Leaders encourage Olympic volunteers
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The Church has officially expressed its support of efforts to make the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City a successful and memorable event.
In a letter to stake presidents and bishops in the Utah North and Utah South Areas that was to be read in sacrament meetings on Nov. 15, the First Presidency said:
"Latter-day Saints have a well-earned reputation for rendering community service. Through the major media in Utah, the Salt Lake Olympic Committee will soon be asking for volunteers for the Olympics. We understand they will be seeking 8,000 volunteers to work between now and the Olympics, 18,000 to assist during January and February of 2002, and another 6,000 to work with the Paralympics in March of that same year.
"Members of the Church who wish to volunteer should work directly with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee by responding as private citizens to their request. Such volunteer service is a matter of individual choice.
"The Church is supportive of Utah's efforts to make the 2002 Winter Games successful and memorable — not only for the thousands of people who will come here to watch or participate in the games, but also for the citizens of the state who will work together to accomplish this historic task."
The letter was signed by President Gordon B. Hinckley and his counselors, President Thomas S. Monson and President James E. Faust.
