the converted Lamanites, they “never did fall away” (Alma 23:6). It is God’s compelling witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the absolute truth of this Church. I bear my solemn testimony that the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God. Callister Gods Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon, Conference October 2017. We have not only the privilege to defend the Book of Mormon but also the opportunity to take the offense-to preach with power its divine doctrine and bear testimony of its crowning witness of Jesus Christ. Holland Missionary Work and the Atonement. It is both sword and shield-it sends the word of God into battle to fight for the hearts of the just and serves as an arch defender of the truth. The Book of Mormon is one of God’s priceless gifts to us. If one will take the time to humbly read and ponder the Book of Mormon, as did my friend, and give ear to the sweet fruits of the Spirit, then he or she will eventually receive the desired witness. My three-and-a-half-year period of reinvestigating the Church led me back wholeheartedly and convincingly to its truthfulness.” -anonymous testimony One day while reading the Book of Mormon in my room, I paused, knelt down, and gave a heartfelt prayer and felt resoundingly that Heavenly Father whispered to my spirit that the Church and the Book of Mormon were definitely true. But when I changed my focus to what it teaches about the gospel of Jesus Christ and His saving mission, I began to gain a testimony of its truthfulness. ![]() “Initially, I wanted the Book of Mormon to be proven to me historically, geographically, linguistically, and culturally. This book (The Book of Mormin) has inspired millions to reject Satan and to live more Christlike lives. God’s fingerprints are all over the Book of Mormon, as evidenced by its majestic doctrinal truths, particularly its masterful sermons on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. For this reason, the critics are intent on disproving the Book of Mormon, but the obstacles they face are insurmountable because this book is true. Why? Because if it is true, then Joseph Smith was a prophet and this is the restored Church of Jesus Christ, regardless of any historical or other arguments to the contrary. This book is the one weight on the scales of truth that exceeds the combined weight of all the critics’ arguments. The Book of Mormon is not only the keystone of our religion, but it can also become the keystone of our testimonies so that when trials or unanswered questions confront us, it can hold our testimonies securely in place. The Book of Mormon is God’s compelling witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the absolute truth of this Church. ![]()
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