We are now heavily engaged in the zone work, which is really quite time consuming. We’re going through all of the piles and files of correspondence that goes out to arriving and departing missionaries to consolidate and simplify it.
We welcomed the Bromans, who will be serving with record preservation in Family Search.
We said farewell to Claire Allen, our CCD intern. We will really miss her. She’s been such a great help to our team. She’s heading back to BYU after a summer of adventuresome jobs.
An we really enjoyed a fabulous General Conference, broadcast from Salt Lake City. We watched from home, at night, loving every word. Here’s a pic of many of the young missionaries serving in the Frankfurt area between conference sessions.
April 2024 General Conference
President Russell M. Nelson Announces 15 Temples
This brings the worldwide total to 350 houses of the Lord
He said, “Here is my promise. Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit. Nothing will protect you more as you encounter the world’s mists of darkness. Nothing will bolster your testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement or help you understand God’s magnificent plan more. Nothing will soothe your spirit more during times of pain. Nothing will open the heavens more. Nothing! The temple is the gateway to the greatest blessings God has for each of us.”
Latter-day Saints consider temples to be the house of the Lord and the most sacred places of worship on the earth. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church to receive peace, inspiration, and spiritual power as they enter into sacred agreements with God in His holy house.
Here is a list of the 15 temple locations announced:
- Uturoa, French Polynesia
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Florianópolis, Brazil
- Rosario, Argentina
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Brisbane Australia South Area
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Yuma, Arizona
- Houston Texas South Area
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- West Jordan, Utah
- Lehi, Utah
- Maracaibo, Venezuela
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 
In concluding the Sunday afternoon and final session of the April 2024 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 15 new temples to be built around the world.