When Elder Ballard was attending East High School in Salt Lake City, he was seminary president his senior year. He attended the University of Utah and was known as the bishop to his fraternity brothers. All his friends knew that whatever he was doing, he would be true and faithful. Elder Ballard’s education was a lot of hands on work. With his father owning Ballard Motor Co., he got to work with his father and learn the importance of setting goals. 

He learned how to set goals in work, education, church, and family.

Proficiently he became involved in many endeavors; auto motive, real estate, mining, and investment businesses. 

Eventually he took over Ballard Motor Co. from his father.

                          

 At the same time he served as First Lutenit in the United States Army Reserve. He had many down falls in his career, but always bounced back. He said: “to me, failure is only when you quite trying. If you keep working at a task and try to do what’s right and honest, ultimately it works out.” Over the years he worked in many places. He worked as the President of Valley Music Hall in Bountiful Utah. The Theater gave people lots of enjoyment and entertainment. He spent time in other leadership positions in professional organizations. Such as Chamber of Commerce, Deseret Book Company, and the Salt Pallet advisory board.