President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. They are accompanied by Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. They are accompanied by Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy.
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Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy; President Russell M. Nelson; Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, look over the site for a future temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland tour the Church site to be used for a temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, tour the new temple site in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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The Church site for a future temple to be built in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Pinky Mahendra, left, and Eunice Nyawera pose for a photo before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to enter a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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A woman herds a cow on a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A woman prepares to sweep a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson greets missionaries prior to a conference in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A street vendor cooks in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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The night time skyline in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees watch as President Russell M. Nelson leaves the stand after a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Sunny Hong holds her son Hyrum prior to meeting with President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, share a laugh with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, right, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, during a media interview in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, background right, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and with his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, meet with local Church members in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson — along with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland — pose for a photo with local multi-generational Church members in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Produce is sold in the market in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Trains and buses move along in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Motorists drive into Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Flowers are sold in the market in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, hold up Four Tanapumtonger after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland shake hands after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and with his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, are greeted and given flowers by Primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland are greeted and given flowers by Primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, shake hands after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, are greeted and given flowers by primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland pause before a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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A worship site in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Cousins Kannagi Raui, Pavithra Rajan and Dewvi Thambi attend a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson hugs Roseanne William after the devotional in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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LDS sisters attend a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Bengaluru, India, is pictured on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man walks into a Hindu temple in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man prays at a Hindu temple as a cow eats in a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A cow eats in a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Two women stand on the street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man sells fruit in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A street vendor cooks in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A cow is milked in the streets in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet the Vargas family at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The boys are Juan David Vargas Saavedra, right, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson walk to greet missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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People line up to enter a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson smile and wave to those in attendance following a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sheila Bravin, right, hugs Sister Jean Stevens following a meeting at the Hyde Park in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. At left, President Mark Stevens smiles with Caroline Yorke.
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Members of the congregation sing at the end of a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sister Mona Bateson and Elder Jeff Bateson, left, greet Tina Cooke and Sonia Cooke before a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet those in attendance following a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson greets Juan David Vargas Saavedra, left, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson pose for a photo with Juan David Vargas Saavedra, left, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson arrive at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, right, and Sister Wendy Nelson greet missionaries at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. At left are Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Sister Patricia Holland.
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Simon Jones takes a group photo of missionaries and LDS Church leaders at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Missionaries sing during a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, left, Sister Patricia Holland, President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson pose for a photo with missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sister Wendy Nelson asks a question of missionaries as she speaks at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson are interviewed at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson talks with missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson greet some of those in attendance following a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Rashid Agesa, left, Fidel Martial and Ann Kerubo sing during a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet some of those in attendance following a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Righton Lukalo Mutasi, left, Bbosa Joseph Malusi and Kennedy Nzuki talk before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Tokunbo Akinyanju gathers with others for a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Those in attendance wait for the start of a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Anna Waithira has Margaret Wanaki on her back as she lines up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018. At center, Newton Senyange and Moses Mbiro hug.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greet Mercy Makau and her daughter Gloria Nashipai at the home of Makau’s aunt in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People greet before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018. At left, Elizabeth Naku hugs Corredy Kuria.
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Anna Waithira has Margaret Wanaki on her back as she lines up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet Mercy Makau, her daughter Gloria Nashipai, and her son William Mbogo at the home of Makau’s aunt in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Attendees wave as Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaves the stand after a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temple
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Anitha Shallinilouis, right, helps Ashaki Randlis prior to a devotional with Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Bangaluru, India on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. They are accompanied by Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. They are accompanied by Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy.
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Elder Randy D. Funk, General Authority Seventy; President Russell M. Nelson; Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and Elder Robert K. William, an Area Seventy, look over a possible temple site in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, look over the site for a future temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland tour the Church site to be used for a temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, tour the new temple site in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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The Church site for a future temple to be built in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Pinky Mahendra, left, and Eunice Nyawera pose for a photo before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to enter a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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A woman herds a cow on a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A woman prepares to sweep a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson greets missionaries prior to a conference in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A street vendor cooks in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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The night time skyline in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees watch as President Russell M. Nelson leaves the stand after a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Sunny Hong holds her son Hyrum prior to meeting with President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, share a laugh with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, right, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, during a media interview in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, left, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, background right, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and with his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, meet with local Church members in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson — along with his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland — pose for a photo with local multi-generational Church members in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Produce is sold in the market in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Trains and buses move along in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Motorists drive into Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Flowers are sold in the market in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, hold up Four Tanapumtonger after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland shake hands after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and with his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, are greeted and given flowers by Primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland are greeted and given flowers by Primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, shake hands after a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, are greeted and given flowers by primary children in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Patricia Holland pause before a devotional in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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A worship site in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Cousins Kannagi Raui, Pavithra Rajan and Dewvi Thambi attend a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson hugs Roseanne William after the devotional in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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LDS sisters attend a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Attendees listen during a devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Bengaluru, India, is pictured on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man walks into a Hindu temple in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man prays at a Hindu temple as a cow eats in a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A cow eats in a street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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Two women stand on the street in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A man sells fruit in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A street vendor cooks in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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A cow is milked in the streets in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet the Vargas family at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The boys are Juan David Vargas Saavedra, right, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson walk to greet missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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People line up to enter a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson smile and wave to those in attendance following a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sheila Bravin, right, hugs Sister Jean Stevens following a meeting at the Hyde Park in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. At left, President Mark Stevens smiles with Caroline Yorke.
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Members of the congregation sing at the end of a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sister Mona Bateson and Elder Jeff Bateson, left, greet Tina Cooke and Sonia Cooke before a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet those in attendance following a meeting at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson greets Juan David Vargas Saavedra, left, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson pose for a photo with Juan David Vargas Saavedra, left, and Joseph Daniel Vargas Saavedra at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson arrive at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson, right, and Sister Wendy Nelson greet missionaries at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018. At left are Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Sister Patricia Holland.
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Simon Jones takes a group photo of missionaries and LDS Church leaders at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Missionaries sing during a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, left, Sister Patricia Holland, President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson pose for a photo with missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Sister Wendy Nelson asks a question of missionaries as she speaks at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson are interviewed at the Hyde Park Visitors Center in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson talks with missionaries at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson greet some of those in attendance following a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Rashid Agesa, left, Fidel Martial and Ann Kerubo sing during a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet some of those in attendance following a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Righton Lukalo Mutasi, left, Bbosa Joseph Malusi and Kennedy Nzuki talk before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Tokunbo Akinyanju gathers with others for a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Those in attendance wait for the start of a meeting with President Russell M. Nelson at the Hyde Park Chapel in London on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
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Anna Waithira has Margaret Wanaki on her back as she lines up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018. At center, Newton Senyange and Moses Mbiro hug.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greet Mercy Makau and her daughter Gloria Nashipai at the home of Makau’s aunt in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People greet before a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018. At left, Elizabeth Naku hugs Corredy Kuria.
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Anna Waithira has Margaret Wanaki on her back as she lines up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson greet Mercy Makau, her daughter Gloria Nashipai, and her son William Mbogo at the home of Makau’s aunt in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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People line up to attend a special devotional with President Russell M. Nelson in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a special devotional in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Attendees wave as Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaves the stand after a devotional in Hong Kong on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
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Rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temple
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Anitha Shallinilouis, right, helps Ashaki Randlis prior to a devotional with Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Bangaluru, India on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
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BANGKOK, Thailand — Amid highways, skyscrapers and a rail link in this city that just five decades ago was navigated by boat through canals and klongs, President Russell M. Nelson stands back and imagines a new temple.
It is hot and humid in Thailand, but President Nelson doesn’t seem to mind the weather. Motioning upward, he speaks of the six-story sacred building that will feature a grand central spire and eight smaller spires.
A separate 91,370-square-foot multipurpose building will stand behind the temple, housing two Church meetinghouses, an area service center, seminary and institute classrooms, and mission offices and living quarters. There will be extensive underground parking.
“We will make good use of this property,” he says, adding that he foresees “no obstacles in the way.”
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, look over the site for a future temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 20, 2018.
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Before the temple here was announced in April 2015, the nearest LDS temple was in Hong Kong, more than 1,000 miles away.
Located in a redeveloping residential and business district of Bangkok on the site of the current Church office building on Petchaburi Road, the property is directly in front of the Makkasen Station on Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link.
“My thoughts are almost inexpressible,” President Nelson says to reporters of the temple, the first constructed in mainland Southeast Asia.
“It is going to be a happy day,” he added.
Accompanied by his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland, President Nelson would again speak of Bangkok’s temple in a member meeting a few hours later.
Rendering of the Bangkok Thailand Temple
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“We will build that temple as fast as we can,” he told more than 3,000 members gathered at the Queen Sirikit Conference Center. “But it is up to you to build yourselves to the point where you can go to the temple.”
The end in mind
Bangkok was the sixth stop on President Nelson’s global ministry tour — a whirlwind trip to eight cities on three continents in 11 days, April 11 through April 22.
Each stop on the tour had a significant tie to the temple. The prophet spoke of the ancient temple in Jerusalem; the announcement of temples to be constructed in Kenya, Zimbabwe, India and Thailand; and the blessings of the historically significant temples of London, England; Hong Kong and Laie, Hawaii.
“Everything we’ve done in these last few days together circling the globe could be summed up in two words — the temple,” said President Nelson at the conclusion of his tour in Hawaii. “In Jerusalem we talked about the temple Jesus loved. And in several cities, we talked about the temple that is going to come to their place, and here in the shadows of the temple in Hawaii we talked about temples again.”
‘We are going to start with the end in mind’
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The temple, however, is not only the central theme of President Nelson’s global ministry tour, but also of his presidency.
President Nelson broadcast his first address as prophet from the Salt Lake Temple annex. The new First Presidency wants “to begin with the end in mind,” he said.
“The end for which each of us strives is to be endowed with a power in a house of the Lord, sealed as families — faithful to the covenants made in a temple that qualify us for the greatest gift of God, that of eternal life.”
He said ordinances and covenants of the temple are key to strengthening marriage and family and the ability to resist the attacks of the adversary. “Your worship in the temple and your service there for your ancestors will bless you with increased personal revelation and peace and will fortify your commitment to stay on the covenant path.”
‘Change your life’
Speaking during the final session of the Church’s historic 188th Annual General Conference, President Nelson announced the construction of seven new temples — including the first in the countries of India, Russia and Nicaragua.
“We want to bring temples closer to the expanding membership of the Church,” he said. “Construction of these temples may not change your life, but your time in the temple surely will. In that spirit, I bless you to identify those things you can set aside so you can spend more time in the temple.”
In India, President Nelson explained that as the Church grows in various parts of the world, temple building is essential.
But going into general conference, President Nelson had not planned to announce a temple for India.
“Our plans were to announce six new temples at conference time,” said President Nelson. “The Lord told me on the eve of conference: ‘Announce a temple in India.’ … That was the Lord’s doing.”
President Nelson told members “it was a thrill” for him to “receive the real impression” that he should announce the temple for India. “This will bless not only the people of India but in neighboring nations.”
In a way, he said, “it is easier for us to build a temple, than it is for us to build a people who are ready for the ordinances and covenants of the temple. It is going to take you a while to get ready.”
President Nelson told the congregation he is looking forward to returning to India to participate in the temple’s dedication. “I am 93 years old,” he said. “You had better hurry.”
That will be a happy day, he concluded. “That will be the only day that will be even happier for me than today.”
Personal revelation
It’s been a year since President Thomas S. Monson announced plans to build a temple in Nairobi, Kenya, and two years since plans were announced for a temple in Zimbabwe.
Members in Zimbabwe began lining up at 8 a.m.for the 5 p.m. meeting with President Nelson and Elder Holland. After the meeting, “it was hard for [President Nelson] to leave the auditorium and it was hard for them to let him,” said Elder Holland.
In Kenya, some members traveled up to 16 hours to attend the meeting with President Nelson.
“I don’t know how long it will take to build that temple,” President Nelson said, “but let’s have a little contest: See if you can build your lives to be ready and your ancestral documentation to be ready for when the temple comes.”
He also emphasized the importance of prophets, the Book of Mormon, the restoration of the priesthood, family and worshipping Jesus Christ. He said one of the great lessons of his 93-year life is that people are God’s children and He speaks to them.
“It’s no different for you than it is for me,” he said. “You can get personal revelation for your own circumstances, just as naturally as I can for my circumstances. You get it for your family and yourself, and I get it for the whole Church.”
Everywhere he stopped, President Nelson’s message was the same: “We have been a temple-building people under the direction of the Lord from day one,” he said in India. “We will have to give up contention, we will have to learn to love one another, we will have to keep the commandments, we will have to be honest, then we will be ready to enter the temple.”
