Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on January 28 hosted a reception for Evans F.David, President of the Asia Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS Church or Mormon Church).
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (right) on January 28 hosted a reception for Evans F.David, President of the Asia Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS Church or Mormon Church) (hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on January 28 hosted a reception for EvansF.David, President of the Asia Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-daySaints (LDS Church or Mormon Church).
The municipal leader lauded annual activities held by the LDS Church, which, hesaid, have received the enthusiastic response of the public and contributed tosocio-economic development of Hanoi, ensuring security and order in the capitalcity and promoting the image of Hanoians to international fiends.
Evans F.David thanked the municipal People’s Committee for creating favourableconditions for the Church to operate and develop over the past years, and expressedhis belief that the city will complete targets set for 2019.
Hoang Van Tung, Chairman of the InterimRepresentative Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsVietnam, said the Church has encouraged its followers to participate in theconstruction of the city and the country, and abide by law.
The LDS Church was founded by Joseph Smith (1805 - 1844), its first president,on April 6, 1830 in Fayette Township, New York.
It was then developed by Brigham Young, whomigrated with the new Mormons to Salt Lake City in 1847.
The LDS Church was brought to Vietnam in 1962,and was registered in 1967 by the South Vietnam government. After 1975, the LDSChurch in Vietnam ceased operations, with most of its members migrating toother countries. Those who stayed in the country practiced the religion athome.
In 1995, the LDS Church revived its activitiesin Vietnam, with two groupings formed in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Currently,the Church has nearly 1,000 followers, mostly in the two cities.
To support Mormons to practice religion, theInterim Representative Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints Vietnam was officially recognised in May 2014. -VNA
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Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (right) on January 28 hosted a reception for Evans F.David, President of the Asia Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (LDS Church or Mormon Church) (hanoimoi.com.vn) 
