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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
President Monson will not be attending or speaking at General Conference
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Sad. I enjoy President Monson's talks. Where did you get this info?
ReplyDeleteChris, thank you for your question. It is sad. When I put this post together originally, I was rushed to wrap it up because I needed to get to bed. After reading your comment, I reread my post and realized that I had left that part of the story out. I have now fixed the issue, and I hope that answers your question. If you need to know anything else, feel free to ask. I will be posting a couple of new posts in the next little bit here to explore what the Church might do for the upcoming General Conference in light of all of this. Stay tuned for that, and thanks again.
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