Already to Harvest

And now, I ask, what great blessings has he bestowed upon us? Behold, thousands of (our brethren) rejoice, and have been brought into the fold of God. Behold, the field is ripe, and blessed are ye, for ye did thrust in the sickle, and did reap with your might. Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing--unto such is given . . .to bring thousands of souls to repentance. Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. (Alma 26:2,4-5,22,37)

Born and raised in Missouri, Hartman Rector, Jr., joined the Church in 1952. In 1968 he was called as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. He has twice served as a mission president in the Alabama-Florida and California San Diego Missions. A former naval aviator, he spent twenty-six years in the U.S. Navy and the Naval Reserve, where he is a captain. He is married to Constance Kirk Daniel Rector, and they have nine children.