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James E. Faust

  • Historic visit to Latvian saints

    On March 17, 1993, with his back to the Baltic Sea, Elder James E. Faust, of the Quorum of the Twelve, dedicated the country of Latvia in Eastern Europe for the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This was in front of a small gathering of missionaries and new members.
  • 'A record kept' among His people

    A historical event in its own right, the new 230,000-square-foot Church History Library was dedicated June 20 after four years of construction at its prime downtown location across North Temple Street from the Church Office Building. President Thomas S. Monson presided and offered the dedicatory prayer.
  • 'Hard times' can forge faith

    Stanley Steadman remembers a day decades ago when he knelt in family prayer with his parents and brothers. Such entreaties doubled as daily lifesavers for the Steadmans, who — likes tens of thousands of other families — were enduring the frigid days of the Great Depression.
  • Spring break in Hilo, Hawaii

    Rainy weather and the hype of spring break weekend didn't hamper the attendance and enthusiasm of Hawaii's young single adults to the 2009 Hilo Hawaii Institute/Hilo Hawaii Stake Young Single Adult Conference held March 26-29, The Hilo Hawaii Stake welcomed 120 young single adults to the conference.