▁depart ed ▁from ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁( cir ca ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁special ▁interest ▁outside ▁his ▁professional ▁field ▁of ▁econom ics ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁fast ing . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Edward ▁Lawrence ▁Kim ball ▁and ▁Ev ely n ▁Be e ▁Mad sen ▁Kim ball ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Sp encer ▁W . ▁Kim ball , ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁president ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁great - ne p hew ▁of ▁chem ist ▁Henry ▁E yr ing . ▁As ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁senior , ▁Kim ball ▁took ▁ 9 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁Math ▁Olymp i ad . ▁Kim ball ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁then ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁lingu istics ▁from ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁His ▁Master ' s ▁th esis ▁was ▁" Language , ▁L ingu istics ▁and ▁Philosoph y : ▁A ▁Com parison ▁of ▁the ▁Work ▁of ▁Roman ▁Jakob son ▁and ▁the ▁Later ▁W itt gen stein , ▁with ▁Some ▁Att ention ▁to ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Charles ▁Sau