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#An ecclesiastical unit consisting of several branches of the Church in a geographic area where stakes are not organized and under the jurisdiction of a mission. ''obs.'': replaced by [[District]] as of 12 March 1927<ref>Change was made in the following letter from the First Presidency:
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::::::::::::::::::::March 12th, 1927
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Presidents of Missions:
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Please be advised that the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles have recently made a ruling to the effect that the word “District” shall be substituted for the word “Conference,” when referring to a territorial division of a Mission.
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We shall be pleased therefore to have you conform to this change in the future.
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Sincerely your brethren,
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:::Heber J. Grant
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:::A.W. Ivins
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:::C.W. Nibley,
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:::First Presidency</ref>
 
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[edit] Noun

Conference

  1. General Conference.
  2. An ecclesiastical unit consisting of several branches of the Church in a geographic area where stakes are not organized and under the jurisdiction of a mission. obs.: replaced by District as of 12 March 1927[1]

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  1. Change was made in the following letter from the First Presidency:
    March 12th, 1927
    Presidents of Missions: Please be advised that the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles have recently made a ruling to the effect that the word “District” shall be substituted for the word “Conference,” when referring to a territorial division of a Mission. We shall be pleased therefore to have you conform to this change in the future. Sincerely your brethren,
    Heber J. Grant
    A.W. Ivins
    C.W. Nibley,
    First Presidency

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