General Conference IS a Global Event

by Jay Voorhees April 22, 2012

Did you know that over a third of the delegates to GC2012 are from outside the United States? The Commission on the General Conference takes their participation very seriously, and so they have brought in all the non-U.S. delegates early for a special time of orientation. Here is a slideshow of pictures from that event after the jump.

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