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Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concluded a series of meetings with faith leaders in New York City on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Along with other senior Church leaders, he traveled to four different locations in the city to meet with the Rev. A. R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and Rabbi Diana Gerson of the New York Board of Rabbis; J. Antonio Fernandez, executive director of Catholic Charities of the New York Archdiocese; and the Rev. Nicolas Kazarian of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concluded a series of meetings with faith leaders in New York City on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Along with other senior Church leaders, he traveled to four different locations in the city to meet with the Rev. A. R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and Rabbi Diana Gerson of the New York Board of Rabbis; J. Antonio Fernandez, executive director of Catholic Charities of the New York Archdiocese; and the Rev. Nicolas Kazarian of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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![Elder Soares Brings Message of Peace in Christ to Brazils Capital
While accompanying The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square on their tour in Brazil, Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met with state and national government leaders in his home country.
On Thursday, February 26, Elder Soares traveled to Brasilia to meet with several government leaders. He met with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, with whom Elder Soares worked before when he was serving as Area President in Brazil. At the time, Alckmin was governor of the state of São Paulo.
“He respects the Church, and he respects our beliefs. He sees us as somebody who can help the people of this country,” said Elder Soares.
Following this meeting, he had an opportunity to meet with Senator Carlos Viana for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
“As ambassadors of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we try everything possible to bring hope and peace [to] the hearts of people. [The Church is] not connected to any political parties. We are neutral,” said Elder Soares. “But we work with everybody who wants to bless the lives of God’s children.” Elder Soares Brings Message of Peace in Christ to Brazils Capital](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i9IyE6Po9e0/mqdefault.jpg)






![Elder Caussé Returns to His Homeland of France Where Church Growth is Soaring
In France, where many do not believe in God or belong to a religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is growing.
“[The Church is] seeing a surge of baptisms in France right now,” said Elder Gérald Caussé of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during a visit to Paris on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
He and his wife, Valérie, began a multi-day ministry across Europe and will spend several days in the greater Paris area, where they once lived and where he served as a local Church leader for many years. They were joined by Elder Rubén V. Alliaud, Europe Central Area President, and his wife, Fabiana.
Read more on Newsroom at Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Elder Caussé Returns to His Homeland of France Where Church Growth is Soaring](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jdLFaalTrmw/mqdefault.jpg)
