Boyd Kenneth Packer
Information regarding Boyd K. Packer
- Apostle number: 86
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 78
- Date of birth: September 10, 1924
- Place of birth: Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah
- Date of apostolic ordination: April 9, 1970
- Age when ordained apostle: 45 years 6 months
- End of apostolic service: July 3, 2015
- Total apostolic years: 45 years 3 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: April 9, 1970
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 45 years 2 months
- Date of death: July 3, 2015
- Age at death: 90 years 9 months
- Place of death: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Remarks: He served as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve and President of the Quorum of Twelve from 2008 to 2015. He was the 10th of 11 children in his family, and he was stricken with polio in his youth. He had to learn to walk again.
- Inspirational quote: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”
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