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...ntroversy as Mormons and historians struggle to understand this event, and the Church's detractors seek to exploit it for polemical purposes. ==Setting the stage==

...of Twelve Apostles]] from 1879 to 1896. He was the sixth of the eight sons of Hezekiah Thatcher and Alley Kitchen and was born in Sangamon county, Illino ..., in contemplating the goodness of God, as in contrast with the wickedness of man.

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...g The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], announced the building of a temple in Rome, Italy. ...h, a curved temple, and temple building both on the exterior as well as on the interior."

...ts (sometimes erroneously called the Mormon Church) apart from the rest of the contemporary Christian world. ...''Ensign''', May 2000).[https://ca.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples-dotting-the-earth]

...http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/the-restoration-of-truth/the-great-apostasy] ...raham, Enoch, and Moses, and the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], a compilation of modern revelations.

...endowment and the marriage sealing—require making solemn covenants with the Lord. ...sick and afflicted. All ordinances are designed to bring mankind closer to the Savior, Jesus Christ.

==Definition of the Priesthood== ...is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” ([[Pearl of Great Price]], [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moses/1 Moses 1:39]).

...was of German descent. George's father was a master tailor in the West End of London. ...carried from Jerusalem to Rome by the Roman soldiery and had been lost in the river Tiber; and he could not understand how these holy things got to Ameri

...ssionaries.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics] The increase is thanks in large part to Church President and Prophet [[Russell ...3,035.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/30/23377386/revisiting-the-surge-when-president-monson-announced-a-minimum-age-change-for-missionaries

...keys separate the Church of Jesus Christ from all of the other churches on the earth today—only His Church will have His priesthood keys. ...car. The priesthood keys control the access to and the use of the car—or the priesthood.

...well-known temple and has come to symbolize the Church to many throughout the world. ...ostle [[Wilford Woodruff]] marked the spot then and there. Construction of the temple began on 14 February 1853, following a groundbreaking ceremony condu

...esthood|priesthood authority]] from God are not contingent upon the Church of Jesus Christ growing quickly. ...nd Ukraine. Latter-day Saints in Tonga celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Church there.

...ruction and ruin. Thus, the abomination of desolation describes conditions of grief, sadness, loneliness and ruin brought about by people who have turned [[Image:Jerusalem_Wall.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Jerusalem Wall abomination of desolation|left]]

...trial during which a member of the church is tried for alleged violations of church standards.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciplinary_council] Un ...p privileges, or the member may be [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] from the Church.

Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple</span></center>|right]] ...[https://www.mormonwiki.com/Geographical_List_of_Temples Geographical List of Temples].)

...nkfurt Germany Temple|Frankfurt, Germany]], [[The Hague Netherlands Temple|The Hague, Netherlands]], and [[Bern Switzerland Temple|Bern, Switzerland]]. ...ng the October 2012 Semiannual [[General Conference]] worldwide broadcast. The temple grounds are located in Le Chesnay, France, in Paris’ western subur

...nglish and later into editions in various languages. It is used throughout the church globally. ...re they live in the world, will have the same hymns and the same songs and the same hymn numbers!” Members were asked to submit original music and lyric

As '''Missionary Work''' of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] progresses, this page will record updates. ...aul Koelliker, center, greet Mayor Masini of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo courtesy Africa Southeast Area.]]

...er?lang=eng visitors' center] shares the meticulously manicured grounds of the temple, which feature a cactus garden and large reflection pools. ...on 28 November 1921 by then–President of the Church, [[Heber J. Grant]]. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 25 April 1922 with President Grant pr

...approaching 60 percent, would be able to partake of the richest blessings of their faith through temple [[Ordinances|ordinances]]. ...''Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple''' would be built on land immediately behind the chapel on Route de Frères.

...Christ teaches that the office of seventy was anciently conferred upon the seventy disciples mentioned in [https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/10.1-2?lang= ...l-authorities-of-the-church/list-of-selected-members-of-the-quorums-of-the-seventy?lang=eng]

==Reaching the Deaf with American Sign Language== ...ments, pamphlets, manuals, and videos in ASL to aid the deaf as they learn the gospel.

...as well as Matthias F.'s grandparents on both sides of the house, embraced the gospel. ...y, who with her had embraced the [[gospel]] through the missionary efforts of Apostle [[Wilford Woodruff]] and [[John F. Boynton]], emigrated to [[Utah]]

...me in Nauvoo, the center of the Church of Jesus Christ until the martyrdom of [[Joseph Smith]] © 2002 Brigham Young University]] ...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], go to the article called [[Nauvoo and the Martyrdom]].''

==A Period of Peace and Growth== ...he end of this period, just after World War II, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was set to become an international church.

...ecent developments, it provides an introduction to the contemporary Church of Jesus Christ. ...many Church members and also those of other faiths (Ludlow, ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism'', p. 639).

...B. Eyring]], the current first presidency of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] © Intellectual Reserve</span></center>|right]] ...f the Church]] and his counselors. The First Presidency currently consists of [[Russell M. Nelson]] and his two counselors, [[Dallin H. Oaks]] and [[Henr

===Nauvoo the Beautiful, the City of Joseph=== ...treason. Finally, on April 16, a friendly guard, realizing that Joseph and the others were being confined illegally, allowed them to escape.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...was announced on 26 May 1962. With its completion, the Oakland temple was the second Church temple in California.

...sident and Prophet of the Church, [[Thomas S. Monson]] (1927–2018), made the announcement. [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/star-valley-wyoming-t ...emple will not just be for members of our faith. This is for all residents of Star Valley and it will be a blessing to this area.

...] paid [[Tithing|tithes]]. [[Doctrine and Covenants]] 107:3-4 explains why the priesthood is called after him: ...the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.</blockquote>

...embers begin to focus their own attention on the Savior as they partake of the Sacrament. ...85 book)|hymnal (1985)]] specifies that the hymnal was meant to be used in the home as well. Families are encouraged to sing them as a family and to use t

:'''The Power of Covenants''' :Of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]

...death on July 3, 2015. He was formerly [[Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]. .../do-not-fear?lang=eng]. While still a young boy, Packer suffered from what the doctors believed to be pneumonia. However, after he became well again, he f

...es obedience play in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], and its members, often inadvertently called Mormons? T ...e United States: the Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Methodist Church.

...encephoto.jpg|left|frame|Latter-day Saints listen to General Conference in the Salt Lake Temple gardens]] ...the year than usual due to their being held in Australia and the necessity of having spring weather.

The Lisbon Portugal Temple.©2019 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.</span></center>| ...eral Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on 2 October 2010, President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announ

...ty Center Temple|right|frame|<span style="color:#0D8ED3">The north side of the Provo City Center Temple. (Church Newsroom)]] ...eration belonging to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Its history is unique.

...[[Johannesburg South Africa Temple]], which was dedicated in 1985, was the first Latter-day Saint temple built in South Africa. ...Africa. With a metropolitan population of almost 4.5 million people, it is the country's third-largest city, behind Johannesburg and Cape Town.

...the gospel]] to be revealed to man. The restoration of the gospel began in the early 1800s, in New York, through revelations given to [[Joseph Smith]]. ...lation from God in order to reveal true doctrines. The apostles prophesied of a "falling away" from true doctrine:

...eral Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on 7 October 2018, by President [[Russell M. Nelson]]. ...a, Guam is home to about 2,500 Church members and one [[Mission|mission]], the Micronesia Guam Mission. Another 6,300 Latter-day Saints reside throughout

...r temples which feature an angel Moroni statue holding the gold plates are the [[Washington DC Temple]], [[Los Angeles California Temple]], [[Seattle Wash ...ith cast stone and white marble chips. Although the tower appears to be of the same material, it actually contains fiberglass in a product called cemlite

...1877, is the [[St. George Utah Temple]] — the oldest operating temple of the Church. ...ple closed in November 2019 for extensive renovation and reopened in 2023. The [[Manti Utah Temple|Manti Temple]] closed for a major renovation in October

...entral Library of the Philadelphia Free Library and the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. ...ervices office, an Employment Resource Service Center, and a residence for the temple president and matron.

...]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]][[Category:Apostles]][[Category:Church Historian]] ...Church. [[Image:Woodruff.jpg|200px|right|alt=Wilford Woodruff, 1807-1898, the fourth Mormon prophet]]

...he 182nd Semiannual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced plans for a t ...Temple site were transplanted to an on-site nursery and reintegrated into the final landscaping.

...shed a plan to bring free Blacks into Missouri. In fact, Missourians wrote the following: ...In a late number of the Star, published in Independence by the leaders of the sect, there is an article inviting free Negroes and mulattoes from other st

...ughout Southeast Asia. Members currently attend temple worship services in the [[Hong Kong China Temple]], over 1,000 miles away. ...de it, but not arriving until 1854 and staying only four months because of the language barrier.

...thumb|<center><span style="color:#0D8ED3">Cedar City Utah Temple (Courtesy of Bobby Valero)</span></center>|right]] ...ts], President and Prophet [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a Latter-day Saint temple in Cedar City, Utah.

The Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple. ©2023 By Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All right ...onstructed. The '''Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple''' was completed at the end of 2023.

...">General Authorities and General Officers of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].</span></div>]] ...' are the leaders of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...Neiafu Tonga Temple''' will be the second temple built in Tonga, following the [[Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple]] (1983). ...le, there are more than 68,000 Latter-day Saints — roughly 60 percent of the nation’s population.

...]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...sthood]]. Despite his advanced age when he became president (age 78), most of his tenure (1973–1985) was characterized by his dynamic energy, his openn

...r-day Saints in Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. It is the first temple built in Melanesia. ...sides of the property, the land is located at one of the highest points in the city.

...r 2009 at the 179th Semiannual [[General Conference]] of the Church during the Saturday morning session. ...arked], "I was a missionary here in Hokkaidō 46 years ago. The members in the Sapporo Branch back then said to me, 'Someday we will build a temple in Sap

...the early history of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...erground Railroad[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/what-is-the-underground-railroad.htm] to escape slavery into Canada.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ime foreign and 12 full-time local Latter-day Saint missionaries preaching the Gospel in Hong Kong.[1]

...]] ( 31 January 1872 – 29 November 1952) was a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] from 1921 until his death. Elder Widtsoe was also a noted ...fter this the family moved to Trondheim. Here his mother was introduced to the LDS Church by a shoemaker.<ref>Parrish. ''Widtsoe''. pp. 20–23</ref>

...ould be built in Fortaleza, Brazil, during the Saturday morning session of the 179th Semiannual [[General Conference]] on 3 October 2009. ...out having to travel inordinate distances."<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "Five New Temples Announced," 3 Oct. 2009.<

...ks of modern-day scripture: The [[Doctrine and Covenants]] and The [[Pearl of Great Price]]. ...s (including 2 declarations) were received and written by other leaders of the Mormon Church.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...schrist.org/article/sacred-sites-and-historic-documents-transfer-to-church-of-jesus-christ]

...ter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced the construction of a new temple in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. ...What we will begin here will affect the lives of thousands and thousands of people in this island republic, and its effect will go on from generation t

...eral Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that a new tem ...American continent. Since then more temples have been built and dedicated. The [[Salvador Brazil Temple]] and [[Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple|Belo Horizont

...person.jpg|250px|thumb|frame|Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, © 2008 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.|le ...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was sustained in that position on April 5, [[2008]].

...“Hamblin & Peterson: The Holy Land is in Utah for a Few More Weeks,”] The Deseret News, Feb. 8, 2014.</ref> ==The Beginning of FARMS==

..., near Macroplaza on Boulevard Insurgentes, which bears white letters near the peak that state: Jesucristo es el Señor (Jesus Christ is Lord). ...U.S.-Mexico border forced many members to make the 8- to 10-hour drive to the [[Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple]] to participate in temple ordinances.

..._Utah_Temple.jpg|500px|thumb|<div align="left"><span style="color:#0D8ED3">The Orem Utah Temple. ©2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. ...tion, under renovation, or in operation in the state. As of April 7, 2024, the Church has 350 temples dedicated, under construction, or announced worldwid

...ced Washington's fourth temple will be constructed in the scenic community of Moses Lake. Washington is home to over 280,000 Latter-day Saints in 60 [[St ...nd temple services at the [[Columbia River Washington Temple]], located in the rapidly growing Tri-Cities area.

...o the [[Regina Saskatchewan Temple]]. The Winnipeg Manitoba Temple was the first temple built in Manitoba. ...Original art glass windows depict the prairie crocus. The temple made use of Manitoba Tyndall stone.

...re single parents, serve and worship in the Church alongside other members of their [[Ward|wards]] and [[Branch|branches]]. ...shifted such that members who are single now constitute more than half of the adult membership.

...postles]][[Category: Church Leaders: Current]][[Category:Presidents of the Seventy]][[Category:German Latter-day Saints]] ...F-Uchtdorf.png|300px|thumb|frame|Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]

[[Image:Community_of_Christ.jpg|right|frame|alt=Community of Christ temple in Missouri]] ...rroneously called the Mormon Church, its doctrines have moved toward those of mainstream Protestant religions.

...bers of the Church from southern Peru and northern Chile will be served by the Arequipa Peru Temple. ...ct|district]]s in the surrounding region. The units that will be served by the Arequipa Peru Temple have not yet been announced.

...le for the state of Colorado; the [[Denver Colorado Temple|Denver]] is the first. ...ay there are approximately 148,000 members residing in the state. In 1911, the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]], based in Utah, toured Colorado.

...of a two-hour block of time divided into two segments. Until January 2019, the meeting block was three hours divided into three segments. At the October 2018 [[General Conference]], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announ

...s on Faith]]''. Another branch of this school existed under the direction of [[Parley P. Pratt]] in Independence, Missouri, for a short while. ...ter 22: Gaining Knowledge of Eternal Truths,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007),261–270</ref>

...nts], announced the '''Calgary Alberta Temple''' in the opening session of the 178th Semiannual [[General Conference]] on 4 October 2008. ...thwest Calgary. Over 18,000 members of the Church in 6 [[stake]]s will use the temple.

...ther of [[Franklin D. Richards]], who served as a [[General Authority]] in the Church until his death in 1987. ...s old, he had read every book in the Sunday school, comprising some scores of volumes, and when thirteen years old spent a winter at Lenox Academy.

...Reformed Baptist Society, also called Campbellites, through the preaching of [[Sidney Rigdon]]. ...and [[John Gould]]. The missions were to Ohio, the "eastern countries" of the United States, and Jackson County, Missouri. He marched with [[Zion's Camp]

...ary work]] online.[https://www.deseret.com/2011/3/23/20180661/select-group-of-missionaries-serving-online] ...d the Philippines.[https://www.deseret.com/2011/3/23/20180661/select-group-of-missionaries-serving-online]

...beautifully landscaped. The Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple serves members of the Church in New Orleans, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Monroe, and ...ned the Church, and most left Louisiana to be with the rest of the body of the Church.

...r '''Rising Generation''',” a name, he noted, that is used in the [[Book of Mormon]] in [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/mosi ...-day Saint young person we meet, we need to have an increased awareness of the need for strengthening, nurturing, and being an influence for good in their

...on a 4.8-acre site located at 1260 Otter Road and shares the location with the Helena Montana [[Stake Center|Stake center]]. ...llings Montana Temple]], which was dedicated on 20 November 1999. A third, the [[Missoula Montana Temple]], was announced in April 2022.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...e at each end of the Wasatch Front, in Ogden and Provo. At its dedication, the Ogden Utah Temple served more than 135,000 members.

...d two daughters, Edward being the fourth son. When he was but eleven years of age his father died, and he went to live with a Dr. Richardson. ...t met in Michigan, and though so young, took an active part in the defense of that town.

...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. The members are organized into 45 congregations (21 [[Ward|wards]], 24 [[Branch .... William, an Area Seventy, President Nelson toured possible locations for the temple during his time in India.

...uilla Colombia Temple''' is the second temple built in Colombia, following the [[Bogota Colombia Temple|Bogotá Colombia Temple]], which was built in 1999 ...[[General Conference]] of the Church. The temple includes a [[Baptism for the Dead|baptistry]]; [[Ordinances|instruction rooms]]; a [[Celestial Kingdom|c

...land2.jpg|350px|thumb|left|frame|Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...er Holland had been called to serve as [[Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] and was set apart by Church President [[Russell M. Nelson

...blic spaces, restaurants, a chapel, a theater, and administrative offices. The building is currently closed for renovations. ==History of the Location and Building==

...Zimbabwe Temple]], the Saints of Brazil rejoiced to hear the announcement of a temple to be built in Belém, Brazil. ...e of Pará. At the time of the announcement, the Saints in Belém attended the [[Recife Brazil Temple]], which was serving over 80 stakes and districts th

...the cause, or as many as would volunteer. Thus, the group was smaller than the Lord had requested. ...ch meetings, and partook of the sacrament, obeying the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.

...r-day Saints]. Upon its completion it became the 141st dedicated temple of the Church in operation. ...to travel to [[Guatemala City Guatemala Temple|Guatemala City]], to attend the nearest temple.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...[[Gordon T. Watts]] of the [[Seventy]] at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Memphis Tennessee Temple.

...e|Bruce C. Hafen, Emeritus General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...A. from [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU), and a J.D. from the University of Utah in 1967.<ref><em>LDS Church Almanac</em>, 2008 Edition, p. 45</ref>

...-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''McAllen Texas Temple'''. ...sion|mission]] offices, and a [[Distribution Center|distribution center]]. The temple has two [[Ordinance|ordinance]] rooms (stationary) and two [[Sealing

===The Mormons in Ohio=== ...h 1831-1837|Kirtland, Ohio, the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1831-1837 © 2002 Brigham Young University]]

...n, former member of the [[First Presidency]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...ist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], serving in the [[First Presidency]] under Prophet and President [[David O. McKay]].

...of Payson, Utah. The new temple would help relieve the pressure of use on the nearby [[Provo Utah Temple]]. ...long the I-15 freeway. The temple site is on the southwest of Payson, near the I-15 highway.

...d to a diocese in the Roman Catholic Church. The name "stake" derives from the metaphor employed by Isaiah, comparing [[Zion]] to a tent fastened securely ...one of the ''stakes'' thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

...Coast-Temple.jpg|400px|thumb|<center><span style="color:#0D8ED3">Rendering of Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Temple, © Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights re ...e of Cocody, known for its beautiful residential districts. A rendering of the temple’s exterior was released on 4 October 2018.

...s increased by nearly 500 percent, with young women submitting nearly half the applications. Previously, young women's applications totaled about 15 perce ...f to serve. It also means that male and female missionaries will be around the same age.

...ed by his religious and political foes, is also remembered as a martyr for the cause. ...wards God, and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall be said of me—He was murdered in cold blood" (Doctrine and Covenants 135:4).

...e of Cocody, known for its beautiful residential districts. A rendering of the temple’s exterior was released on 4 October 2018. ...te 1990s. Church members in Abidjan, the country's largest urban center on the southern Atlantic coast, currently attend temple services in [[Accra Ghana

The Okinawa Japan Temple. ©2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reser ...[[Fukuoka Japan Temple]] (2000), the [[Sapporo Japan Temple]] (2016), and the [[Tokyo Japan Temple]] (1980) (currently under renovation).

...uded a notation from him that he was entirely responsible for its content. The book has never been an official source for church doctrine. ...aly, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Spain of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held in Munich Germany, August 24–26, 1973, with Repor

...Authorities]] and [[Mormon missionaries|male missionaries]] are called by the title, [http://lds.about.com/library/glossary/bldefelder.htm ''elder'']. ...ble]], the term ''elder'' is used in different ways. In the Old Testament, the term elder is generally used to refer to older men in a tribe. These men we

...uld be called the Presidency of the Seventy.[https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Seventy#First_Council_of_the_Seventy] ...enter and joiner trade, and his education was confined to a limited period of time.

...taleza Brazil Temple|Fortaleza]]. The ground was broken in August 2019 for the [[Belém Brazil Temple]]. Temples have also been announced in Salvador and ...e Manaus Brazil Temple is constructed of Branco Paris granite from Brazil. The traditional stained glass designs were created by Art Glass Studios, Salt L

A rendering of the Nairobi Kenya Temple. All rights reserved. ©2021 Intellectual Reserve, Inc ...] will be the eighth temple constructed on the continent of Africa and the first built in Kenya.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ere told that a temple would be built in their area when the membership of the Church increased substantially.

...structed east of Quito in the beautiful suburb of Cumbayá at the junction of Ruta Viva and Escalón Lumbisí. ...the Andes mountains, Quito is known for being the highest capital city in the world at 9,350 feet above sea level.

The Pocatello Idaho Temple. ©2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights res ...Gem State’s sixth temple, a state with nearly half a million members of the Church. Other temples are located in [[Boise Idaho Temple|Boise]], [[Idaho

...ll Prevail, the Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles, 1837-1987'', ed. V. Ben Bloxham et al.) ...hed his first sermon in southwest England at the Benbow home and converted the group en masse.

...Mormon|Melchizedek Priesthood Restoration Mormon|frame|The Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood by Kenneth Riley, Courtesy IRI]] ...[priesthood]] as the power and authority granted to men to act in the name of God.

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], serving as a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] from 1900 until his death in 1941. ...the Smoot Investment Company. He also served as a director of ZCMI and of the Deseret Savings Bank in Salt Lake City.

...]]. Since then, others have been called from the Second Quorum to serve in the presidency. ...sday meeting of the Quorum of the Twelve. Elder [[Marlin K. Jensen]] spoke of that time:

...the [[Johnson Home|Johnson farm]] where he met John Johnson, the father of the missionary, [[Lyman E. Johnson]], who had baptized him. ...ver remained, that he was the man of God.” <ref>"Autobiographical Sketch of Amasa M. Lyman", ''Millennial Star'', vol. vii, p. 173.</ref>

...h''' was an early convert to [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was born on January 10, 1803, in New York. He marrie ...guilty and were released on the stipulation that they pay a fine and leave the area within ten days (''Millennial Star'' 26:439).

...ants to the Twelve''', were called to assist the Quorum of the Twelve with the expanding demands on their callings. ...ng missions, and directing missionary work in various locations throughout the world.

===Father of the Ward=== ...rdinating the Work of Salvation and Exaltation, and Records, Finances, and the Meetinghouse.

...announced only a month earlier in April 2008 and dedicated in March 2014. The Phoenix Arizona Temple was dedicated in November 2014. ...h, therefore, saw the need for a third temple for members of the Church in the Phoenix metro area.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ng Him that if He would spare him financial ruin that he would one day pay the Lord back.

...18/Utah-billionaire-and-philanthropist-Jon-Huntsman-Sr-has-died-at-the-age-of-80-/id-1f5c8a74d51a491aafcfaa92506e4961] ...18/Utah-billionaire-and-philanthropist-Jon-Huntsman-Sr-has-died-at-the-age-of-80-/id-1f5c8a74d51a491aafcfaa92506e4961]

...er-Temple-exterior.jpg|500px|thumb|align|right|<span style="color:#0D8ED3">The Feather River California Temple. ©2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All r ...President Nelson]. He continued, "To those who have long been absent from the temple, I encourage you to prepare and return as soon as possible."

...-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''Bentonville Arkansas Temple'''. ...n with Highway 72, providing excellent access to members living throughout the region.

Praia Cape Verde Temple Photo Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...e Verde Temple''' is the 173rd dedicated temple in operation. It was among the twelve new temples announced by President [[Russell M. Nelson]] on October

...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ork of Robert's parents. For a time as he was growing up, Robert lived in the same stake as [[Henry B. Eyring]].

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...]], two of the Church's early leaders who helped supervise colonization of the area.

...hen the main body of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] was settling in [[Nauvoo]], Illinois, and its surroundin ...ke of cattle on that trek until they reached [[Salt Lake City]] in October of 1848.

...that new converts to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] need three things to help them find their way: a respons ...F. Zeballos''' knows firsthand that the 15th president of the Church spoke the truth.

...eral Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], held on October 3, 2009. ...street from the church’s [[Box Elder Tabernacle]] at 251 S. Main. It is the 14th temple in Utah.

...known for guiding the Church through some of its toughest times including the Great Depression and World War II. ...six at the time) to come visit him whenever he liked. Heber J. Grant said of his friendship with Brigham Young,

...the Twelve]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Seventy]][[Category:General Authority Seventies]] ...rterback of his high school football team and a halfback at the University of Utah. He was an Eagle Scout.

...ndon Utah Temple'''. The Lindon Utah Temple will be a three-story building of approximately 81,000 square feet. Plans include four instruction rooms, fou ...y Center Temple]] (2016), the [[Saratoga Springs Utah Temple]] (2023), and the [[Orem Utah Temple]] (2024).

...intellect who would go the extra mile to do personal service. He was a man of great compassion. ...e. He served for a number of years as military relations representative of the Church.

...of the Twelve Apostles, but because he was called as a counselor in the [[First Presidency]], President Ballard acted in his place. ...d, Mormon Apostle|President M. Russell Ballard, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]

...humb|Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...nd president of the Church. Eyring served as the second counselor in the [[First Presidency]] with [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] as president.

...ced, under construction, under renovation, or in operation. In addition to the '''Deseret Peak Utah Temple''' in Tooele, temples have been announced, are ...eral Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced that a temple

'''Joseph Francis Merrill''' was the son of Apostle [[Marriner W. Merrill]] and Maria L. Kingsbury, and was born at Ric ...ceived the Priesthood of a [[Seventy]] September 23, 1898, under the hands of then Apostle [[Heber J. Grant]].

...urch and that He makes His will known through revelation to the leaders of the Church. ...the people of the world, as well as other administrative tasks. They have the authority to delegate tasks to others.

The San Juan Puerto Rico Temple. ©2022 By Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All right ...rto Rico and the third temple in the Caribbean following the dedication of the [[Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple]] in September 2019.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ..., several other temples have been built in the country. Plans to build the first temple in Mexico, however, were not easy.

...Christ of Latter-day Saints]. As it is, he is normally thought of in terms of his brother. ...s born 7 April 1797 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. the son of John Young and Nabbie Howe.

...hop]] in Arizona he had given a level of service that gives new meaning to the phrase, "full-time." He explained in an interview with the ''Church News,'' shortly after his call to be a bishop, his growing [[Stake

...e [[Young Women]] general presidency prior to receiving her call to direct the Church's women's service organization. ...ine, Utah. For a period of about five years, she and her husband served at the Provo [[Missionary Training Center]].

...ing, such as the calling of [[bishop]], the leader of a local congregation of Latter-day Saints, which could have nearly 1,000 members. ...lds.org/leadership-and-organization here] to learn about the leadership of the Church.)

...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...educational opportunities given him, finishing his studies at [[University of Deseret]]. He also studied architecture under [[Obed Taylor]] and was learn

[[Image:Box_elder_tabernacle.jpg|frame|The Box Elder Tabernacle. Courtesy Ronald Johnson, Brigham City, Utah]] ...igham Young | President Young]] and Territorial Surveyor Jesse W. Fox laid the cornerstones on 9 May 1865.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...he University of Utah and his PhD in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Rendering of the San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple. ©2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All ri ...the well-attended [[Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple]] (March 2013) to serve in the temple.

...:NauvooTemple_Harper's_Monthly.jpg|left|frame|alt=The Nauvoo Mormon Temple|The Nauvoo Temple as depicted in ''Harper's Monthly'']] ...is mother, he joined [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...thumb|frame|James E. Faust (1920–2007), former apostle and member of the First Presidency]] ...of Education, on the board of trustees of [[Brigham Young University]], on the Welfare Services Executive Committee, and a leader with Deseret Management

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 1976. ...epression. After a year at [[Brigham Young University]], and shortly after the Korean War, he served a mission to Tonga.

...chtdorf]]. There have been other German members of the First Quorum of the Seventy, however. ...s family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ. His father had joined the Church back in 1923.

...Authorities. The current term is Area Seventies to avoid confusion with [[Seventy|General Authority Seventies]]. [[Regional Representative|Regional Representatives of the Twelve]] existed from 1967 until 1995 and were all released and replaced by

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], having served from 1975 until his death on April 18, 20 ...a year later the position was transitioned into the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]].

...Often they would have to patiently wait for hours before there was room in the temple for them. ...ce on Saturday, September 17, 2011, with Elder [[Rafael E. Pino]] of the [[Seventy]] presiding.

...n Portuguese would not be available for years and anything published about the Church was always negative. ...joined a Church that didn't exist (in Brazil). I love my father for having the courage to do that."

...ncient documents. The [[Doctrine and Covenants]], however, is a collection of modern prophecy. .... Young</ref> all experienced similar visions of last-days' destruction in the United States, and those prophecies are available elsewhere.

...-day Saints]. President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''Casper Wyoming Temple'''. ...the state in their westward migration to Utah, primarily from the 1840s to the 1860s.

...Royden G. Derrick|Royden G. Derrick, late general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ]] ...d in the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy]] from October 5, 1980, to October 6, 1984. He was named an emeritus [[Gene

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...[[Kenneth Johnson]] and [[Lynn G. Robbins]] of the Seventy, in speaking at the service and breaking ground.

...hia Pennsylvania Temple]] (2016). The temple will be a single-story temple of approximately 32,000 square feet with a center spire. It will stand next to ...urrently participate in temple worship at the [[Columbus Ohio Temple]] and the [[Washington D.C. Temple]].

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...Day, Elder Ballard dedicated South America for the preaching of the gospel of [[Jesus Christ]].

...rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. In the Saturday morning session of general conference on April 6, 2024, President [[Dallin H. Oaks]] announced ...esident of Nielsen and Nielsen LLC and chairman of the Executive Committee of Memorial City Bank.

...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...with the Department of Agriculture, later becoming an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

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...meuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] who hold the same [[priesthood]] position. Quorums are usually led by a president and tw ...erning body of the Church. This quorum is also known as the Council of the First Presidency.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/inside-church-

...ldren to rear. From his youth Richard was made familiar with the realities of life, and learned early through intelligent service how to earn his own way ...d-tumble of Hyde Park where anyone with a soapbox can speak on any subject of interest but must be prepared for heckling and abuse.

...ge:John_R_Lasater.jpg|300px|thumb|left|frame|Lasater delivering "Shepherds of Israel" at April 1988 General Conference]] ...f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which he was a member. He was the first retired Air Force general to serve as a general authority.

...EchoHawk, U.S. Secretary of Indian Affairs|Larry EchoHawk, U.S. Secretary of Indian Affairs]] ...k is an attorney and legal scholar. He works as special legal counsel with the Utah Attorney General’s office.

...-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''Farmington New Mexico Temple'''. ...n New Mexico Temple will be the state’s second temple. The first temple, the [[Albuquerque New Mexico Temple]], was dedicated 5 March 2000.

...' and ''[[The Messiah Series]]'', and for writing the chapter headings for the [[Standard Works]]. ...and 1978 (after the [[Priesthood]] was given to all worthy male members of the Church).

...BYU in Provo, Utah, during the winter and spend summer with his family on the 17,000-acre ranch in Soda Springs — where they dry farmed and raised catt ...s he could see, there were cattle. It seemed "there was perfect balance in the world, he said." It didn't matter that he had never played Little League ba

...on leader Gary E. Stevenson|frame|Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|right]] ...t the time of his call, he had been serving as the [[Presiding Bishop]] of the Church, having been called on March 31, 2012.

...the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from 1976 to 1980. He received emeritus status in October 1989. ...on at the University of Southern California. He began his association with the [[Church Educational System]] in 1952 as a [[Seminary|seminary]] teacher in

...Apostle Elder Neil Linden Andersen|Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. © 2009 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.]] ...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and the fourth Latter-day Saint temple in Idaho. ...the course had announced its intentions to close, and the Church purchased the land.

A rendering of the Elko Nevada Temple. All rights reserved. ©2021 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.< ...4 April 2021, President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct the '''Elko Nevada Temple'''.

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...the San José Costa Rica Temple made it the first temple in Costa Rica and the second temple in Central America.

...dent of [[BYU-Idaho|Ricks College]] from 1985 to 1989 and was president of the [[San Diego California Temple]] from 1999 to 2002. ...n July 21, 1929, in Banida, Idaho, where he grew up. He attended two years of college at Utah State University. He served as full-time [[Missionary|missi

...Sunday School]] general presidency. As a young man, he served a mission in the Northern States Mission. ...1953 to 1958, he directed the Church’s Seminary and Institute program in the western states.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...p://www.meetmormonmissionaries.com mission] for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay and Paraguay from 1969 to 1971 and put on hold

....org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and former president of [[Brigham Young University]] in Provo, Utah, USA. ...e university’s vice president for health sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine. He accepted a position at Intermountain Health Care as a senior v

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...er graduating from high school, Brother Anderson served as a missionary in the North Central States Mission.

...the [[Seventy]] of [https://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from 1931 until his death. ...irst Presidency]]. His mother was Elizabeth Ashby Snow Ivins, the daughter of Latter-day Saint Apostle [[Erastus Snow]].

...ncy]] and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Kearon was sustained at the April 2024 general conference. ...er 12, 2023. The British and Irish national has been a General Authority [[Seventy]] since April 3, 2010.

...not have access to Church news through any source other than the ''Journal of Discourses''. ...selection of the sermons as a subscription to those who could not receive the ''Deseret News''. [[Brigham Young]] felt it was a good idea and told him to

...s on the frontiers in Pennsylvania. His rugged character qualified him for the events which were to follow. ...urch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], April 6, 1833. On the 11th of the same month he was ordained a [[Priest]] and immediately commenced traveling

...was retired for one week when he was called as a [[General Authority]] of the Church. ...ion and law career. He accepted the job and served with four presidents of the Church: [[Joseph Fielding Smith]], [[Harold B. Lee]], [[Spencer W. Kimball]

[[Image:Walter-F-Gonzalez.jpg|left|200px|thumb|alt=Walter F Gonzales of the Seventy]] ...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...s in the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy]] and was released on October 6, 1985. He was designated as emeritus Genera ...1960 to 1964. As a young man, he served as a [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Spanish American Mission. He also served as a [[bishop]], counselor in a [[

[[Image:Boston-Topsfield-Smith-Memorial.jpg|300px|thumb|right|frame|The new granite Smith Family Marker sits near another Smith marker (foreground) ...nt [[M. Russell Ballard]] dedicated the new '''Smith Family Memorial''' in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Topsfield, Massachusetts.

...sband.jpg|right|250px|thumb|frame|Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...g as the senior president in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] at the time of his call.

...s status on October 6, 2012, at the 182nd General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ. ...lements in Mexico|Colonia Dublán]]; they were [[Sealing Power|sealed]] in the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]] in January 1974, about one week after their marriag

...[Levi W. Hancock]] (see Doctrine and Covenants 52:29). He also preached in the eastern States with John Murdock in 1833, and in Upper Canada in 1834 with ...the dedication of the [[Kirtland Temple]]. He also was a charter member of the [[Kirtland Safety Society]].

...oup''' is a support group of [http://mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] for African-American members and their families. ...hurch president [[Spencer W. Kimball]] received a revelation that extended the priesthood to all worthy men (June 8, 1978).[https://www.lds.org/scriptures

...g international issues of interest to the church. He had been president of the church's Europe East Area, centered in Moscow, Russia, since August 2014 un ...eign policy specialist and resided. While there, he served as president of the Munich Servicemen's Branch.

...alf million people reside in the city of Beira, which lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean in central Mozambique. ...er opened the first-ever meeting between a senior Church leader and a head of state in Mozambique."[https://news-africa.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/e

...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which she is a member. ...tary to the [[First Presidency]] and a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]], and D. Arthur Haycock, who was secretary to five Church presidents. She

...76. At that time he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He was granted emeritus status on October 4, 1980. ...esident of the Granite School District Board of Education and on the Board of Regents for Southern Utah University.

[[Image:Jay_E_Jensen.jpg|left|150px|alt=Mormon Seventy Jay E Jensen|Jay E Jensen]] ...status on October 6, 2012, as announced in the 182nd General Conference of the Church.

[[Image:Bridgeforth.png|300px|thumb|frame|Ruffin Bridgeforth, center, with first Genesis Group presidency|right]] ...ter-day Saint to be ordained a high priest and one of the first to receive the priesthood.

...eventy]] in April 1968, which was later changed to the First Quorum of the Seventy, and granted emeritus status on October 7, 2000. ...e serving his mission in Australia. He filled a two-year tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Germany.

...served as vice president of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America. ...h and was a lawyer. He also served two terms as a member of the Utah House of Representatives.

...the divinity of the [[Savior| Savior Jesus Christ]] in a document called [[The Living Christ]]. * January 9 - Dedication of [[St. Paul Minnesota Temple]] by [[Gordon B. Hinckley]].

...emeritus status at the October 6, 2012, 182nd annual general conference of the Church. ...ed law, specializing in business and estate planning, he did so to support the family farm. “I love farming and life on a farm, so I practice law in ord

...sandstone or granite should be used in the foundation. He was in charge of the stone cutting between 1861 and 1863. ...struction of the Deseret National Bank building, ZCMI, the courthouse, and the old city jail.

...Jesus Christ]] had taught, and that they baptized and bestowed the gift of the Holy Ghost. ...P. Pratt]].[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1999/07/it-is-the-truth-i-can-feel-it?lang=eng]

...rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], sometimes erroneously nicknamed the [[Mormon Church]] for many years, serving in several positions. ...on for the Church in the Netherlands from 1947 to 1949. He was a member of the Utah Bar Association.

...h the field of neuroradiology, which deals with the head, neck, spine, and the central and peripheral nervous system. ...Anatomy'' in 2012. She is the co-creator of the first comprehensive point-of-care electronic imaging reference system, STATdx.

...f the Church, such as the construction and maintenance of buildings around the world. ...8. He was serving as a counselor in the Europe Area Presidency at the time of this calling.

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and served as a member of the church's [[First Presidency]] from 1968 to 1970. ...ordained to the office of Seventy after having been ordained to the office of Apostle.

...eneral presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 6, 2019. He will conclude his service on August ...stake]] mission president. He was a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] in the Portugal Lisbon Mission.

...l Authority]] of [http://www.comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...e served a full-time mission in Argentina. He later served as president of the Uruguay Montevideo mission (1994–1997).

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...edge that the Church did not then allow members of African descent to hold the [[priesthood]] or to receive [[Mormon Temples|temple]] [[ordinances]].

...5 November 1833 bringing the "melancholy intelligence of the riot in Zion" the previous July. ...ospel 16 June 1834. He and Elder Greene worked in establishing branches of the Church in Freedom, New York, area in 1834. He served another Mission in Ca

...ed in two feature films, “The Other Side of Heaven” and The Other Side of Heaven 2.” ...etter had been written before the concern even existed, but it just seemed the timing was what it needed to be.”[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stu

...f the Seventy. After his service in the Seventy, he served as president of the [[Washington D.C. Temple]] from 2008 to 2011. ...[[Regional Representative|regional representative]]. He has been an elders quorum president and high councilor.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...administration from Ohio State University. He also graduated in 1974 from the Naval War College.

...sustained while his father, [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], served as president of the Church. President Hinckley expressed concern about nepotism in his remarks during the Priesthood Session that evening:

...operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...om.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/guatemala] In just the last twenty years, Church membership in Latin America has exploded to 700,0

...tant to the Twelve during the entire time that the calling of Assistant to the Twelve was in existence. ...resident of the Logan Rotary Club, and vice president of the Logan Chamber of Commerce.

...built in Canada, following the [[Cardston Alberta Temple]] (1923), and the first built in Ontario. ...sure of approximately nine months is expected to begin in October 2023 for the temple.

...On the same day he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and served in that position until he was granted emeritus status on Decem ...ed as a distinguished alumnus. He also served on the board of directors of the Deseret News Publishing Company as well as with other civic organizations.

...from October 6, 1985, until August 15, 1987, and in the Presidency of the Seventy from August 15, 1995, until August 15, 1998. ...d by the Boy Scouts of America for his work to integrate [[Scouting]] into the Church’s Young Men program.

...Renlund.jpg|250px|thumb|right|frame|Elder Dale E. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...ostleship. He had previously served as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy.

...umb|alt=Elder Quentin L. Cook|frame|Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...ond Quorum of the Seventy on April 6, 1996. Prior to that he was an [[Area Seventy|Area Authority]] and [[Regional Representative|regional representative]].

...date all of the members in one session, there will be two general sessions of stake conference. ...sitors, then the President of the Twelve designates the Stake President as the presiding authority.

...t.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Elder Costa is the first Brazilian to have served in this calling. ...s serving as the associate area director for the CES in Brazil at the time of his call as a [[General Authority|general authority]].

...eliminated. He was then sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He was given emeritus status on September 30, 1989, and passed away almo ...in, Germany. In 1941, he taught at Carbon College, then became a professor of organic chemistry at Utah State Agricultural College (later Utah State Univ

...e of his call. He was sustained as a new member of the [[Presidency of the Seventy]], effective August 1, 2024. ...hood and Family Executive Council. He is also a member of the Church Board of Education.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on October 1, 1988, and served until his death on Septem ...rom the Depression. She won an election for Rich County treasurer and held the office for twenty-two years.

...ity]] [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...s degree in economics with an emphasis in statistics from the University of Utah. In 1982, he received a PhD in business economics from Harvard Univers

...s the record for the oldest general authority in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ. ...Arnold K. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O. Cowan, ed. ''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2000) p. 25.</ref

...a computer graphics pioneer and a computer scientist who educated some of the industry’s groundbreaking figures. ...ornia at Berkeley, where he became the head of the university’s work for the Pentagon’s Advanced Research Project Agency. He and his students also mad

...k Mormon," a nonmember who supported and helped the Saints, and Daniel fit the description well. ...a move not supported by his wife, who refused go west with her husband and the Saints.

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since May 2007. He was granted emeritus status on Octobe ...Saints. In 1967, Elder Falabella's father, [[Udine Falabella]], became the first [[Stake President|stake president]] in Guatemala.

...irst Quorum of the [[Seventy]] in April 1987, then sustained to the Second Quorum in 1989. He was granted emeritus status in October 1992. ...]], [[Gordon B. Hinckley]], and [[Thomas S. Monson]]. Before his work with the welfare department, he ran his own poultry business for twelve years.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...saw his family occasionally. The secret police looked for him and searched the family, so they moved to Antwerp Province where he was hiding and then move

...f the [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...from the College of Business at the University of Utah, where he was also the student body president.

...s to the Twelve|Assistant]] to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] until the position was discontinued. ...of Japanese descent to become a [[Bishop|bishop]]. He was the first person of Asian descent to serve as a [[Regional Representative|regional representati

...Second Quorum. On April 6, 1991, he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum a second time and served there until he was granted emeritus status on Octo ...s in pharmacology. He joined the Church while a student at the University of Alberta. His branch president was [[N. Eldon Tanner]] and [[Hugh B. Brown]]

...1976. On that date he was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and served until September 30, 1978, when he was given emeritus status. ...ear. He later earned his master’s degree from New York University School of Retailing.

[[Image:L_Whitney_Clayton_new.jpg|left|200px|alt=Mormon Seventy L. Whitney Clayton]] ...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...he [[Seventy]] since April 1976. He also served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]], from 1980 to 1986 and then from 1989 to 1996. He received emeritus statu ...pen missionary work in Palestine and Syria. He also served as president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]].

...in New York as a teen and attending medical school in St. Louis by the age of twenty. ...eat success. At the age of twenty-three John was ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

...15 [[General Conference]]. The following August, he was named Commissioner of [[Church Educational System|Church Education]]. He served until August 1, 2 ...siness School from 1995 to 2005. He was also the George F. Baker Professor of Administration.

...ity]] [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 6, 2019. ...g teenager in other ways. He observed the many ways that the Church united the Bustos family.

...ist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], sometimes called the [[Mormon Church]]. ...grandfather, [[Franklin Dewey Richards]], was a member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] from 1849 to 1899.

...he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often inadvertently called the Mormon Church, has established a new [[stake]] in Armenia.''' ...Elder Per G. Malm, Elder Russell M. Nelson and Elder Araik Minasyan of the Seventy© 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.]]

...nty]] on October 1, 1976. He served as a member of the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from February 22, 1980, until August 15, 1993. He was designated emeritus ...and [[Regional Representative|regional representative]]. He presided over the Texas South Mission from 1967 to 1970.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on October 6, 1972, and was given emeritus status on Oct ...] from 1989 to 1995, serving the last two years as the senior president of the presidency.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on October 5, 2002. He is a retired businessman and busi ...003–2007). In August 1, 2018, he was named president of the Utah Area of the Church.

..., until his death on April 7, 1991. He served in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. ...d earned a degree in law and economics. He served on the governing body of the university and then worked for a petrochemical company.

[[Image:Paul-V-Johnson.jpg|left|200px|thumb|alt=Mormon Seventy Paul V. Johnson]] ...til August 1, 2024. At that time he will begin his service as president in the [[Sunday School]] general presidency.

...April, 4, 1987, and was among those sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy when it was created in 1989. He was released on October 3, 1992. He also se ...orary doctorate degree from BYU. Hill was a member of the National Academy of Engineering beginning in 1989.

...y]] who was native to the United Kingdom and also living there at the time of his call. ...ive Latter-day Saints at their school. Baxter then attended the University of Wales.

...tter-day Saints], having been called to serve in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 1, 1995. He was released and given emeritus status on September ...onary]] in the North Argentina Mission, where [[Richard G. Scott]] was one of his mission presidents.

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 1999. He was granted emeritus status on April 1, 2 ...sion, where he first met his wife Evelia Genesta Mendivil, who is a native of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora.

...led a mission to Great Britain in 1899-1902, during which he presided over the London Conference after laboring one year in Wales. On June 29, 1905, Elder Morris married Emma Ramsey, (daughter of Geo. W. Ramsey and Amanda Ross) a talented musician. Three daughters were b

...sident of the Russia St. Petersburg Mission at the time of his call to the Seventy. ...rtment. On June 23, 2007, he presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the [[Kiev Ukraine Temple]].

...ter-day Saints]. He was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on October 1, 1977 and was granted emeritus status on October 7, 2000. ...oted in history, often subsisting only on the molasses that had poured out of a supply train that American soldiers had attacked. He was able to complete

...uerto Rico and the Caribbean. He was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy on April 5, 2014. ...ch there.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2014-05-17/the-caribbeans-first-general-authority-elder-hugo-martinez-40166]

...ignated emeritus status on October 4, 2008. He then served as president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] until 2011. ...bought by Warren Buffett in 1995. Child served for a time as president of the company.

...t_W_Gong.jpg|250px|thumb|right|frame|Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...y]] in the Utah South Area when called to serve in the First Quorum of the Seventy at [[General Conference]], April 2010.

...irst Quorum of the Seventy once more. He served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from August 15, 1992, to August 15, 2001. He was granted emeritus status ..., in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He worked in the insurance business with [[J. Richard Clarke]].

...he time of his sustaining on April 4, 2009, he was serving as president of the Nigeria Calabar Mission. ...ide. He also served as director of Public Affairs for Africa in the Church of Jesus Christ.

...right|Senator Gordon Smith addressing the UVSC student body on the subject of suicide prevention.]] ...rrent Congressmen Mark Udall and [[Thomas_Stewart_Udall|Tom Udall]] and is the lone Republican.

...nty on August 1, 2024. He will continue his service as a General Authority Seventy. ...America human resources manager for Dow Corning. He was also the director of ZF Sachs in South America.

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from Guatemala. ...989/05/news-of-the-church/elder-carlos-h-amado-of-the-second-quorum-of-the-seventy?lang=eng]

...e served for one year as the second counselor in the general presidency of the [[Young Men]] organization. ...e had been attending his wife’s sacrament services since their marriage. The Air Force sent him to Nagoya, Japan, one month after his baptism, where he

...ad been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy at the time of his call. ...ng the vacancy when Elder [[Patrick Kearon]] was called to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]].

...sentative, and full-time missionary to Denmark. In the 1970s, he served on the Aaronic [[Priesthood]] MIA General Board. ...Baltimore and, after military service, a residency in internal medicine at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical Service.

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and served in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. ...1874, in Taylorsville, Utah. He and his wife, Charlotte, were the parents of two children. He was a sheep rancher and farmer.

...ife, Susan, became the directors of Church Hosting and served for a number of years. ...e was presiding over the Scotland Edinburgh Mission. He has also served in the Church as [[bishop]] and [[Stake|stake]] president.

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from March 31, 1990 to September 30, 1995. ...as City (now the University of Missouri at Kansas City). He then served in the United States Navy and was also an orthodontist.

...1. At the time of his call he had been serving in the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy. In the Saturday morning session of general conference on April 6, 2024, President [[Dallin H. Oaks]] announced

...al Authority on October 1, 2005. He also served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from August 15, 1998, until August 15, 2005. ...ved as a bishop, stake president, and high counselor, and he presided over the Canada Halifax Mission.

...ber of the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy at the time of his call. He is the first Venezuelan to serve as a General Authority. ...Mission from 1999 to 2002. While serving as an Area Seventy, he served in the South America North Area.

...r in the [[Presiding Bishopric]] from April 6, 1972, until his call to the Seventy. ...My mother, a great supporter of mine, gave me permission; she later joined the Church, as did my brothers and sisters.”[https://www.lds.org/ensign/1972/

...976. On that day he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He served as [[Sunday School]] general president from 1986 to 1989. He w ...ephone company as plant engineer, public relations supervisor, and head of the accounting office.

...neral authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 2001. He was designated emeritus status on October ...t Germany. He married Phyllis Squire in June 1971 and they are the parents of four sons. She passed away on January 15, 2024.

...l, he had been serving as a member of the Seventh Quorum of the Seventy in the South America South Area. ...ions in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry. He also worked in the mining industry running business improvement programs in Latin America, and

...as president of the [[Laie Hawaii Temple]]. He also served as president of the [[Boise Idaho Temple]]. ...l Representative|regional representative]]. He also served as president of the South Africa Cape Town Mission.

...president of the [[Sunday School]] from 1995 to 2000 and was president of the [[Boise Idaho Temple]] from 2005 to 2008. ...hich became his career. He also owned an 80-acre farm in Idaho Falls where the family raised corn.

...mber 30, 2006. He was president of the Yorktown New York Stake at the time of his call. ...r to the mayor of Shanghai, Zhu Rongji. he was also chairman of the Points of Light Foundation, a national organization that encourages volunteer activit

...uld be called the Presidency of the Seventy.[https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Seventy#First_Council_of_the_Seventy]. He was released when it was realized that he ...32 and moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1833. He helped lay the cornerstones of the [[Kirtland Temple]] in July 1833 and participated in its dedication in 1836

...October 6, 2007. He has also served as the Church’s official liaison to the Salvation Army, Utah Chapter. ...San Diego, California, area and for the Institute for Advanced Technology of Control Data Corporation in Rockville, Maryland.

...1976. He was then called to serve as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] where he served until October 4, 1980, when he was given emeritus status. ...his father had acquired Blackfoot City Bank. He worked as a bookkeeper at the bank and did bookkeeping for other businesses. He also sold Model-T Fords a

.... He was serving as president of the Argentina Rosario Mission at the time of his call on April 4, 1981. ...when sister missionaries taught him and his mother the gospel. They joined the Church, and when his brother was old enough, he did too. Abrea’s father n

...ber 31, 1978. He had previously served as a [[Regional Representative]] of the Twelve Apostles. ...He received the President’s Citation from the Soil Conservation Society of America.

..., the First Quorum of the Seventy was formed, and he was sustained to that quorum and continued full-time service until October 1, 1994, when he was granted ...eks, returned to San Diego, then was sent on a ship to Japan. He served in the Navy for twenty-six years.

...since April 6, 1996, having served as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was granted emeritus status on October 1, 2016. ...regional representative of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], and Area Seventy.

...e Seventy on April 2, 1994, and was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 1, 2000. He was designated emeritus status on October 2, 2010. ...second tour of duty he was a military advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

...April 4, 2015. He had been serving in the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy in the Mexico Area. ...would be released if, among other demands, they renounced their religion. The two refused and were shot to death by firing squad.

...venty]], effective August 1, 2024. He is currently serving as President of the Africa South Area Presidency. ...y on April 6, 2013. Prior to this calling, he served as an Area Seventy in the Africa Southeast area.

...zona Tempe Mission. He also served as a missionary to the Piute Indians on the Kanosh Indian Reservation. ...]] was discontinued due to the outbreak of World War II and he enlisted in the US Air Force. During his career, he had a grocery business, a mercantile bu

...or, and [[Temple|temple]] ordinance worker. He also served as president of the Spain Bilbao Mission. ...independent auditor and consultant. He and his wife, Dina, are the parents of five children.

...Latter-day Saints]. He was sustained a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 5, 1997. He was given emeritus status in October 2011. ...is a great-great-grandson of Elder [[Parley P. Pratt]] of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]].

...ission, and president of the Texas Dallas Mission. He also helped organize the Latter-day Saint Student Association. ...[[Brigham Young University]]. He served as commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education.

...al presidency from 1981 to 1983. He also served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from August 15, 1987, to August 15, 1993. He was designated emeritus stat ...re, served as mission leaders in the Belgium Brussels Mission (then called the Franco-Belgium Mission) from 1966 to 1969.

...lp with his decision. Both his parents and Louie’s parents were in favor of him remarrying. ...ad a good time, and ten days later Joseph and Ethel enjoyed a date without the children and soon after were engaged. They were married on November 2, 1908

...nty|Seventies]] or [[Area Seventy|Area Seventies]], are assigned to assist the president.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handboo ...ders, missionaries, and Church members. They are assigned by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to preside at stake conferences and other meetings.

...was an in-field representative for the Missionary Department of the Church of Jesus Christ. ..., stake president’s counselor, high councilor, scoutmaster, president of the Spain Malaga Mission, and Young Men general board member.

...ganized into the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and he was called to that quorum on October 1, 1976. He served until he was designated emeritus status on Oc ...ed Janelle Schlink in the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]] and they are the parents of eight children.

...was granted emeritus status on October 3, 1998. He served as president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] from 1999 to 2002. ...e completed, he practiced personal injury law in Utah and was president of the Utah Bar Association from 1979 to 1980.

...ual Improvement Association]]. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. He also served as a [[Bishop|bishop]], [[Stake Presid ...paternal grandfather was [[Abraham H. Cannon]], both leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ.

...me of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy. ...that Elder Curtis was called as Church Historian and Recorder and assumed the position on August 1, 2019. He served until August 1, 2022.

...enior president. He was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on October 3, 1975, and was designated emeritus status on September 30, 1 ...ng World War I and then served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionary]] to the Central States. He worked as a Boy Scout executive from 1923 to 1945.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...tibank, and Barclay’s Bank. He was a member of the board of directors of the Beneficial Financial Group.

...ritus status on October 3, 2009. He also served in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] from August 15, 2000, until April 3, 2004. ...y. He served in the Air Force Reserves and was called up to active duty in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...s West Point) and served in the Brazilian military, advancing to the rank of captain before his retirement. He also studied business administration and

...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] during the early years of the Church. ...ed as a counselor to [[Brigham Young]]. He never served in the [[Quorum of the Twelve]].

...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was called to the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 5, 2008. ...He worked as general manager for Peru and business director for Brazil for the IVAX Corporation. He worked for Tecnofarma for 18 years.

...atus on October 2, 1993. A month later he was called to serve as bishop of the Canyon Road Ward in Salt Lake City. ..., Netherlands. To escape slave labor in Germany during the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War II, De Jager went into hiding for more than two ye

...Seventy]] on April 4, 1987. He was transferred to the Second Quorum of the Seventy and was released on October 4, 1992. ...Zions First National Bank, and vice chairman and executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation.

...ho had been called to a five-year term of service were transferred to that quorum. He was released in October 1989. ...cy, director of the [[Temple Square]] Visitors’ Center, and president of the [[Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple]].

...he Toronto Ontario Temple and then was called to serve as the patriarch of the Calgary Alberta West Stake. ..., they married in 1945 in the [[Logan Utah Temple]]. They were the parents of seven children. They lived in Calgary where he owned an auto dealership and

...re until April 5, 1997, when he was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was designated emeritus status on October 1, 2011. ...d Judith Renee England, another member of the Church. They are the parents of six children.

...h 31, 2001. He had previously served in the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa Southeast Area. ...ifically banking, pharmaceuticals, and marketing. He was area director for the [[Church Educational System]] and supervised [[Seminary]] and Institute.

...ts] since the year 2000. In 2009, he was called to the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] where he served until August 1, 2017. He was released on October 5, 2019, ...on the executive board of the Aloha Council of the Boy [[Scouting|Scouts]] of America.

...ed as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He was president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] from 1985 to 1987 and received emeritus status on Sept ...al boards, such as the Utah Symphony board and the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]] of America national board.

...r-day Saints]. He was sustained as a new member of the [[Presidency of the Seventy]], effective August 1, 2024. ...in April 2013. Until this call, he was serving in the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy in México.

...in the Young Men general presidency, and as a [[Missionary|missionary]] to the North Central States. ...ly moved to Utah when his father was transferred to Utah State University. The family again moved to Pullman, Washington, when his father took a position

...d previously as a member of the Third and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy in the Philippines Area. His church service also includes [[Missionary|missionary] ...Member and Statistical Records Division of the Church and a mail clerk in the Philippines Area office.

...2014. He was serving as president of the Ukraine Kyiv Mission at the time of his call. ...oined the Church in 1985 and has served as [[Young Men]] president, elders quorum president, high councilor, and [[bishop]].

...1995. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a counselor to [[Hugh W. Pinnock]] in the [[Sunday School]] general presidency. ...the Bowl of Hygeia for the most outstanding service outside the profession of pharmacy.

...ber of the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy in the Asia North Area at the time of his call. ...hree years of mandatory military service. He served in the Busan Korea and the Seoul Korea missions. He has also served as a bishop, bishop’s counselor,

...nselor in the [[Presiding Bishopric]] on October 3, 2020. He had served as the Second Counselor from October 9, 2015. ...he Church as a [[bishop]], high councilor, [[stake]] president, and [[Area Seventy]].

...r the Brazil Sao Paulo South Mission. He served in the Third Quorum of the Seventy from 1997 to 2005. ...nal public affairs director, [[Stake President|stake president]], and Area Seventy.

...y called the [[Mormon Church]], sponsors an online newsroom especially for the media, but also for anyone interested in keeping up with [http://newsroom.l ...t the Newsroom ([http://newsroom.lds.org http://newsroom.lds.org]) include the following:

...esided over the Mexico City Mission from 1970 to 1973 and was president of the [[Missionary Training Center]] in Mexico from 1995 to 1996. ...ation from New York University. He also served two years in the US Army in the Panama Canal Zone.

...t the time of his call. He was released and granted emeritus status during the 191st Semiannual General Conference (October 2021). ...ersity]]. He married Mary Dee Shepherd in 1973 and they became the parents of eight children.

...of Latter-day Saints]. He was called to serve in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 1, 2006. ...es with an emphasis on East Asia from the Lauder Institute and an MBA from the Wharton School.

...eneral presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ditional missions, one to the [[Preston England Temple]] and the second to the [[Manila Philippines Temple]].

...il 6, 1985, when he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He served until October 2, 1993, when he was granted emeritus General Au ...ing his master’s degree from Utah State University, he taught classes at the university.

...all, he had been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America West Area. ...n, Utah, to Van Lloyd and Sarah Lulu Lewis Haynie. He grew up in a variety of cities in northern Utah and California’s Silicon Valley.

[[Image:Juan_A_Uceda.jpg|left|thumb|250px|alt=Mormon Seventy]] ...pril 2010. In May 2017 he was assigned to serve in the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] effective August 1, 2017. He served in that capacity until August 1, 2018

...from April 4, 1998, until October 5, 2002. He also served as president of the [[Manila Philippines Temple]] from 2006 to 2009. ...’t want temples to be used or to be constructed,” he says. “But when the Lord wants them, he will help us find a way to build and to use them if we

...ter-day Saints]. He was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on October 1, 1976, where he served full-time until October 4, 1997, when ...1927, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and grew up in Logandale, Nevada. He served in the United States Navy and earned an accounting degree from [[Brigham Young Uni

...eviously served as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy and an Area Seventy. ...r for Europe. He also taught Institute and served as the area director for the Central Europe Area.

...e Director of the [[Church Historian and Recorder|Historical Department of the Church]] from 1989 to 1991 and from 1998 to 1999. ...man of the board of the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and served in the U.S. military in Korea.

...untochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He is the first African American General Authority and was sustained at [[General Conferenc ...ward Young Men president, bishopric counselor, and full-time missionary in the Alabama Birmingham Mission.

...1989, at which time he was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He was given emeritus status on October 3, 1992. ...ce during World War II. He later graduated with honors from the University of Utah.

...ind]] and [[Robert K. Dellenbach]]. He also served as general president of the organization. ...ed over the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission from 1984 to 1987. He has served in the Church as a bishop, stake president, secretary to a regional representative

...o served as an [[Institute]] instructor, a Gospel Doctrine teacher, elders quorum president, bishop, stake president, and high councilor. ...John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard with a Methodological Area of Concentration in Leadership. He was named a Littauer Fellow. During his car

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], serving in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from 1999 to 2006. ...g he had been investigating and he replied it had been two or three years. The doctor said, “If you don’t make decisions in time, time makes decisions

...rst Korean General Authority. After his release, he served as president of the [[Seoul Korea Temple]]. ...lly joined the Church as well. He baptized his mother while serving as the first Korean missionary to serve in Korea. He was ordained an elder by [[Gordon B

...so served as an [[Area Seventy|Area Authority]] in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy. ...arried in 1981 after he returned from his mission. They became the parents of six children and made their home in Highland, Utah.

...ber of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area at the time of his call. ...nd administrative manager for the Quadrant Company. He then worked as head of strategic planning for Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC. Prior to his call to

...At the time of his call as a General Authority, he had been presiding over the Washington Seattle Mission. ...larship and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. His business career was with Mountain Bell (US West Communications) a

...venty]] from June 6, 1991 to April 2, 1994, and in the First Quorum of the Seventy from April 2, 1994 to October 4, 2003. ...tive in the Church. He and Ila were married in 1953 and became the parents of five children.

...he [[Seventy]] from April 1989 to June 1992 and in the First Quorum of the Seventy from June 1992 to October 2010. ...is tenure was interrupted when he accepted a call to serve as president of the Austria Vienna Mission, which oversaw missionary work in Poland, Czechoslov

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 2, 2005. He was granted emeritus status on October 6, 2018. ...rities to have served as an area president ([[Enrique R. Falabella]] being the other).

[[Image:kevin_r_duncan.jpg|left|thumb|250px|alt=Mormon Seventy Kevin Duncan]] ...mber of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah South Area at the time of his call.

...veral other church leadership positions, including serving as president of the Guatemala City Temple starting in 1996. Falabella's first wife, Leonor, died in 1955, leaving him to raise four young children.

...Hinckley]], with [[Thomas S. Monson]] as President, [[Henry B. Eyring]] as First Counselor and [[Dieter F. Uchtdorf]] as Second Counselor. * February 10 - Dedication of [[Rexburg Idaho Temple]] by [[Thomas S. Monson]]

...ident of the Central America Area from 2007 to 2011. He was a counselor in the presidency from 2006 to 2007. ...mith who was president of SVU. He and his wife, Mary Anne, are the parents of six children.

...e North America West Area when called to serve in the Second Quorum of the Seventy at [[General Conference]] April 2010. He was released and given emeritus st ...969. In 1973 he received a doctorate of medicine, also from the University of Arizona, then later completed an ophthalmology residency in Fresno. He has

.... He was serving as president of the Washington Tacoma Mission at the time of his call. ...f financial officer of Medicode (1991–1997), and chief executive officer of Ingenix (1998–2005).

...n the [[Sunday School]] general presidency, and as the Second Counselor in the [[Young Men]] general presidency. He was designated emeritus General Author ...ing a trip to Ethiopia with [[M. Russell Ballard]], to direct disbursement of Church donations for famine relief.

...s a [[Regional Representative|regional representative]] of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Twelve]]. Reeve was born on November 23, 1914, in Hinckley, Utah. He grew up during the Great Depression. He had a newspaper route and drove a hay wagon during his

...f the South America West Area. After his release, he served as a sealer in the [[Bountiful Utah Temple]]. ...Jardine, Linebaugh & Dunn. He had also served as a commissioned officer in the Utah National Guard.

...ad been serving as a member of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy at the time of his call. ...her soon after he concluded his mission. They married and are the parents of five children.

...day Saints] since April 2, 2011. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. ...Francisco Medical Clinic. He also served as an [[Institute]] director for the [[Church Educational System]].

...n [[Zion's Camp]], serving under the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]], who was his first cousin, once removed. ...835 and served in the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was a stockholder in the [[Kirtland Safety Society]].

...pril 1, 1995, when he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was given emeritus status on October 5, 2013. ...st.org/study/ensign/1992/08/news-of-the-church/elder-john-b-dickson-of-the-seventy?lang=eng]

...s a [[Regional Representative]]. In October 2013 he was called to serve as the [[London England Temple]] president. ...h when they met at a dance. They later married in 1962 and are the parents of one son, Kevin.

...eneral presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 4, 2015. He was released on April 4, 2020. ...er served in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and the Presidency of the Seventy. He was raised in Farmington, Utah, and Robertson, Wyoming. He also lived i

...granted emeritus status on October 1, 2005. He then served as president of the [[Madrid Spain Temple]] from 2005 to 2008. ...degree from the University of Utah. He worked with [[Marion G. Romney]] in the Church’s legal department for many years until he began his full-time Chu

...f financial officer of the [[Perpetual Education Fund]]. He also served in the Church as a bishop, stake high councilor, stake president’s counselor, an ...tern University. Most of his career was spent as a financial executive for the Ford Motor Company in Michigan. He retired as general assistant controller.

...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ..., Dixon-Taylor-Russell Home Furnishers. He was also a managing director of the Church’s welfare services program.

...g was abolished, he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] and served until 1978 when he received emeritus status. ...untry. He met his wife, Ariena, while serving there. They were the parents of two daughters.

...s service, he was president of the [[Tokyo Japan Temple]] and president of the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. ...baptized at age sixteen. At age nineteen, he served a full-time mission to the Northern Far East Mission. He also filled a one-year Church building missio

...015. He had been serving as a member of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Central Area prior to his call. ...ily ranch, which included cattle, hay, and grain operations, until he sold the business in 1998. He then managed a real estate and financial portfolio and

...ember 14, 1998, in Chile. He was serving as president of the Chile Area at the time. ...n industrial chemical company as a sales and marketing director throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, and Br

...fter he was released from the Seventy, he served as the first president of the [[Newport Beach California Temple]]. ...elopment and management company, Suite Thinking Inc.; and was president of the hotel chain Granada Royale Hometels, which later became Embassy Suites. He

...atter-day Saints]. He was sustained a member of the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on March 31, 1990, and was released on September 30, 1995. ...tile engineer and invented several weaves and patterns. He later worked in the [[Church Educational System]].

...over the Romania Bucharest Mission from 1996 to 1999 and was president of the [[St. George Utah Temple]] from 2007 to 2010. He has also served as a bisho ...ty, Utah. He is Honorary Consul for the Government of Romania to the State of Utah, a position he has held since 1999.

...s released on October 6, 1990, soon after he began serving as president of the [[Mexico City Mexico Temple]]. He also served as Scoutmaster, bishop’s co ...rds and a farm in his home town. He and his wife, Beverly, are the parents of seven children.

...al Conference of the [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...cludes as a full-time missionary in the England Manchester Mission, [[Area Seventy]], counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, and stake president.

...mon Tabernacle Choir]] and served from 1854 to 1856. Of those five, he was the only one that was also a vocalist. He served as a warden of the School of Music at Nauvoo University.

...ay Saints] on April 1, 2006. He was serving as an Area Seventy at the time of his call. ...ung Men]] president, and counselor in a stake presidency. He presided over the Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission from 1991–1994.

...Snow''', a brother to [[Erastus Snow]], was an early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ and after immigrating to Utah Territory, he served as a Suprem ...g The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in 1832 by Orson Pratt. The same year he was ordained an elder by [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Frederick Gran

...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served in the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from October 3, 1975, to October 4, 2003, when he was granted emeritus st ...e went with them. He studied at [[Brigham Young University]] and served in the U.S. military. He owned a fruit-growing operation, International Fruit Grow

...t of Latter-day Saints]. He was sustained as a [[Seventy|General Authority Seventy]] on April 5, 2014, and released on October 1, 2022. ...izational behavior from [[Brigham Young University]]. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ while a student at BYU.

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from April 1, 1989 to October 1, 1994. ...tative]], and president of the Mexico Torreon Mission. He was president of the Monterrey Mexico Temple from 2007 to 2010. He died on October 20, 2021, in

...ity]] [[Seventy]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...joined the Church of Jesus Christ in 1982 after Carol Lu introduced him to the gospel and missionaries began teaching him. He married Carol one year after

...ter-day Saints]. He was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] on April 2, 2011. He was granted emeritus status on April 1, 2023, effect ...as an instructor and professor at various universities including professor of health and sport sciences at Fukuoka University and a visiting professor at

...venty]] on April 4, 2009, and had been serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy since April 5, 2003. He was designated emeritus status on October 6, 2018. ...ident, and stake [[Young Men]] president. He served a full-time mission in the Northern Mexico Mission.

...counselor in the Church’s Africa Southeast Area presidency and later in the Pacific Area presidency. ...e United States Army, which included duty in South Vietnam. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medals.

...First Quorum of the [[Seventy]] in October 1988, transferred to the Second Quorum in 1989, and released in October 1994. ...d [[Regional Representative|regional representative]]. He was president of the [[Mesa Arizona Temple]] after his release as a General Authority.

...] from April 2008 to October 2013. He served in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. ...counting from [[Brigham Young University]]. He was chief executive officer of an international accounting firm (Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoop

...ia Mission at the time of his call. He is the first general authority from the Samoan Islands. He was released on October 5, 2019, and designated emeritus ...l Latter-day Saint. He served as a full-time [[Missionary|missionaray]] in the Apia Samoa Mission. He later served as a bishop, stake president, stake hig

...econd Quorum of the Seventy from 2001 to 2006 and also served as an [[Area Seventy|Area Authority]]. He was granted emeritus status in 2012. He had been place ...firm. In April 1998, he left his firm to become international counsel for the Church and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. He had responsibility for a

...tained on March 31, 2012, and had been serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy since April 1, 2006. He was released and given emeritus status on September ...mental studies from Harvard University and then received a law degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at [[Brigham Young University]]. He was a chief

...e [[Missionary|missionary]], bishop, stake president, high councilor, Area Seventy, and area public affairs director. ...e]] coordinator, teacher, director, country director, and area director in the [[Church Educational System]].

...um of the Seventy of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from June 6, 1992, to October 4, 1997. ...Naga Mission, and regional representative. He later served as president of the [[Manila Philippines Temple]].

...p, First Counselor in the [[Presiding Bishopric]], and Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. ...d counselor to [[Presiding Bishop]] [[LeGrand Richards]]; he was called as First Counselor in 1946. He was sustained as Presiding Bishop on April 6, 1952, w

...esus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from 1991 to 1996. ...ied Mary Zapata in 1958 after meeting her in Bogotá. They are the parents of two daughters.

...He served as a [[Missionary|missionary]] to New England. He presided over the Arizona Phoenix Mission. ...ed a bachelor’s degree from BYU and a medical degree from the University of Utah Medical School. He set up his practice in Page, Arizona, where he was

...served in that quorum until he was transferred to the First Quorum of the Seventy on April 3, 1993. He was granted emeritus status on October 3, 2009. ...the [[Idaho Falls Idaho Temple]]. They served together as he presided over the Colombia Call Mission. He has also served as an [[Regional Representative]]

...erk, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, and ward clerk. He was president of the [[Twin Falls Idaho Temple]] from 2008 to 2010. Gerratt and his wife are the parents of nine children. He was born on April 9, 1936, in Rupert, Idaho. He attended

...dent, stake presidency counselor, and bishop twice. He was a missionary in the Swiss Austrian Mission from 1953 to 1956. ...ife and Casualty in Connecticut, the Zapata Corporation in Texas, and with the BF Goodrich Company in Ohio.

* August 10 - A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the [[Vancouver British Columbia Temple]]. ...alez were all sustained as new members of the Presidency of the Seventy

* February 14 - The first members of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] are ordained. * February 28 - The [[Seventy|First Quorum of the Seventy]] organized in [[Kirtland|Kirtland, Ohio]].

...o be a [[General Authority]][[Seventy]]. Elder Dushku will be sustained at the October 2023 general conference. ...e includes full-time missionary in the Portugal Lisbon Mission, [[elder]]s quorum president, bishopric counselor, high councilor, [[bishop]], and stake presi

...Todd Christofferson]] was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. * April 25 - Dedication of [[San Diego California Temple]] by [[Gordon B. Hinckley]].