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  • New mission presidents

    Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, March 3, 2012

  • New mission presidents

    Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, May 14, 2011

  • Years of faith and effort for members of new stake in Guam

    Nearly 800 local members unanimously raised their hands in approval as Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve called for a sustaining vote to create the first stake in Guam — the Barrigada Guam Stake — during a conference held on Dec. 12, 2010.
    Published: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011

  • Obituaries

    Marlene Wessel Owens, 76, who served with her husband, Douglas Wayne Owens, as he presided over the Canada Montreal Mission from 1975-78, died Nov. 14 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Published: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010

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