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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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