1977
Area Conferences from Monterrey to Santiago
February 1977


“Area Conferences from Monterrey to Santiago,” Ensign, Feb. 1977, 14

Area Conferences from Monterrey to Santiago

Two series of conferences, one in Mexico and Central America, the other in western South America, will be held in February and March, 1977, by the First Presidency and other General Authorities. More than 240,000 members of the Church live in the thirteen nations invited.

The schedule for the first series of conferences is:

Monterrey, Mexico, February 17–18, in La Plaza de Toros, for members in northern and northwestern Mexico.

Mexico City, February 19–20, for members in central, south, and southeast Mexico.

Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 21–22, in the Teodoro Palacios Gymnastic, for members in Guatemala and El Salvador.

San Jose, Costa Rica, February 23–24, in El Gimnasio Nacional, for members in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Elder Howard W. Hunter of the Council of the Twelve, area adviser for Mexico and Central America, has been supervising preparations for these conferences, assisted by Elder J. Thomas Fyans of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, who is an area supervisor residing in Mexico City.

The second series of conferences includes:

Lima, Peru, February 24–27, in the Amauta Gran Teatro Auditorio, for members in Peru.

Santiago, Chile, February 28–March 1, in the Estadio de Chile, for Chilean members.

La Paz, Bolivia, March 2–3, in the Coliseo Cerrado, for Bolivian members.

Bogota, Colombia, March 2–6, in Coliseo El Salitre, for members in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Council of the Twelve and area adviser for western South America has been overseeing these conference preparations, assisted by Elder A. Theodore Tuttle of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, who is an area supervisor residing in Quito, Ecuador.

Mexico City hosted its first area conference in August 1972; the remaining seven conferences will be firsts in their areas.

Each conference includes general sessions, a priesthood session, a cultural program, and a mother-daughter session.

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Map of Central and South America

Church Units Covered by This Area Conference

Stakes

Missions

No. Districts

No. Wards and Branches

No. Schools

Mexico (27 stakes)

Chalco Mexico

Colonia Juárez Mexico

Cuautla Mexico

Guadalajara Mexico

Mexico City Mexico Aragón

Mexico City Mexico Arbolillo

Mexico City Mexico Camarones

Mexico City Mexico Churubusco

Mexico City Mexico Ermita

Mexico City Mexico Industrial

Mexico City Mexico Moctezuma

Mexico City Mexico Netzahualcoyotl

Mexico City Mexico Satelite

Mexico City Mexico Tacubaya

Mexico City Mexico Villa de las Flores

Mexico City Mexico Zarahemla

Monclova Mexico

Monterrey Mexico

Monterrey Mexico East

Poza Rica Mexico

Puebla Mexico La Paz

Puebla Mexico Valsequillo

Tampico Mexico

Tijuana Mexico

Tula Mexico

Valle Hermoso Mexico

Veracruz Mexico

Mexico Guadalajara

Mexico Hermosillo

Mexico Mexico City

Mexico Monterrey

Mexico Torreón

Mexico Veracruz

Mexico Villahermosa

27

371

40

Guatemala

Guatemala City Guatemala

Guatemala City Guatemala West

Quezaltenango Guatemala

Guatemala Guatemala City

2

23

El Salvador

San Salvador El Salvador

San Salvador El Salvador East

El Salvador San Salvador

2

20

Costa Rica

Costa Rica San José

5

(includes districts in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá)

34

Venezuela

Venezuela Caracas

4

21

Colombia

Colombia Bogotá

Colombia Cali

5

26

Ecuador

Ecuador Quito

5

23

Peru

Lima Peru

Lima Peru West

Peru Lima

5

42

1

Bolivia

Bolivia La Paz

5

37

1

Chile

Santiago Chile La Cisterna

Santiago Chile Providencia

Santiago Chile República

Viña del Mar Chile

Chile Concepción

Chile Santiago

8

69

5

Photography in this section was provided by Bob Loosle, Stephen Olsen, Kirt Olson, Clive Romney, Elder Ernie Sego, Richard Vernon, Elder Russell Willis, and Elder Daniel Woodbury.

Illustrated by Parry Merkley