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25 Years ago
The first area general conference of the Church, held Aug. 27-29, 1971, in Manchester, England, was reported in the Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 issues of the Church News. A total of more than 12,000 people attended the various sessions during the All-British General Conference.
President Joseph Fielding Smith presided over the conference. He was accompanied by 14 other General Authorities, including President Harold B. Lee, first counselor in the First Presidency; President Spencer W. Kimball, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve; and Elders Howard W. Hunter and Gordon B. Hinckley of the Quorum of the Twelve, all of whom later became presidents of the Church.
President Smith said he "deemed it fitting that the British Isles should be the scene of the Church's first such area general conference, since from the early days Great Britain has contributed thousands of members - and leaders - to the Church."
Quote from the past
"We must believe in Christ and pattern our lives after Him. We must be baptized as He was baptized. We must worship the Father as He did. We must seek to do good and work righteousness as He did. He is our exemplar, the great prototype of salvation." - President Joseph Fielding Smith, in an address given during area general conference, Manchester, England, August 1971.
