We were all young marrieds, our wives were taking care of their kids in California, they couldn't afford to come up. We were playing at like 2 o'clock in the afternoon. We came up here and it was late July or early August. When I was married and living in California, I played for the Studio City Ward baseball team and we won the Southern California championship for the Church when they used to have the old church tournament. I'll give you one example of the type of grandfather he was. We would come up at conference time and holidays. I lived in California at the time with my mom and dad. TC: He was an incredibly good grandfather. What was it like for you to grow up as the grandson of an apostle? TT: Elder LeGrand Richards, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1952-1983, was your grandfather. I think I’ve always had a testimony, but that expanded my interest in asking questions. I learned from him that you could ask honest questions intellectually and that was not contrary to having a testimony. He was brilliant intellectually, but also totally solid spiritually. I had some very good professors at Brigham Young University, but one was Chauncey C. I've never forgot that little chart she had up on the wall. Her concern for the one, as an 8- or 9-year-old boy, stuck me for some reason. I remember her talking about those who weren't there and what we can do to get them there. If you weren’t in class, your sheep was outside the fold. I remember we had a big class and all of our names were on a sheep in this fold. One when I was about 8 years old, Sister Josie Halladay. TT: Over your life you've had many teachers and mentors. I will still study the scriptures of course, but this was every day, concentrated, "How can we prepare this so it will help the members of the church better understand the doctrine?" I'll miss that concentrated study of the scriptures and trying to wrestle with how can we present it in a way that will be helpful to the membership of the church? I will also miss the intense concentrated study of the scriptures. I felt like it was just kind of a mini celestial kingdom up there. I have the highest respect for them and I will miss those daily associations. We had an incredibly close relationship with the staff writers. Tad Callister: I think what I will miss the most is the relationships the relationships with my counselors, with the other auxiliaries that we interacted with, the staff writers. Trent Toone: What will you miss most about serving at Church headquarters? This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The mists of darkness may come and the unanswered questions may arise, but through it all you will have your iron rod to cling to - to keep you on the straight and narrow path that leads to eternal life."īrother Callister spoke in-depth about why he wrote A Case for the Book of Mormon and answered other questions related to his life and church service and in a recent interview with Trent Toone. "Because if you do, it will become your personal iron rod. "Why is it so important for you individually to gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon?" he asked BYU students. In 2016, Brother Callister delivered a BYU devotional address titled, " The Book of Mormon: Man-Made or God-Given?" that helped pave the way for his book. "I think it's a real treasure for the Church to be able to see some of those evidences that help to sustain and maintain faith." "I think his book does such a great job of helping us see rational arguments for why the Book of Mormon is the most correct book on this earth and how it came from God," Brother Ashton said. "It is God's divine gift to every soul who wants to return to Him and become more like Him."Ī Case for the Book of Mormon gives readers a comprehensive overview of every critical claim ever made against the book, along with well-reasoned responses and arguments that invite the reader to "seriously consider and weigh the many evidences of the Book of Mormon's divine authenticity," Brother Callister wrote.īrother Brian Ashton, recently released as second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, described the book as "excellent." "The Book of Mormon is a book for all seasons," Brother Callister wrote in chapter 1. For now the author of The Infinite Atonement, The Blueprint of Christ's Church, and other gospel-themed titles is discussing his latest volume, A Case for the Book of Mormon, which he hopes will bless and help strengthen testimonies of Latter-day Saints across the Church. ► You'll also like: Tad Callister Explains Why He Included Opposing Arguments in His Case for the Book of Mormonīut more on that project another time.
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