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World Leaders Visit Church Headquarters

The First Presidency and others host leaders from Armenia, Belgium and Finland

In addition to the King of Ghana attending general conference, government leaders from Armenia, Belgium and Finland met with the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this week. They discussed common interests and key issues in today's world. 

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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets H. E. Lilit Makunts, ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States, at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, April 6, 2023.© 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Left to right: President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency; Ambassador H. E. Lilit Makunts of the Republic of Armenia to the United States; President Russell M. Nelson of the First Presidency; Lilit Harutyunyan, assistant to the ambassador; Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, April 6, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Ambassador H. E. Lilit Makunts receives a copy of the Book of Mormon from Church president and prophet Russell M. Nelson at the conclusion of their meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, April 6, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets Jean-Arthur Régibeau, ambassador of Belgium to the United States, at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Members of the First Presidency and other senior Church leaders meet with Jean-Arthur Régibeau, ambassador of Belgium, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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President Nelson meets with Ambassador Jean-Arthur Régibeau of Belgium at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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President Russell M. Nelson in a meeting with Ambassador Jean-Arthur Régibeau of Belgium at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Finland Consul General Okko-Pekka Salmimies learns about the Church’s humanitarian efforts from Sharon Eubank, director of Humanitarian Services, during a tour of the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Okko Pekka Salmimies, the Finland consul general in Los Angeles and former Ambassador to France, waves to employees and volunteers at the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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