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• Spencer W. Kimball
  ...|thumb|frame|left|alt=Mormon Prophet Spencer W Kimball|Spencer W. Kimball, president and prophet, 1973–1985]] ...be ordained to the [[Priesthood]]. Despite his advanced age when he became president (age 78), most of his tenure (1973–1985) was characterized by his dynamic
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• Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ
  During the October [[General Conference|general conference]] in 1902, Church President [[Joseph F. Smith]] said he hoped that one day [http://comeuntochrist.org T President Joseph F. Smith first used the phrase of temples “dotting the land”—r
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• Thomas S. Monson
  ...had served as first counselor in the [[First Presidency]] of the Church to President Hinckley. He passed away at his home on January 2, 2018, at the age of 90. :A well-meaning person once told President Monson that it was useless for him to visit these elderly people, talking a
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• Famous Mormons
  * [[Jon M. Huntsman, Sr.]] (1937-2018): former Area Authority and billionaire founder of Huntsman Corporation, son-in-law of El * [[David H. Huntsman]]: business executive Huntsman Corporation, Area Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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• MormonWiki Articles
  ===President of the Church=== ===President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles===
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• Rome Italy Temple
  ...of the 178th Semiannual [[General Conference]], [[Thomas S. Monson]], then President of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain .... The Rome Italy Temple serves members who, according to then Rome [[Stake President]], [[Massimo De Feo]], traveled to the [[Bern Switzerland Temple]] to do te
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• Area Seventy
  ...nties, Area Authority Seventies, and Area Authorities. The current term is Area Seventies to avoid confusion with [[Seventy|General Authority Seventies]]. ...welve]] existed from 1967 until 1995 and were all released and replaced by Area Authority Seventies.
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• Contemporary Developments
  ...in early 1994, and was succeeded by [[Howard W. Hunter]]. Though elderly, President Hunter was known for his powerful testimony of [[Jesus Christ]], and his ap ...onths later and was succeeded by [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] on March 12, 1995. President Hinckley immediately met with members of the press, something that would di
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• Utah
  ...t Valley Park spans both Utah and Arizona. Glen Canyon National Recreation area includes the vast Lake Powell. Utah also hosts over 40 state parks. ...barely feed themselves and staged food raids against the pioneers. In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln established the Uintah Valley Indian Reservation. Governmen
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• Stability and Growth
  This period also saw many firsts. In November of 1896, President Wilford Woodruff directed that the first Sunday of every month be set aside ...became president and prophet to the Church soon after. In October of 1898, President Snow issued bonds to help get the Church out of the debt caused by the inte
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• International Area Organization Advisers
  ...et "over fifty new sisters who have been called to serve" as International Area Organization Advisors during the week preceding April 2021 General Conferen ...isers-strengthen-global-church] They will serve under the direction of the area presidencies for three to five years.
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• Brigham Young, Jr.
  ...nure was interrupted for one week in 1901 when [[Joseph F. Smith]] was the president of the Quorum. ...H. Wells]]. In 1865, when Wells left for [[Utah]], Young succeeded him as president of the European Mission.<ref name = Jenson/>
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• Priesthood
  President [[Russell M. Nelson]] has taught: "Every woman and every man who makes cove ...Aaronic Priesthood. The bishop is the president of the priests quorum, the president of the Aaronic Priesthood, and the presiding high priest in the ward. Altho
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• Red Cliffs Utah Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. President [[Russell M. Nelson]] that a second temple would be constructed in Washingt In his announcement remarks, President Nelson also noted that the [[Pioneer Temples|pioneer-era temples]] of the C
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• Bangkok Thailand Temple
  ...Sunday morning session of the 185th Annual [[General Conference]] (2015), President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of the '''Bangkok Thailand ...e temple site, as part of President Nelson's 2019 worldwide ministry tour. President Nelson said the Saints of Thailand will not be passive. [https://www.thechu
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• Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
  ...ross the United States. In fact, after they sang at his 1981 inauguration, President Ronald Reagan dubbed the Tabernacle Choir "America's Choir." The 360-voice ...ates Christ. We not only speak His words, but we sing his praises,” said President Leavitt. “Our goal now is to reach throughout the world to bring peace an
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• Keys
  ...the earth, and bless and serve [their] families and [their] fellowmen.<ref>President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conf ...2.1.1. Priesthood Keys” in Handbook 2: Administering the Church. </ref> President Russell M. Nelson, explained:
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• Harold B. Lee
  [[Image:Harold_B_Lee.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|Harold B. Lee, president and prophet of the Church 1972–1973]] '''Harold B. Lee''' was the eleventh [[Mormon prophet|president]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa
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• Mormon missionaries
  ...t.org/facts-and-statistics] The increase is thanks in large part to Church President and Prophet [[Russell M. Nelson]]’s April 2022 call for more missionaries ...www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/30/23377386/revisiting-the-surge-when-president-monson-announced-a-minimum-age-change-for-missionaries-in-2012]
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• Oakland California Temple
  Church president [[David O. McKay]] held a groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication on 26 ...temple was dedicated in multiple sessions held during 17-19 November 1964. President David O. McKay gave the [https://www.lds.org/temples/details/oakland-califo
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan
  In 1834 Joseph Smith went to Pontiac and preached in the area. Among those who accompanied him on this trip, besides his brother Hyrum, In 1877 Cyrus Wheelock was sent to Michigan as the Mission President. Several missionaries came with him. Among these were John Hafen, a Swiss
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• Wolfgang H. Paul
  ...ld several other positions in the Church including having been the mission president who presided over missionary work in East Germany beginning in 1989. This m ...on hearing his father tell of his experience at the dedication and hearing President [[David O. McKay]] speak, he wished he had been at the dedication and resol
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• Mormon Disciplinary Councils
  ...situation, and is generally left to the discretion of the Bishop or Stake President. A disciplinary council may be deemed appropriate when substantial evidence ...the positions of Area Seventy, Temple President, Mission President, Stake President, Patriarch, and Bishop [LDS Church (2006). Church Handbook of Instructions,
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• Howard W. Hunter
  '''Howard W. Hunter''' was the fourteenth [[Mormon prophet|president]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa [[Image:Howard_W_Hunter.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|Howard W. Hunter, Church president and prophet, 1994–1995]]
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• Henry B. Eyring
  ...econd counselor in the [[First Presidency]] with [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] as president. ...president [[Spencer W. Kimball]], thus making President Eyring a nephew of President Spencer W. Kimball.
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• James J. Hamula
  ...course, he had served as a [[Missionary|missionary]] as a young man and as President of the Washington, D.C. Mission from 1994 to 1997. But even as a young [[Bi ...ected to donate money for their new buildings. His [[Stake President|stake president]] realized that would be asking the members for a lot of money and instead
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• Mountain Meadows massacre
  ...auvoo]], Illinois, by angry mobs. At the time of its first settlement, the area that came to be known as Utah still belonged to Mexico, but was ceded to th ...e done about the Mormons. Acting without benefit of an investigation, U.S. President James Buchanan appointed Alfred Cumming as territorial governor and, on Jun
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• Mesa Arizona Temple
  ...r J. Grant]]. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 25 April 1922 with President Grant presiding. ...autiful edifice. The temple was officially dedicated on 23 October 1927 by President Grant. Baptisms for the dead were performed the afternoon following the ded
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• Paris France Temple
  ...h press in July 2011 while government approvals were still pending. Church President, [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the Church's intention of building a temple Past Church President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] visited France in 1998, prophesying that someday Fre
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• Tijuana México Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a new temple in Tijuana, ...an Luis Río Colorado. Prior to its dedication, Latter-day Saints from the area had to cross the U.S. border to attend the [[San Diego California Temple]].
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• Jordan River Utah Temple
  ...vel-full of dirt is turned to represent the beginning of construction, but President Kimball felt that he should follow his oft-quoted motto "lengthen your stri ...iver Temple in fifteen sessions held 16 November through 20 November 1981. President Kimball was not able to give the dedicatory prayer because he was recoverin
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• Seventy
  ...of April 2021, there are 99 General Authority Seventies and 10 quorums of Area Seventies. They assist the [[First Presidency]] and the [[Quorum of the Twe ...t was contrary to the order in heaven in 1840 may not be contrary in 1960. President McKay directed that members of the First Council of Seventy be ordained to
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• Mission President
  ...mon_Mission_President.jpg|200px|left|alt=Newly Called Spain Madrid Mission President, Thomas H. and Sharon Shaw|frame|Thomas H. and Sharon Shaw, former mission ...] in that they maintain a leadership role over all the missionaries in the area. Unlike regular missionaries, who provide their own support, mission presid
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• Columbus Ohio Temple
  ...Saints of Ohio are once again blessed to have a temple within their midst. President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] said, "Our people are more accepted now. It is a new ...r and art glass windows, are being built all over the world. It is part of President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]'s plan to bring the temples to the people.
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• Saratoga Springs Utah Temple
  The '''Saratoga Springs Utah Temple''' was announced by then-Church President [[Thomas S. Monson]] on [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/f ...h of downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Members of the Area Presidency were also in attendance.
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• Missionary Work: Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Southwest Asia, Guam, and Missions of the Church
  ...of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo courtesy Africa Southeast Area.]] ...abwe. Elder [[Paul E. Koelliker]] of the Seventy and Africa Southeast Area president accompanied Elder Holland during his travels.
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• Bengaluru India Temple
  ...ral Authority]] [[Seventy]], and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy, President Nelson toured possible locations for the temple during his time in India. ...for the temple president, temple and service missionaries, and the mission president.
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• Moses Lake Washington Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced Washington's fourth temple will be construc ...umbia River Washington Temple]], located in the rapidly growing Tri-Cities area.
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• Snowflake Arizona Temple
  ...two of the Church's early leaders who helped supervise colonization of the area. Church President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] said, “We are thankful for those who laid the foun
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• Tucson Arizona Temple
  ...neral Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced plans for a temple to be built in Tucson, Ar ...ariance and captured beautifully the architectural character of the Tucson area.”[https://www.deseret.com/2017/6/8/20613873/why-the-latest-mormon-temple-
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• Richmond Virginia Temple
  ...story home at 4151 Mountain Road will remain as a residence for the temple president and matron. .../ She said], "It is a dream come true." Jenni McCall, a [[Relief Society]] president in Stafford County was "ecstatic" about the announcement. She said, "This w
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• Neiafu Tonga Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced that a new temple will be built in Tonga. T ...nstructed on site in addition to housing for the [[Temple President|temple president]] and matron and for temple [[Missionaries|missionaries]].
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• Stake
  ...auvoo and the Martyrdom|Nauvoo, Illinois]], and William Marks became stake president. ...kes are organized from a group of wards or branches in the same geographic area. A stake must be composed of at least three wards, and up to a total of six
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• Bishop
  ...minations. In other churches, a bishop may administer a large geographical area involving a large number of congregations. The Latter-day Saint position of The bishop serves as president of the ward's [[Aaronic Priesthood]] holders (generally young men between t
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• John H. Groberg
  ...ked unity and morality. He had little contact with his [[Mission|mission]] president. He nearly drowned when pushed out of a boat during a major storm and suffe ...Indiana University. He was then involved in real estate in the Idaho Falls area. Groberg also served for five years as a [[Bishop|bishop]] of a ward in Ida
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• Eric B. Shumway
  ...After his term of service as president of the university, he was called as president of the [[Nuku alofa Tonga Temple]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...s Academic Vice President at BYU-H immediately prior to his appointment as president of the university.<ref>''Church News'', 1993-04-23, p. Z3</ref> Shumway had
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• Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple
  ...the sixth temple in Central America. Until its dedication, members in the area had to travel to [[Guatemala City Guatemala Temple|Guatemala City]], to att ...of the faith of the members because the Church is still very young in the area.
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• Urdaneta Philippines Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a new temple in Urdaneta On April 28, 1961, President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], then of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, offered
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• Lorenzo Snow
  ...alt=Mormon Prophet Lorenzo Snow|Lorenzo Snow, 1814–1901, was prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1898–1901]] ...h legislature and served well for twenty-nine years, ten of those years as president of the Legislative Council.
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• Mormon Retrenchment Association
  .... 15, 1882]:59. </ref> Two similar yet distinct organizations emerged from President Young’s retrenchment movement—the Retrenchment Association for women an ...ain and foolish things of the world. The word “retrenchment” reflected President Young’s desire for the women of the Church to “retrench in everything t
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• "Mormon" Polygamy
  ...or other religious denomination. [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], 15th Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, stated the following ab ...the issue of polygamy was part of the justification for the [[Utah War]]. President Buchanan sent 5,000 troops to crush a non-existent rebellion in the territo
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• Tokyo Japan Temple
  ...that a temple would be built in Tokyo, Japan. [[Spencer W. Kimball]], then President of the Church, said at a conference in Tokyo: ...Asian countries and the world. Yesterday, we held a meeting of the [[Stake President|stake presidents]] and other leaders to consider this very serious matter.
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• Stake Conference
  ...meeting of all the members in a [[stake]], held under the direction of the President of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]. A stake conference consists of t ...presiding visitors, then the President of the Twelve designates the Stake President as the presiding authority.
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• Concepcion Chile Temple
  ...e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], [[Thomas S. Monson]], then president and prophet of the Church, announced that a temple would be built in Concep ...in Quinta Junge—a modern residential development in a beautiful forested area on the Biobío River. A major apartment complex, called Edificios Parque Ju
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• Hong Kong China Temple
  On 3 October 1992, President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 2008, annou ...le, but also a chapel, mission offices, and living quarters for the temple president and several missionaries.[2]
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• Bountiful Utah Temple
  ...n crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Latter-day Saint temple would later be built. [1 ...ter in May of 1992, the groundbreaking took place, and on January 8, 1992, President [[Howard W. Hunter]] dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thous
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• Box Elder Tabernacle
  ...e building would be visible for miles across the valley. [[Brigham Young | President Young]] and Territorial Surveyor Jesse W. Fox laid the cornerstones on 9 Ma ...caps, and other improvements were added to beautify the structure. Church President [[Wilford Woodruff]] dedicated the finished building on 28 October 1890.
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• Area Presidency
  ...://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/5-general-and-area-leadership?lang=eng#title_number10] Members of the Area Presidency travel within the assigned area to minister to, teach, and encourage local leaders, missionaries, and Churc
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• Hartford Connecticut Temple
  ...e determined that we will not at this time build a temple in the immediate area of Hartford." He apologized to the disappointed members of Hartford by stat ...that temples will be located in such areas that our Saints in the Hartford area will not have to drive unreasonable distances.
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• Manti Utah Temple
  ...ad been prophesied numerous times since the beginning of settlement in the area that this would be the site of the temple. When [[Brigham Young]] announced In his April 2019 General Conference closing remarks, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced the renovation of the Manti Temple at a fut
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• Temple Square
  ...Mormon pioneers] arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, [[Brigham Young]], then president of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain ...nce, refresh, and beautify the temple and its surrounding grounds,” said President Nelson. “Obsolete systems within the building will be replaced. Safety an
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• Lisbon Portugal Temple
  ...st.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on 2 October 2010, President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that a new temple would be built in Lisbon, ...he Vasco de Gama Center (shopping mall), and the Vasco de Gama Bridge. The area is beautified by volcano and waterfall fountains that can all be taken in f
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• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
  ...ice, an Employment Resource Service Center, and a residence for the temple president and matron. ...ion of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in 1830, Church President, [[Joseph Smith]], moved to [[Harmony, Pennsylvania]], and lived in the hom
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  ...f the most respected choirs in the world. In 1999, under the direction of President Gordon B. Hinkley, the Church established the [https://www.thetabernaclecho ...ositions may be addressed by their title and then their last name (such as President Nelson). Some frequently used titles are as follows:
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• Thomas S. Monson Stories
  ...e is a collection of stories from the life of [[Thomas S. Monson]], former president and prophet of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ...s wheelchair at the swimming pool, preparing for therapy. I hurried to the area, and there was Stan, all alone, at the edge of the deeper portion of the po
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• Accra Ghana Temple
  The building of the Accra Ghana Temple was announced on 16 February 1998 by President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]. The announcement came after he had challenged membe ...utdoor gathering of some assembled members in Accra's Independence Square, President Hinckley said, "You've gone a long time without a temple. When I was here f
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• Octaviano Tenorio
  ...f Latter-day Saints] since 2007. He was one of the original [[Area Seventy|area authorities]] called in 1995. He was given emeritus status on October 6, 20 ...ed in the Río Bravo river. A few years later, Tenorio became a [[branch]] president in the Church. Then he moved to Mexico City with his job with ''Readers Dig
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• Jon Huntsman, Sr.
  ...of the Seventy. He has also served as [[stake]] president and as [[mission president]] in the Washington, D.C. Mission. ...ing as an Area Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ. [[Paul Huntsman]] is president and CEO of the Huntsman Family Investments and is the owner and publisher o
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• Julie B. Beck
  [[Image:Beck Julie.jpg|thumb|200px|left|alt=Mormon Relief Society President Julie B. Beck]] '''Julie Bangerter Beck''' was the [[Relief Society]] general president of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain
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• N. Eldon Tanner
  ...fe to devote his full attention to the job at hand. <ref>Hugh B. Brown, “President N. Eldon Tanner: A Man of Integrity,” ''Ensign'', Nov 1972, 13.</ref> President Tanner next took a position as high school teacher in Cardston and moved hi
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• Marion G. Romney
  ...J. Romney did live to adulthood, served a mission, and in April 1983 read President Marion G. Romney's general conference talk for him. The Romneys also had an ...he accepted a call as a [[Bishop|bishop]] from his [[Stake President|stake president]], [[Bryant S. Hinckley]]. Due to his election to the state legislature, hi
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• George W. Romney
  ..., 1995) was an American businessman and politician. He was also the first president of the Detroit Stake (now the Bloomfield Hills Michigan Stake). He also ser ...George's uncle [[Rey L. Pratt]] would be president of the Mexican mission, president in exile, during the Mexican Revolution and on into the 1930s.
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• Gathering of Israel
  ...f America. The tribe of Judah will return to the city of Jerusalem and the area surrounding it. The ten lost tribes who are now hidden from the world will
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• Missionary Work 3: American Sign Language, South America, Hungary, England, and India
  ...ased on the number of Latter-day Saints living within a certain geographic area, so the construction of new temples means the church is growing. The goal o ...a in 2018, he traveled home to Brazil. Fittingly, his senior companion was President [[M. Russell Ballard]], grandson of Elder [[Melvin J. Ballard]]. Church New
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• Kevin Worthen
  [[Image:Kevin_Worthen.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Kevin Worthen BYU President Mormon|left]] ...], first counselor in the [[First Presidency]], each of whom is a past BYU president.
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• Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the Church's intention to build a temple in ...d—all five stakes being headquartered in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, which boasts well over two million residents.
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• Manhattan New York Temple
  ...Local congregations will be relocated to other meetinghouse spaces in the area during the renovation period. During the temple’s renovation, Latter-day ...ecame apparent during the last decade when membership in the Church in the area tripled to more than 42,000 members.
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• Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
  ...Canada. The '''Winnipeg Manitoba Temple''' serves members of the Winnipeg area who previously traveled 400 miles (600 kilometers)—a 6½-hour drive—to ...s]] sent to the area. A month later, seven missionaries were called to the area. Many early converts to the Church in Manitoba immigrated to areas with gre
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• Salt Lake Temple
  The Salt Lake Temple is also unique in that the President of the Church presided directly over a temple. Elder [[David B. Haight]] re ...finally finished under the direction of Wilford Woodruff, then the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ. Dedicatory services took place on 6 April 18
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• Houston Texas Temple
  ...an for a site on which to build a [[Mormon Temples|temple]] in the Houston area. Steve Cook, a member who had helped the Church in purchasing real estate i ...ction trip, but when he visited the city it was not available. Undeterred, President Hinckley visited the site anyway and informed Brother Cook that this was th
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• Chronological List of Temples
  ...urch News] for the current status for each of the 168 temples announced by President Nelson. ...South Area; Victoria, British Columbia; Yuma, Arizona; Houston Texas South Area; Des Moines, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; Honolulu, Hawaii; West Jordan, Utah; L
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• Atlanta Georgia Temple
  .../wiki/Joseph_Standing] one of the missionaries. Most of the members in the area moved west to Utah to join the rest of the members of the Church. ...s; and in 1990 there were 41,595 members. Of missionary work in the South, President of the Church [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] stated,
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• Single Adults
  ...31 and older attend conventional wards. However, as an exception, [[Stake President|stake presidents]] may recommend the creation of a single adult ward for si ...adults on 22 September 1996, at the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]], then-Church president [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] said:
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• Branch President
  ...:Mormon Bishopbric.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Mormon Bishopric]]A '''branch president''' is the authority over a [[Branch]] of the Church. He usually holds the [ ...l with them and receive their reports on their stewardships. If the branch president holds the Melchizedek priesthood, he also oversees finances and records unt
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• Durban South Africa Temple
  ...e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], [[Thomas S. Monson]], then-President of the Church, announced the construction of a temple in Durban, South Afri ...one congregation became three, and South African Latter-day Saints in the area totaled almost 130. Government restrictions and challenges in speaking Afri
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• Preside
  A [[quorum]] president presides over a quorum. A [[Branch President]] presides over a [[Branch]].
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• Barranquilla Colombia Temple
  [[Thomas S. Monson]], President of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain ...neral Authority]] [[Seventy]] and President of the South America Northwest Area, presided over the outdoor ceremony at the temple site. Thousands of others
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• London England Temple
  ...tinent, the [[Bern Switzerland Temple]] was dedicated, [[David O. McKay]], President of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from 1951 to 1970, d ...ngineers feared that it would not be suitable for the temple's foundation. President McKay, however, insisted, that this was where the temple was to be built. W
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• Gilbert Arizona Temple
  ...uary 2008. [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/gilbert-arizona-temple/ President Monson commented], "It is my personal priority to make sure members of the ...na Temple]], but with the large population of [[Latter-day Saints]] in the area, and the large number of patrons using the Mesa Arizona Temple, another tem
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• Salt Lake City
  ...typically originate in the Gulf of Alaska and move southeastward into the area. The nearby Great Salt Lake produces lake-effect snow approximately 6 to 8 ...day Salt Lake City was an explorer named Jim Bridger. Bridger explored the area in 1825.
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• Magic Valley
  ...agic Valley Idaho Map|Magic Valley Idaho Map]]The '''Magic Valley''' is an area in south-central Idaho composed of eight counties. Glenns Ferry, although n ...fically, they immigrated to today's Minidoka and Cassia County. The Cassia area consists of the towns of Burley, Rupert, Paul, and Oakley, among others.
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• Tad R. Callister
  ...epresentative]], mission president’s counselor, mission president, and [[Area Seventy]]. ...thority in April 2014 and was then called as the [[Sunday School]] general president. He served until his release on April 6, 2019.
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• Official Websites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  ...nclude such information as reports of Church activities, messages from the Area Presidency, announcements and reports of special events, and local church h *[https://www.facebook.com/russell.m.nelson/ President Russell M. Nelson]
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• Star Valley Wyoming Temple
  ...st.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on 1 October 2011. President and Prophet of the Church, [[Thomas S. Monson]] (1927–2018), made the ann ...This is for all residents of Star Valley and it will be a blessing to this area.
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• Quito Ecuador Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that Ecuador's second temple would be constr ...11 May 2019. Elder [[Enrique R. Falabella]], South America Northwest Area President, presided and dedicated the temple site signifying the beginning of constru
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• Cedar City Utah Temple
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President and Prophet [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a Latter-day ...members of 17 stakes headquartered in southern Utah and eastern Nevada, an area which includes approximately 50,000 members. One of the great temple hymns,
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• Ryan K. Olsen
  ...Area Authority and member of the Twelfth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah Area. ...ic, bishop, stake president, counselor in a ward Young Men presidency, and president of the Uruguay Montevideo West Mission from 2016 to 2019. 
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• Pago Pago American Samoa Temple
  ...ocal materials including lava rock and the fine hardwoods available in the area. The high ground would protect the temple against flooding, and the soundpr ...a location and design change for the Samoa Temple. At a press conference, President [[Spencer W. Kimball]] [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/pago-pago-am
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• Phoenix Arizona Temple
  On 24 May 2008 President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced ...the need for a third temple for members of the Church in the Phoenix metro area.
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• Gifford Nielsen
  ...]. In the Saturday morning session of general conference on April 6, 2024, President [[Dallin H. Oaks]] announced that Elder Nielsen will be released and receiv ...rector at Channel 11 in Houston before his retirement. In 2011 he was made president of Nielsen and Nielsen LLC and chairman of the Executive Committee of Memor
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