Elderly Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of one’s Twelve Apostles, flanked towards the each party from the Senior Brent H. Nielson of one’s Presidency of Seventy as well as the members of the latest South america Northwest Area presidency into the a group photo with Area 70s and you may stake and you may mission presidents regarding Colombia and you may Venezuela throughout an authority trained in Bogota, Colombia, toward Sunday, .
A native out-of Venezuela, Elder Pino said regarding he was in addition to “relocated to see the faithfulness of them brothers, even in times of problem.”
While some Venezuelan frontrunners and Latter-big date Saints have discovered they needed seriously to immigrate abroad, “the things i noticed and thought in the most recent frontrunners made me know how the new Chapel has was able to move forward,” Elderly Pino said. “I discovered throughout these brothers numerous trust, time and effort and you may commitment. ”
Older Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of your own Twelve Apostles guides certainly full-go out missionaries offering regarding the Quito, Ecuador, missions when you are exercises them throughout a keen Aug. 26, appointment from inside the Quito.
Mentioned by President Nelson
The latest stakes, frontrunners and you can users is actually proof “the power of the work of men and women during the last four many years,” Elderly Andersen told you, detailing the new fresh fruit out of international missionaries going into the four countries to start with, with brand new strengthening of the professionals and you will missionaries from the inside.
“Once i mentioned that it stop by at South america in order to Chairman Nelson has just, he said the guy recalled planning to Lima when there can be simply one risk president,” said Older Andersen, noting it would was whenever President Nelson was Sunday-school general chairman from 1971 so you’re able to 1979.
Celebrating their 98th birthday celebration this past week, President Nelson was born in 1924, a-year before continent was dedicated into the preaching regarding new gospel by Elderly Melvin J. Ballard, a keen Apostle and the grandfather out of Chairman Meters. Russell Ballard, the modern Acting Chairman of your Quorum of one’s Several Apostles.
After dedicating South usa regarding the southern nation off Argentina, Elder Ballard prophesied: “The work of your own Lord increases slowly for a while here exactly as a pine grows much slower out of a keen acorn. … Many have a tendency to get in on the Chapel here. It could be split into multiple purpose and can end up being among strongest about Church.”
You to definitely “oak” started in Argentina, Brazil and you may Chile in advance of much slower working to your northern places, which in previous numerous ages has actually served since the thriving higher twigs.
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of your A dozen Apostles, Senior Brent H. Nielson of your own Presidency of your own Seventy and you can people in the new Church’s South American Northwest Urban area presidency, all in the midst of the front line, register City 1970s and you can stake and you will objective presidents from Ecuador during the leaders learning Quito, Ecuador, toward .
Character from temples
Older Andersen and Older Nielson said temples starred a button role in your community meetings. The area has eight faithful and you will operating temples – around three during the Peru, several into the Colombia and another for every single in Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Almost that numerous is actually the temples wanting coming dedications – a temple inside the Quito, Ecuador, that’s waiting around for the discover domestic and you will dedication; another forehead inside Lima, Peru, expected to be dedicated next year; and you will recently established temples in Bolivia (two), Colombia and you may Peru.
“Out of the blue discover this flooding of the latest temples,” said Senior Andersen, which with his traveling team made check outs into the temples in the Lima and Quito.
Said Elder Nielson off Older Andersen in the Quito Ecuador Temple: “Shortly after the guy noticed this new temple ready getting effort, everything in that country changed. All the agendas was in fact out of the window, and then we focused on new temple.”
