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  • Monumental story

    When the Mormon Battalion finally reached the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 29, 1847 — their feet scarred and bloody, their rations depleted and their clothing tattered — they had completed a march of nearly 2,000 miles to what is modern-day San Diego. They endured one of the longest military marches in history, forging their way over largely uncharted territory because a prophet of God asked them to go.
  • Parade, fun highlight festivities

    Visitors to the newly renovated Mormon Battalion Historic Site are welcomed by sister missionaries and senior couple missionaries dressed in period clothing.
  • Role as teachers a sacred and holy calling

    In this Church of teachers, "we find ourselves in the roles as teachers from the moment we take our first breath of life," said Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, addressing eight new presidents of Missionary Training Centers, and seven new visitors center directors and their wives gathered for training prior to embarking on their worldwide assignments.
  • All about joy

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve closed the annual three-day visitor centers directors and Missionary Training Center presidents seminar by enveloping the 15 leaders and their wives in feelings of love and appreciation.