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Church in Brazil realizing its prophesied potential

Published: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 | Read story
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Elder Jay E. Jensen, left, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen visit the construction site of the Manaus Brazil Temple. (Photo courtesy of the Brazil Area)
Photo courtesy of the Brazil Area
Elder Jay E. Jensen, left, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen visit the construction site of the Manaus Brazil Temple.
More than eight decades have passed since Elder Melvin J. Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve stood before a small Sabbath gathering of members in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offered prophetic words about the future of the Church in South America.