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  • Return to Brazilian missionary service

    Missionaries who served here in the mid-1950s have returned as senior missionaries with their wives; they have seen the membership grow from a small branch to where a temple overlooks the city.
    Published: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004

  • Missionary training center presidents

    The First Presidency has called new presidents for five of the missionary training centers around the world. The new leaders and their wives will be trained at the Provo Missionary Training Center Jan. 11-15, and will begin their two-year terms of service following their training.
    Published: Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998

  • New mission presidents

    Six new mission presidents have been called by the First Presidency. They and their wives will begin their service about July 1. The new mission presidents and where they will serve are:
    Boyd L. Cardon, 52, Costa Rica San Jose Mission; Rexburg 13th Ward, Rexburg Idaho Center Stake; stake Young Men president; former counselor in Mexico Guadaljara Mission presidency, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, branch president, assistant ward clerk, high priests secretary, Young Men president, Scoutmaster, priests quorum adviser, and teachers quorum adviser; Ricks College math professor; received bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU; born in San Juan County, N.M., to Joseph Phillip and Anna Marie Rothlisberger Cardon; married Terri Le Horrocks, seven children. She is Relief Society homemaking counselor; former stake Laurel adviser, Relief Society teacher, Laurel adviser, and Primary teacher; received associate degree from Ricks College and attended BYU; born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Raymond J. and Ruth Elaine Camron Horrocks.
    Published: Saturday, April 23, 1994

  • Caption only: Brazilian missionaries finding harvest in homeland

    Spreading the gospel
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 13, 1993

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