President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, has been busy during the July apostolic recess. Among the highlights, he visited the Rome Italy temple site, presented a check for the Church to a worldwide hunger organization, and visited refugees in Athens, Greece.
In other Church news, as part of the pioneer day celebration, Elder M. Russell Ballard served as the grand marshal of the Days of '47 KSL Parade. This is significant because the role of grand marshal has typically been filled by a member of the Church's First Presidency. But it makes sense that with President Uchtdorf travelling and President Monson reportedly not in good health.
In other Pioneer Days news, Elder LeGrand R. Curtis of the Seventy spoke at the sunrise Pioneer Day devotional. Click here for the details of that speech.
In the meantime, the King's Singers were the featured guests at the Pioneer Day Concert for the Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. To read about the concert, please click here.
Thanks for tuning in for this Church news update. Until I post again, all the best!
Monday, July 25, 2016
Multipurpose Church-news post
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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