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    A Mormon immigrant company under direction of Samuel Brannan departed on the ship Brooklyn from New York on 4 February 1846 en route to the Great Salt Lake valley via California. The group under the direction of Brannan navigated the southern tip of South America around Cape Horn and arrived at Yerba Buena on 31 July 1846.
    Published: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

  • 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, April 26, 2008

  • New visitor center directors

    The following have been called by the First Presidency as visitors centers directors. They will serve for two years, beginning their terms on Jan. 1, 2008.
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007

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