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Relief Society General President to present CES fireside March 7

Bonnie D. Parkin, Relief Society general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at a Church Educational System fireside Sunday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in the Marriott Center on the Brigham Young University campus.

The fireside will be broadcast live on the BYU-Television and BYU-Radio satellite networks and on byubroadcasting.org.

It will be rebroadcast Sunday, March 14, on KBYU (Channel 11) at 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., on BYU-Television at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., on KBYU-FM (89.1) at 8 p.m. and on BYU-Radio at 6 p.m.

Sister Parkin was called to serve as Relief Socity general president in April 2002. She has previously served as second counselor in the Young Women general presidency and a member of the Relief Society general board.

Sister Parkin also served with her husband, James L. Parkin, while he presided over the England London South Mission.

Writer: Thomas Grover

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Photo by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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