Elderly Neil L. Andersen of your own Quorum of Twelve Apostles, flanked to your both parties by the Elderly Brent H. Nielson of Presidency of your own Seventy as well as the members of brand new South america Northwest Town presidency within the a group photo with Town 1970s and you may risk and goal presidents out of Colombia and you will Venezuela throughout a leadership training in Bogota, Colombia, on the Week-end, .
An indigenous off Venezuela, Senior Pino said away from he was also “relocated to see the faithfulness of these brothers, even yet in times of difficulty.”
Though some Venezuelan leaders and you will Second-big date New orleans saints discovered they necessary to immigrate to other countries, “the things i noticed and you can considered in the newest leadership forced me to recognize how the fresh new Church enjoys were able to proceed,” Elderly Pino said. “I discovered in these brothers many believe, time and energy and you may determination. ”
Elder Neil L. Andersen of Quorum of Several Apostles treks one of complete-go out missionaries providing from the Quito, Ecuador, missions when you find yourself training them through the an Aug. twenty six, meeting from inside the Quito.
Counted by the President Nelson
The newest limits, frontrunners and professionals are proof “the power of the work men and women during the last four ages,” Elderly Andersen told you, noting the fresh new fresh fruit out of overseas missionaries going into the five regions to start with, followed closely by the latest building of one’s professionals and missionaries from the inside.
“While i stated it trip to South america so you’re able to President Nelson has just, the guy said the guy recalled probably Lima whenever discover simply you to definitely risk chairman,” said Elder Andersen, noting it would was whenever Chairman Nelson is Sunday school standard chairman of 1971 so you’re able to 1979.
Remembering their 98th birthday the 2009 few days, President Nelson was born in 1924, a-year before continent is loyal towards the preaching of brand new gospel of the Senior Melvin J. Ballard, a keen Apostle in addition to parent regarding President M. Russell Ballard, the present day Pretending Chairman of your own Quorum of your Several Apostles.
Immediately following devoting South america from the southern country from Argentina, Older Ballard prophesied: “The work of your Lord increases slow for a time here just as a pine grows slow of a keen acorn. … Thousands will get in on the Chapel right here. It might be put into several goal and can become among the many strongest about Chapel.”
You to “oak” were only available in Argentina, Brazil and Chile before slowly functioning to your north regions, that previous numerous years have supported since the flourishing upper twigs.
Older Neil L. Andersen of your Quorum of your own Several Apostles, Older Brent H. Nielson of one’s Presidency of the Seventy and you may members of the new Church’s Southern area Western Northwest Area presidency, all-in the center of leading row, sign up City 70s and you will share and you will purpose presidents off Ecuador through the leadership training in Quito, Ecuador, to the .
Part from temples
Elderly Andersen and you may Elderly Nielson told you temples starred a switch part in the TadЕѕikistan naispuolinen treffit region group meetings. The room has seven devoted and you can functioning temples – three in the Peru, a couple of for the Colombia and another for every inside Bolivia, Ecuador and you will Venezuela. Almost many are brand new temples expecting upcoming dedications – a forehead inside the Quito, Ecuador, which is waiting for the discover home and time and effort; a second temple inside the Lima, Peru, anticipated to end up being dedicated next year; and you may recently revealed temples when you look at the Bolivia (two), Colombia and you may Peru.
“Abruptly there can be so it flood of brand new temples,” said Elder Andersen, exactly who together with his take a trip party generated visits towards the temples into the Lima and you will Quito.
Said Elderly Nielson of Senior Andersen on Quito Ecuador Forehead: “Once the guy noticed the latest forehead in a position to own efforts, everything in you to definitely country altered. Most of the agendas have been out of the windows, and we also worried about the newest temple.”