SKU: 1243185 Parable of the Cheetahs and Crocodiles
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Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been a member of that quorum since 1970 and a General Authority since 1961. Immediately prior to that, he was the supervisor of seminaries and institutes for the Church. He is a former president of the New England States Mission. President Packer was born in Brigham City, Utah. He served as a pilot in the United States Air Force during World War II and later obtained his doctorate in education from Brigham Young University. He is the author of several best-selling books, including The Holy Temple, That All May Be Edified, and Teach Ye Diligently. He and his wife, Donna Edith Smith Packer, are the parents of ten children.
Elder David A. Bednar was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2004. He served a mission to southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He received a PhD in organizational behavior from Purdue University and was a professor of business management at Texas Tech University and the University of Arkansas. Elder Bednar served as the president of BYU–Idaho from 1997 to 2004. His previous published books include The Spirit of Revelation; One by One; The Parable of the Cheetah; and the bestselling trilogy Increase in Learning; Act in Doctrine; and Power to Become. He and his wife, Susan, are the parents of three sons.