Mark Gregson wrote:
> > > To test this out - what are the current or former occupations of the apostles? > > Here are some of the former occupations of all the current apostles. Neither >President Hinckley nor President Packer could have become wealthy from their >employment, so Paul's theory fails in those cases (granted, they may have made money >from their books, investments, consulting fees, etc.). All or almost all the >Brethren have university degrees and several have multiple degrees. None appear to >have been mainly manual labourers. > > President Hinckley: employee of the Church since completing his mission. > Specifically, most of his later Church career, professionally speaking, was spent in either journalism- or public affairs-related positions. > > President Monson: general manager of Deseret Press. > So does he report to Sister Dew now? (who's president and CEO of Deseret Book Co.) [just teasing. I know that Pres. Monson is no longer the GM of Deseret News] > > President Faust: attorney (lawyer). > > President Packer: pilot during WWII, supervisor of Seminaries and Institutes of >Religion. > > Elder Perry: vice president and treasurer of department store chain in Boston. > > Elder Haight: district and regional manager of large retail store chain, assistant >to president of BYU. > > Elder Maxwell: executive vice president of the University of Utah, Church >commissioner of education. > > Elder Nelson: Renowned surgeon and medical researcher. > > Elder Oaks: nine years as president of BYU, and three years as Utah Supreme Court >justice. > > Elder Ballard: various business enterprises, including automotive, real estate and >investments. > > Elder Wirthlin: president of trade association in Utah. > > Elder Scott: Worked 12 years developing military and private nuclear power reactors; >subsequently consultant to nuclear power industry. > > Elder Hales: jet fighter pilot; was an executive with four major national companies. > > Elder Holland: president of Brigham Young University. > > Elder Eyring: president of Ricks College, 1971-77. > > ========= Mark Gregson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========= -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated…To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one’s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.” – Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in “The Peloponessian Wars” Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
