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128 Elder Walter F. González Of the Presidency of the Seventy Elder Walter Fermín González has a firm testimony that service brings blessings. “We are always in debt with the Lord, because the reward is always larger than any service we do,” he says. Elder González’s preparation to serve began early in life, before he was a member of the Church. After he turned nine years old, his mother suggested he learn English. Though his parents weren’t members, he believes his mother was an “instrument in the hands of the Lord” in preparing him for the callings he would eventually receive. “Nobody knew that I was going to be a member of the Church nine years later. Nobody knew that one day I was going to be called to be a General Authority and need to speak English,” he says. Born to Fermín Gabino González Valdez and Victoria Dolores Núñez Roda on November 18, 1952, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Elder González was baptized when he was 18. He married Zulma Anahir Núñez in Montevideo on February 28, 1975. They were sealed in the Washington D.C. Temple in 1979 and are the parents of four children. They look forward to the upcoming birth of their first grandchild. Elder González studied at Universidad de la República in Uruguay and Universidad de la Fraternidad in Argentina and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University at Bloomington. Elder González was sustained to the Presidency of the Seventy on October 6, 2007. He previously served as President of the Brazil North and South America West Areas and as a counselor in the South America North and Brazil North Area Presidencies. He also served as an Area Seventy in the South America North Area, a mission president in Ecuador, a stake president in Uruguay, and an area public affairs director in the South America North Area. He worked with the Church Educational System, including as area director for the South America North Area. ■ General Auxiliary Presidencies Daniel K Judd First Counselor Silvia H. Allred First Counselor Dean R. Burgess First Counselor Elaine S. Dalton First Counselor Margaret S. Lifferth First Counselor SUNDAY SCHOOL A. Roger Merrill President RELIEF SOCIETY Julie B. Beck President YOUNG MEN Charles W. Dahlquist II President YOUNG WOMEN Susan W. Tanner President PRIMARY Cheryl C. Lant President William D. Oswald Sr. Second Counselor Barbara Thompson Second Counselor Michael A. Neider Second Counselor Mary N. Cook Second Counselor Vicki F. Matsumori Second Counselor
The Presidency of the Seventy Seated (from left) are Elder Earl C. Tingey, Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Elder Neil L. Andersen, and Elder Ronald A. Rasband. Standing (from left) are Elder Claudio R. M. Costa, Elder Steven E. Snow, and Elder Walter F. González.
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T H E C H U R C H O F J E S U S C H
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The 177th Semiannual General Confer
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INDEXES STORIES Letter written by M
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Prior to a conference session (left
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the “weak things of the world.”
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Church or out. No service could be
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experiences that grew out of their
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spoke on a topic a couple of months
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Through this power, I was able to o
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covenants will receive God’s glor
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My father returned to us unharmed,
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and responsibilities. It means stre
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we enter the grand stage of life to
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION October
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the way to live in order to enjoy a
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and the end of the pathway of disci
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Love is the greatest of all the com
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Preach My Gospel—the Unifying Too
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Preach My Gospel for family home ev
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and was baptized. He served a fullt
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investing more of your time in the
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oft-noted “mystery of the trinity
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Scriptural Witnesses ELDER RUSSELL
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All 16 French-speaking missionaries
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After experimenting with the Fosbur
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interacting with people. As an incr
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ecame clear. A large yellow sign re
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us for the eventual realization of
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taught the meaning of cutting off o
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Remember the times I have set a tab
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A Royal Priesthood PRESIDENT THOMAS
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authority, resulting in a loss of p
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It is the cycle which is repeated a
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THE FIRST QUORUM OF THE SEVENTY THE
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didn’t have to do what he was doi
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a desire to serve Him and to keep H
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very active members and have 6 chil
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thrilled to hear the children recit
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I saw you walk out the door, I woul
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