During this year, President Gordon B. Hinckley has relentlessly traveled throughout the world, giving 187 talks. In the October 1996 general conference, the prophet said that he has determined that for as long as he has the strength to do so, he will get out and meet with the Saints - both the youth and the adults.

"I do not enjoy travel. . . " he said. "But I do enjoy looking into the faces and shaking the hands of faithful Latter-day Saints."The following is a brief summary of President Hinckley's 1996 activities. (The numbers to the left on the lists of locations visited correspond with the numbers on the map and are in chronological order of his visits.)

Locations outside United States visited

4 - Veracruz, Mexico: Jan. 27-28

5 - Mexico City, Mexico: Jan. 28

15 - Tokyo, Japan: May 17-18

16 - Osaka, Japan: May 19

17 - Fukuoka, Japan: May 19-20

18 - Naha, Okinawa, Japan: May 20-21

19 - Pusan, Korea: May 21

20 - Seoul, Korea: May 22-23

21 - Taipei, Taiwan: May 23-24

22 - Hong Kong: May 24-27

23 - Shenzhen, China: May 27-28

24 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia: May 28-29

25 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: May 29

26 - Hanoi, Vietnam: May 29

27 - Manila, Philippines: May 29-31

28 - Cebu City, Philippines: May 31-June 1

29 - Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: June 1

30 - Madrid, Spain: June 11-12

31 - Brussels, Belgium: June 12-13

32 - The Hague, Netherlands: June 13-14

33 - Copenhagen, Denmark: June 14-15

34 - Berlin, Germany: June 15-16

35 - Israel: June 16-22

49 - Bogota, Colombia: Nov. 8-9

50 - Lima, Peru: Nov. 9-10

51 - Cochabamba, Bolivia: Nov. 10

52 - Santiago, Chile: Nov. 10-12

53 - Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nov. 12-13

54 - Porto Alegre, Brazil: Nov. 13-14

55 - Sao Paulo, Brazil: Nov. 14-15

56 - Recife, Brazil: Nov. 15-16

57 - Manaus, Brazil: Nov. 16-17

Locations inside United States visited

1 - Corpus Christi, Texas: Jan. 6-7

2 - Parowan, Utah: Jan. 13-14

3 - St. George, Utah: Jan. 14

6 - Provo, Utah: Feb. 10

7 - Laie, Hawaii: Feb. 17-19

8 - Charlotte, N.C.: Feb. 24-25

9 - Denton, Texas: March 16-17

10 - San Diego, Calif.: March 23-24

11 - Denver, Colo.: April 14

12 - Logan, Utah: April 20-21

13 - Orem, Utah: April 22

14 - Pittsburgh, Pa.: April 27-28

36 - Cove Fort, Utah: June 24

37 - Hailey, Idaho: June 30

38 - Nauvoo, Ill.: July 11

39 - Palmyra, N.Y.: July 12

40 - Council Bluffs, Iowa: July 13

41 - Tulsa, Okla.: July 14

42 - Kansas City, Mo.: July 14

43 - Provo, Utah: Aug. 4

44 - Eugene, Ore.: Sept. 14-15

45 - Provo, Utah: Sept. 20

46 - Fillmore, Utah: Sept. 27

47 - Provo, Utah: Oct. 11

48 - American Fork, Utah: Oct 13-19

58 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: Nov. 17

59 - Washington, D.C.: Dec. 1-3

60 - Tucson, Ariz.: Dec. 14

Regional conferences

Edinburg, Texas: Jan. 6-7

Veracruz, Mexico: Jan. 27-28

Provo, Utah: Feb. 10.

Laie, Hawaii: Feb. 17-18.

Denton, Texas: March 16-17.

Logan, Utah: April 20-21.

Pittsburgh, Pa.: April 27-28

Osaka, Japan: May 19.

Eugene, Ore.: Sept. 14-15

Youth meetings

Parowan, Utah: Jan. 13

St. George, Utah: Jan. 14

Salt Lake City, Utah: Jan. 21

San Diego, Calif.: March 23-24

Denver, Colo.: April 14

Tulsa, Okla.: July 14

Kansas City, Mo.: July 14

Fillmore, Utah: Sept. 27

Washington, D.C.: Dec. 1

Tucson, Ariz.: Dec. 14

Ward meetings

Emigration 2nd Ward, Salt Lake City, Utah: March 3

Arlington Hills Ward, Salt Lake City, Utah: June 9

Combined sacrament meeting of the Hailey 1st and 2nd Wards and Sun Valley Branch, Carey Idaho Stake: June 30

Other

Dedicated two temples

Hong Kong Temple: May 26

Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple: Oct. 13

Broke ground for three temples

Madrid Spain Temple: June 11

Cochabamba Bolivia Temple: Nov. 10

Recife Brazil Temple: Nov. 15

Meetings with media (press conferences)

Tokyo, Japan: May 18

Seoul, Korea: May 22

Berlin, Germany: June 16

Council Bluffs, Iowa: July 13

Washington, D.C.: Dec. 2

National media interviews

Salt Lake City, Utah: March 10 - Followup interview with Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes, which aired April 7. (First interview was Dec. 19. 1995)

Salt Lake City, Utah: FOX Network, Dec. 11, aired Dec. 25.