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The Joy of an Eternal Covenant

Chapter 15

Delayed by Church work in Salt Lake City, President Harold B. Lee arrived late to the area general conference in Mexico City. His plane touched down in the early afternoon of August 26, 1972, and by evening he was being shuttled from venue to venue to speak at individual conference sessions for the Relief Society, Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood holders, and young women.

The next morning, the Saints at the conference sustained him as the new president of the Church—the first congregation in the world to do so.

The prophet returned to Utah a few days later, only to learn that a member of an apostate group had allegedly made death threats against him.

To ensure President Lee’s safety, police began accompanying him wherever he went.

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He was grateful for their protection, but the presence of the officers bothered him. Recent Church presidents had generally gone without bodyguards. Now every time President Lee went out, his police esco