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  • Missionary Training Center presidents

    Seven new presidents and their wives have been called to preside over Missionary Training Centers around the world. They will begin their service in January 2011.
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010

  • New mission presidents

    Two new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, June 19, 2010

  • New temple presidents

    Six new temple presidents have been called by the First Presidency, with their wives called as matrons. They will begin service in November.
    Published: Saturday, June 5, 2010

  • Country information: Kiribati

    Kiribati, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands, is made up of 36 Micronesian islands in the mid-Pacific where the equator and international dateline meet. It is a republic that became independent in 1979, with Tarawa as its capital. The islands' population speaks Gilbertese and English. About half of the population is Protestant and half is Roman Catholic.
    Published: Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

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