President @NelsonRussellM announced the following new temples at #GeneralConference
Savai’i, Samoa
Kahului, Hawaii
Fairbanks, Alaska
Vancouver, Washington
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Roanoke, Virginia
Cancún, Mexico
Piura, Peru
Huancayo, Peru
Viña del Mar, Chile
Goiânia, Brazil
João Pessoa, Brazil
Cape Coast, Ghana
Calabar, Nigeria
Luanda, Angola
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laoag, Philippines
Osaka, Japan
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Sister Patricia Terry Holland, wife of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, died at 81. She lived a faith-filled life, supporting her husband's global ministry. Despite battling severe pneumonia in 2014, her faith and determination led to a full recovery. She served as the first counselor in the Young Women general presidency and was known for her eloquence as a speaker. In 2018, she accompanied President Russell M. Nelson on his global ministry, expressing a deep testimony of Jesus Christ. Her life was defined by dedication, service and unwavering faith.
Read more about Sister Holland here: https://t.co/eUTgWHoPdW
📸 : Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News; Spenser Heaps, Deseret News; screenshot from https://t.co/xpOACFtTiV
In light of recent tweets about dress standards in the LDS church, I wanted to share a story.
My old bishop had the goal of making our ward “the most welcoming ward in the world” (seriously)
We often talked about ways to achieve it, because we truly wanted to make it happen.