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  • New mission presidents

    Five new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, May 5, 2012

  • Arkansas stake preparedness fair well attended in wake of various natural disasters

    With Joplin, Missouri only sixty miles away, the entire northwest Arkansas community was particularly shaken up by the F5 tornado that tore a mile-wide strip out of that city just three months ago.
    Published: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011

  • Preparedness fair "opens" community doors

    Thousands of volunteers from the Rogers and Springdale stakes of Arkansas came together with members of the Northwest Arkansas community in a spirit of service to hold the 4th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair in Bentonville Aug. 21.
    Published: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

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