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What is Your Destination?
Talks about our true journey through life, what is our true destination, and what are merely stops or pauses along the path to our true destinations.
- GenresChurch
197 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1978
About the author
Marvin J. Ashton
19 books21 followersMarvin Jeremy Ashton was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 until his death.
Ashton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of Marvin O. Ashton, a prominent local leader of the LDS Church who later became a general authority of the church. The younger Ashton worked in the lumber business as a youth. He graduated from the University of Utah. He served a mission in Great Britain, where his mission president was Hugh B. Brown. He worked as managing director of LDS Social Services.
From 1958 to 1969, Ashton was an assistant to the general superintendent of the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. He served as assistants to superintendents Joseph T. Bentley and G. Carlos Smith.
Ashton was ordained an Apostle on December 2, 1971 after the death of Richard L. Evans. Ashton was an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles between 1969 and his call to the Quorum of the Twelve.
Ashton died on February 25, 1994 and was succeeded by Robert D. Hales.
Ashton was involved with the Boy Scouts of America most of his life and earned Eagle Scout as a youth. As an adult he was a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA), the Silver Beaver Award and the Silver Antelope Award.
Ashton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of Marvin O. Ashton, a prominent local leader of the LDS Church who later became a general authority of the church. The younger Ashton worked in the lumber business as a youth. He graduated from the University of Utah. He served a mission in Great Britain, where his mission president was Hugh B. Brown. He worked as managing director of LDS Social Services.
From 1958 to 1969, Ashton was an assistant to the general superintendent of the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. He served as assistants to superintendents Joseph T. Bentley and G. Carlos Smith.
Ashton was ordained an Apostle on December 2, 1971 after the death of Richard L. Evans. Ashton was an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles between 1969 and his call to the Quorum of the Twelve.
Ashton died on February 25, 1994 and was succeeded by Robert D. Hales.
Ashton was involved with the Boy Scouts of America most of his life and earned Eagle Scout as a youth. As an adult he was a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA), the Silver Beaver Award and the Silver Antelope Award.
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July 16, 2017
I took a long time to get through this book - a chapter here and there. While that may be interpreted as critical, I often felt like a single chapter would give me enough to think about for some time after I read it and so wouldn't want to cover too much at once. I have read a bit of Ashton's writing in the past and in this book I continued to appreciate his personal kindness that shines through. His writing style is relaxed but his declarations for the gospel and righteous living ring clearly throughout. Overall this book does what I suspect he wanted it to - left me with a desire to be a better person.
July 24, 2014
Great stories
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