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Show | TheSalt Lake Tribune LDS GENERAL CONFERENCE sO 7 Parkin to Head Relief Society | sisters from Africa to Spain who are pioneers in their own right,” shesaid. “I have marveied their inner strength, and i have beeninspired by THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE the depth oftheir testimonies.” Smoot told women to study the suggested top- New leaders named to the LDS Relief Society, a women’s organization, may signal continuing ics for home. family and personal enrichment interest in the churcii’s literacyprojects. meetings and find ways to build spiritual strength, develop personalskills, strengthen the home and familyand provide gospelservice. By so doing, theywill become Jess preoccupied Bonnie Parkin of Salt Lake City, who once served as a counselor in the general Young Women’s presidency and on a previous Relief Society general board, will head the women’s service organization of the Church of Jesus women with strong backgrounds in Deseret Bookin Salt Lake City education. Kathleen Hughes of Midway, who will serve as the first counselor, graduated from Weber State University and Central Missouri State University. She worked 14 years in the Provo School District as personnel director, assistant superintendent and special education director. AnnePingree, second counselor, has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and has been a volunteer tutor for children at risk and Laotians for Literacy Volunteers of America. Outgoing President Mary Ellen Smoot delivered her last address during the Saturday morning session of the conference,before her succes- sor was named. “Over the past five years, I have met with at. AM ee personal problems and more dependent on she said. Smoot's counselors, Sheri Dew and Virginia Jensen, also were released fromservice. Dew was recently named as executive officer of Christ of Latter-day Saints. Parkin, who has a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, chose as her counselors two ° Se if le Her two counselors have strong backgroundsin education BY HILARY GROUTAGE SMITH Sunday. April 7, 2002 Two new members of the church’s Second Quorum of the Seventy also were named on Saturday: Gerald Lund, 62, of Alpine, and Wil- liam Walke of Sandy Membersof the Second Quorum ofthe Seventy are responsible for the work of the LDS Church throughoutthe world under the direction of the First Presidency and the Quoram of the Tweive Apostles. Men serve in the Second Quorum of the Seventy for abcut six years. In addition, 30 new Area Authority Seventies were named. Tribune reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack contributed to this story. iiss Lid esses Chastens LDS Against Abuse & From previous page religious zealots.” Instead, he said, they found scenic beauty, gracious hosts — Mormons and non-Mormons alike — and the spirit of the Games atits best. LDS Churchleaders made a “deliberate decision” to ask members to refrain from pros- elytizing during the Games, letting the Salt Lake City envi- rons standas their testament. “Out ofall this came something wonderful for this church. Representatives of the media,so often a tough and calloused group, with very few exceptions, spoke and wrote in language both complimentary and accurately descriptive of a unique culture they found here, of the people they met,and dealt with, ofthe spirit of hospitality which theyfelt,” Hinckley said. Hinckley said negative news coverage was minimal and the i] Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune Lars,left, Josh and John of Spokane, Wash., hope to gettickets for Saturday's priesthood session of the General Conference. opportunities to meet with foreign leaders plentiful. “Those visitors tasted the distinctive culture of this community. Webelieve that culture is worth preserving,” hesai In church-related business, Hinckley offered an update on the Perpetual Education Fund established a year ago. The fund and 30 primarily returned missionaries — whohave limited means to finance education or vocational training. Hinckley said to date 2,400 people have received loans. “In the years to come, thou- sandswill be assisted in such Leah Hogsten/TheSalt LakeTribune Temple Square groundsare fully in bloom Saturday as conference-goersfile out of the Conference Centerafter the morning session of the 172nd annual General Conferenceof the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The twice-yearly gathering ends today. places as Mexico,the nations of South America, Africa and the is designed to give loans to Philippines members betweenthe ages of 18 there is a need,” hesaid. and wherever APARTMENTS You don have to moveto Palm Springs WE KNOW YOU NEED A MORTGAGE THAT GIVES YOU MORE FAMILY ROOM. 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