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66 Members Touched by Historic Conference In a historic meeting on 12 September 2004, President Gordon B. Hinckley spoke by satellite broadcast from Salt Lake City to more than 23,000 Latter-day Saints gathered at stake and district conferences in about 35 meetinghouses across Venezuela and on islands including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder H. Aldridge Gillespie of the Seventy also addressed the conferences. President Hinckley told the Saints that as a young boy he would often look into the night sky to find the North Star. “From looking at that star I learned a great lesson which has remained with me throughout my life,” he said. “I learned that there are fixed and constant points by which we may guide our lives.” He encouraged members to use unchanging gospel truths the same way in their own lives. Each congregation had a few minutes to open its individual conference, pray, sing, and conduct stake business before receiving the transmission from Church headquarters. After the transmission, the congregations closed their meetings with a hymn and a prayer. Venezuelan Saints felt the significance of the broadcast both on a personal level and as a momentous event for that nation’s membership as a whole. Thirteen-year-old Marcel Farías of La Isabelica Ward, Valencia Venezuela Candelaria Stake, a recent convert in Valencia, said President Hinckley’s words were special to him. “What affected me most about his message was the great love he feels for us, the members of the Church in Venezuela.” “To know that the Lord is Church Provides Hurricane Relief Four major hurricanes passed through islands in the Caribbean and parts of the United States in the months of August and September 2004, damaging homes and businesses and killing close to 1,700. Following hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, the Church and its members reacted quickly to bring relief to those of many faiths. The Church sent more than 1.5 million pounds (680,000 kg) of food, 350,000 hygiene kits, and 400,000 items of clothing in 70 semitruck loads. By mid-October, members had donated more than 310,000 hours of labor during cleanup and other relief efforts. Hurricane Charley On Friday, 14 August, Hurricane Charley slammed ashore in southwest Florida as a Category Four hurricane with winds up to 180 miles per hour (290 kph). At least 16 people were killed, President Hinckley addresses Latter-day Saints in Venezuela via a satellite broadcast. concerned for each one of us and has chosen prophets to help us strengthen our faith will have a marvelous effect on our members,” said Bishop Julio Márquez of the Palo Verde Ward, Caracas Venezuela Palo Verde Stake. “This satellite transmission,” said Freddy Guedez of the Tocuyito Ward, hundreds were injured, and approximately 1,500 were left homeless. Millions went without power for as long as two weeks or more. No Church members were reported killed or injured by the storm, but several were displaced from their homes. At least seven meetinghouses were damaged. The Church and its members were quick to respond, organizing or participating in relief efforts in areas affected by the storm. Valencia Venezuela Candelaria Stake, “is a unique and unprecedented event in the history of the Church in Venezuela.” Alexis Uriepero, president of the Porlamar Venezuela District, said the conference proved to him that “the prophet and other leaders have their eyes on Venezuela.” ■ Hurricane Frances Hurricane Frances brought 125 mph (200 kph) winds through the Bahamas and into Florida only a few weeks after Charley struck. Fourteen people were reported dead, none of whom were Church members. More than 3 million were without power after the storm. About 53,000 people stayed in emergency shelters. Close to a dozen Church buildings were damaged. The Orlando Florida Temple was undamaged. Many disaster response COPYRIGHT INTELLECTUAL RESERVE
New Temple Presidents and Matrons Begin Service Fifty-two new temple presidents recently began three-year terms of service with their wives. Most of the couples began their service on 1 November 2004. Temple President and Matron Aba Nigeria Jerry V. and Joanne O. Kirk Anchorage Alaska Gary E and Joyce S. Cox Atlanta Georgia Jim David and K. Caroline Echard Birmingham Alabama John Reid and DeAnn H. Giles Caracas Venezuela David Craig and Diane T. Hoopes Chicago Illinois Glenn Allan and Betty J. Hansen Ciudad Juárez Mexico Ashton Harvey and Naomi H. Taylor Cochabamba Bolivia David Evans and Sylvia L. Heywood Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico John Brentnell and Ellen L. Robinson Columbia River Washington Earl J and Rayola Wheelwright Columbus Ohio Don Lee and Darlene T. Tobler Copenhagen Denmark Dee Valentine and Kay P. Jacobs Dallas Texas Philip Hichborn and Peggy J. Besselievre Denver Colorado Grant Elggren and Edith R. Marsh Detroit Michigan David Ray and Bonnie L. Shurtz Edmonton Alberta Robert Steven and Belva E. Patterson Frankfurt Germany Richard Woolley and Kathleen M. Fetzer Fresno California Charles Allen and Anne Kropf Guadalajara Mexico Robert Savage and Kathleen Gabbitas Halifax Nova Scotia Byron Ronald and Zelma Christensen Hamilton New Zealand James Anthony and Tepua Morley Hong Kong China Kwok Yuen and Hui Hua (Flora) Tai Johannesburg South Africa Louis and Rina Groenewald Laie Hawaii Wayne Octave and Bernice O. Ursenbach Lima Peru Royden John and Rebecca B. Glade London England Rowland Edward and Barbara J. Elvidge Los Angeles California Richard Morris and Darlene A. Andrus Louisville Kentucky James Wayne and Karen L. Hansen Lubbock Texas Thomas Scott and Marian Hendricks Manhattan New York John Roger and Helen B. Stone agencies were already depleted or still recovering from Hurricane Charley, but the Church set up temporary bishops’ storehouses inside a number of meetinghouses within the disaster area. Supplies were transported from Utah and Georgia. Approximately 100,000 hygiene kits were distributed, and members continued to help with cleanup around the state. Hurricane Ivan On 7 September, the Category Four Hurricane Ivan The Oakland California Temple and its newly renovated visitors’ center have been a community gathering point for Christmas activities for more than 25 years. Medford Oregon Gene “B” and Carol L. Welling Melbourne Australia Graeme Edward and Marie L. Cray Memphis Tennessee John Richard and Carol K. Thorderson Mérida Mexico Carl Lavon and Jean S. Call Monterrey Mexico Jesús and Adelfa A. Santos Nashville Tennessee Billy Joe and Marianne Eaves Nauvoo Illinois David Bitner and Anne Wirthlin Orlando Florida Blaine W and Jeanette Johnson Perth Australia John Anthony and Vicki T. Grinceri Portland Oregon Nicholas Peery and Susan R. Collins Provo Utah Carl William and Carolyn S. Bacon Raleigh North Carolina Grady Lynn and Genevieve B. Barnes Reno Nevada Oris Lorenzo and Alice A. Corbridge Santiago Chile Julio Humberto and Maria Jaramillo Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Edward Harry and JoAnn A. Petersen Seattle Washington Denzel Nolan and Beverly M. Wiser Spokane Washington Farrell Newren and Joyce L. Binns St. George Utah Harold Harrison and Mona E. Hiskey St. Paul Minnesota Thomas Albert and Bonnie A. Holt Tampico Mexico Ricardo and Maria Torres Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Wilbur Thayne and Carel R. Wagner Winter Quarters Nebraska Robert B and Rene Harbertson tore through the small island of Grenada. Winds of 145 mph (230 kph) left 90 percent of the island’s buildings damaged or uninhabitable. At least 39 people died, and 40,000 were in temporary shelters. The storm brushed the islands of Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Vincent before arriving in Jamaica as a Category Five storm with winds of 160 mph (260 kph). Jamaica suffered 15 deaths, and 8,000 people were left in shelters. The next day Ivan battered ENSIGN DECEMBER 2004 67
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