Tag: Opening Remarks

  • Welcome to Conference – April 2010

    The church continues to grow and we encourage people to continue to reach out. Sister Monson is doing well after her fall in October. We express profound gratitude to all of you for your willingness to assist with our humanitarian efforts by sharing your resources and, in many cases, your time, your talents, and your…

  • Welcome to Conference – April 2009

    Called Elder Neil L. Anderson to the 12 53,000 missionaries is at least 6,000 fewer missionaries than we had a few years ago – that’s not a promising direction considering that we must have more missionary age people than we had 6 years ago.We have 52,494 now and 61,638 at the peak 6 year ago…

  • Welcome to Conference

    3 temples dedicated in the last 6 months, each preceded by cultural events.5 new Temples announced including one in the Kansas City area and Rome, Italy. (Rome really got a reaction. Personally, I wonder where in the Kansas City Area, it could be Independence.) Five new temples will be built in the following locations: Calgary,…