LDS Church didn’t denounce me, Tim Ballard fires back
Even as the Utah-based faith removes some articles about him from its website and allegations of sexual misconduct appear, the anti-human-trafficking activist insists he never exploited his friendship with a senior apostle.
(Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons) Tim Ballard, speaking in Florida in July, says Latter-day Saint apostle M. Russell Ballard is "like a grandfather to me."
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.