Funeral services for President M. Russell Ballard, who served as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are scheduled to be held in the Tabernacle on Temple Square on Friday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to noon.
The funeral will be open to the public ages 8 and older. Plans for the funeral were released by ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
President Ballard died at the age of 95 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 12.
The Temple Square gates and the Tabernacle doors will open at 9:30 a.m. Attendees should be seated by 10:30 a.m. The Church campus buildings will close at 10:30 a.m. and reopen following the funeral at 1 p.m.
The funeral services will be streamed live on the Church’s Broadcasts page and Inspiration and Events YouTube channel (available in Cantonese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish), as well as BYUtv.
A private burial service will take place at the Salt Lake City Cemetery immediately following the funeral.
There will be no public viewing, but expressions of sympathy can be posted on President Ballard’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
In lieu of flowers, President Ballard’s family has asked that donations be made to This Is the Place Heritage Park.
