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25 years ago
The growth of the Church led to a change in administration with six General Authorities called to supervise areas outside the United States and to live in those areas, according to the May 3, 1975, Church News.The assignments given to Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve were: Elder Bernard P. Brockbank over Great Britain, Western Europe and South Africa; Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin over Germany and Central Europe; Elder J. Thomas Fyans over Mexico and Central America; Elder James E. Faust over South America; Elder Adney Y. Komatsu over Japan and the Far East; and Elder Robert L. Simpson over the Pacific area and the Polynesian Islands.
The Church News article stated, "They will reside indefinitely in the areas to which they are assigned and, under the direction of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve, will supervise all stake and mission activities in their areas."
It continued, "The resident General Authorities will intensify the training of leaders in the stakes and missions so that ecclesiastical and proselyting activities may become more effective."
The Church News noted that the membership of the Church had tripled over the previous 25 years and was approaching 3.5 million.
It was also announced that Elder W. Grant Bangerter, Assistant to the Twelve, would replace Elder Brockbank as president of the Church's International Mission. That mission "was organized to maintain better contact with the approximately 1,400 Church members who reside in areas of the world outside the boundaries of regular missions and organized stakes," the article said.
