Comments: Leon T. Ballard, 72, Snowflake 6th Ward, Snowflake Arizona Stake, called as president of the Snowflake Arizona Temple, which will be dedicated March 3, 2002. President Ballard's wife, Flora Miller Ballard, will serve as temple matron. President Ballard served as president of the Australia Brisbane Mission, director of the St. George Visitors Center and Historic Sites, stake president and patriarch. He is a retired businessman. He served in the Korean War. He was born in Snowflake, Ariz., to John Henry and Thora Shumway Ballard.
Sister Ballard is a former worker in the auxiliaries and a family history consultant. She was Arizona Mother of the Year in 2000. She was born in Snowflake, Ariz., to Allen K. and Philena Hunt Miller. |