A first look at the João Pessoa Brazil Temple is now available
following the release of the temple’s exterior rendering by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The rendering shows the projected single-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet and its central spire
under construction or in planning — in Brazil
The rendering was first published Monday, July 8, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Less than two months later, the temple’s site was released
The temple will be built on a 3.9-acre site just west of Rio Jaguaribe at the northwest intersection of Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood of João Pessoa
a port city in the state of Paraíba in northeastern Brazil
Nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in more than 2,170 congregations reside in Brazil
with missionary work and Church operations dating back to 1928
The Book of Mormon was translated and published in Portuguese in 1940
Leading off Brazil’s 23 total temples is the São Paulo Brazil Temple
the first not only in that country but across all of South America when it was dedicated in 1978
Temples in Belo Horizonte and Ribeirão Preto are under construction, to be joined by the future house of the Lord in João Pessoa.
and how to watch live action of the competition in BrazilEverything you need to know about the next stop on the BPT World Tour in João Pessoa
Back-to-back Elite 16 competitions in Brazil bring athletes to the eastern city of João Pessoa, with less than two months to go until the BPT Finals in Doha.
Both the men’s and women’s Olympic champions from Sweden and Brazil respectively will be participating in the Finals, as the pairs look to add to their achievements this year with an Elite16 title.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the competition.
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There are 16 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams that both follow the same format
with four of them qualifiers from the preceding 16-team qualification tournament for the pool phase
Teams are divided into four pools of four teams
playing each other once in best-of-three sets
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while the second and third teams enter the round of 12 to earn their chance to progress to the final eight
it is a straight knockout until the final and the bronze medal match to determine the podium standings
where they are just 40 points off number one
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who have already won two Elite16 tournaments this year in Vienna and Hamburg
The top four seeds in the women’s main draws are Brazilian teams, led by Olympic gold medallists Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa (better known as Duda)
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The first match gets underway on the morning of 17 October at 09:00 local time (GMT-3)
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with the women’s trophy first up at 4pm followed by the men an hour later
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple. An artist’s rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has also been released
Groundbreaking services will be held for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple on August 31
The Cagayan de Oro Temple was announced during the closing session of general conference in April 2018 by Church President Russell M. Nelson
“Our message to the world is simple and sincere: we invite all of God’s children on both sides of the veil to come unto their Savior
and qualify for eternal life,” the prophet said before announcing seven temples
including this new house of the Lord in the Philippines
The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple will be built on a 4.9-acre site at Lot 2163-c and Lot 2163-d Rosario Limketkai Avenue
Plans for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple call for a two-story structure of approximately 18,449 square feet (1,714 square meters)
An ancillary building will also be constructed
The first temple in the Philippines (Manila) was dedicated in 1984 by former Church President Gordon B
There are more than 865,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 1,300 congregations in the Philippines
The preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ began in 1961 in the country
where Church growth has been among the fastest in the world
An artistic rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has been released
The site location was released in 2023
This house of the Lord will be constructed on a 3.9-acre site located at Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood
Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet
President Russell M. Nelson announced the João Pessoa Brazil Temple in October 2023
“The Lord is directing us to build these temples to help us think celestial
His Church has been restored to bless all of God’s children,” the prophet said after 20 new temples were announced
The Ribeirão Preto, Belo Horizonte and Salvador Temples (dedication date October 20
2024) are in the construction phase of development
Today, there are nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil (more than any other country aside from the United States and Mexico) in approximately 2,175 congregations
Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began preaching in southern Brazil in 1928
The Portuguese translation of the Book of Mormon was published in 1940
igniting a new era of growth in the country
Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels)
All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses
The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to participate in sacred ceremonies that unite families forever
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
An artist’s rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has also been released
An artistic rendering of the João Pessoa Brazil Temple has been released
The site location was released in 2023
Nelson announced the João Pessoa Brazil Temple in October 2023
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You can read more about each of these new temples on Church Newsroom.
Among the 35 locations for new temples announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson during the past two general conferences are three in Brazil: in Goiânia
Those bring to 23 the total number of houses of the Lord — dedicated
under construction or announced — in Brazil
and the remainder are in planning and design
The Goiânia and João Pessoa temples were announced at October 2023 conference and the Florianópolis temple in April 2024
Florianópolis is in southern Brazil and is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and a popular tourism location because of its beaches
The population of the city is about 540,000 and the metropolitan area about 1.1 million
The city is the capital of and second-largest city in the state of Santa Catarina
There are three Latter-day Saint stakes in the Florianópolis area and 11 total in Santa Catarina
Florianópolis is currently in the temple district of the Curitiba Brazil Temple
Goiânia has a city population of about 1.5 million
and a metro area population of around 2.9 million people
It is the capital and largest city of Goiás
a state in the central-west region of Brazil
Goiás surrounds the national capital of Brasília
There are three Latter-day Saint stakes in Goiânia and six total in Goiás
Goiânia is currently in the temple district of the Brasília Brazil Temple
João Pessoa is a port city on the Atlantic coast with about 830,000 residents and a metropolitan area population of about 1.4 million
The city is the capital of and largest city in the state of Paraíba
which is the easternmost state in Brazil and has about 4 million residents
There are four Latter-day Saint stakes in João Pessoa and seven total in Paraíba
João Pessoa is currently in the temple district of the Recife Brazil Temple
Plans call for a temple structure of approximately 18,850 square feet on a 3.9-acre site in the Cabo Branco neighborhood of João Pessoa.
A mother who beheaded her six-year-old son in a satanic ritual has died after having an armed face-off with police in Brazil.
Maria Mendes, 26, had been hospitalized since September 20 after cops shot at her when she murdered her young son, Miguel Alves, inside her apartment in the northeast city of João Pessoa.
The twisted mother was shot 14 times but survived, before later developing an infection related to the gunshot wounds. She died early Thursday morning.
The terrifying incident unfolded after the Paraiba Military Police responded to an emergency call from neighbors after hearing a defenseless Alves clamoring for help.
Audio provided by residents to investigators showed Alves was heard screaming ‘Help, I’m going to die,’ ‘Help, help me,’ and ‘Mommy, I love you.’
Agents initially thought they were responding to reports of an assault before they entered the apartment and found Mendes sitting on a chair with Alves’ head on her lap.
The police officers attempted to arrest Mendes, who then tried to attack them with a knife. Cops then opened fire on the woman.
Authorities searched the home and also found their pet cat in pain in one of the two bedrooms.
They also recovered multiple videos that contained satanic decapitation rituals.
Investigators have yet to say what drove Mendes to murder her son in the apartment.
Neighbors told police that Mendes and Alves had moved into the home in August, but not much was known about her.
Mendes was facing cruelty, homicide and attempted homicide charges.
Paraiba Civil Police chief Luísa Correia told Brazilian news outlet G1 that case was archived, and declined to comment further.
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For Ruy Ramalho Rodrigues
will mean “our children will become closer to the Lord
and we will have a growing desire to be together forever.”
A resident of João Pessoa, Rodrigues said his family had to travel four days to be sealed in the temple in São Paulo. Later, they attended the Recife Brazil Temple
“For our family, having a temple here in João Pessoa is certainly a great blessing,” Rodrigues related
“Now the announcement of the temple in our city
Our family and others will be incredibly blessed.”
for a house of the Lord just west of Rio Jaguaribe and northwest of the intersection of Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida
in the Cabo Branco neighborhood of João Pessoa
Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released
According to site plans released by the Church on Nov
the João Pessoa Brazil Temple will have an area of approximately 18,850 square feet
The edifice will stand on a 3.9-acre site in the Cabo Branco neighborhood of João Pessoa
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show arched windows surrounding an arched entryway
rectangular spire stands above the building
Palm trees and flowerbeds adorn the grounds
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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released locations for temples in Mexico and Brazil and the exterior rendering for a new house of the Lord in Spain
The Church’s house of the Lord in Toluca is planned for a 4.87-acre site at the northwest intersection of Calle Guadalupe Victoria and Calle Uruapan in Colonia Las Jaras in Metepec
The single-story building of approximately 19,000 square feet is one of 24 temples operating
under construction or announced and in planning for Mexico
President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Toluca during the October 2022 general conference
saying the Church was planning to build multiple temples in selected metropolitan areas where travel time to an existing temple is challenging
I’m pleased to announce four additional temples near Mexico City
where new temples will be built in Cuernavaca
The Toluca temple is the first of the four to have its location released
More than 1.5 million Latter-day Saints comprising more than 1,850 congregations reside in Mexico
making Church membership there more than any other country except the United States
The preaching of the gospel began in the 1870s in Mexico
with the first stake organized in 1961 and the first temple dedicated in 1983
The temple will be built on a 3.9-acre site located just west of Rio Jaguaribe at the northwest intersection of Rua Paulino Pinto and Avenida Ministro José Américo de Almeida in the Cabo Branco neighborhood of João Pessoa
President Nelson announced a house of the Lord in João Pessoa less than two months ago, during the October 2023 general conference
It is one of 22 temples in Brazil that are operating
with all but Goiânia having sites identified
Brazil is home to nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in over 2,175 congregations; the country’s membership is third-most worldwide
The preaching of the restored gospel in southern Brazil dates back to 1928
with the Book of Mormon published in Portuguese in 1940
The exterior rendering of the Barcelona temple provides a first glimpse of the planned house of the Lord, with general size and dimensions announced when the temple site was announced in January 2023
The 5.4-acre site is located northeast of the intersection of Avinguda de la Vía Augusta and Avinguda de la Clota in Sant Cugat de Vallès
Also planned for the site is patron housing
an arrival center and a distribution center
The temple will be a single-story building of approximately 27,500 square feet
or about the size of the San Salvador El Salvador
the forward used his time to get married and give back to the young people of his city
while helping Wolves sign new right back Pedro Lima
After starting the summer with his wedding to now wife Gabriela
Cunha was also presented with the medal of Joao Pessoa
the Brazilian equivalent of the freedom of the city
something of a great honour to the forward
But he is not the only player from the city to now be part of the Wolves squad
following the acquisition of exciting youngster Lima – who already has a big fan in the form of Cunha’s mum
I’m a married man now and the wedding was amazing with all of my family
my friends and people I haven’t seen for a long time
“It was amazing and it really was a dream come true
But it was really emotional – I cried a lot
I spent time with the people and it recharged me
They gave me the power to come back and I hope I’ll come with an unbelievable season
even better than the last one – more goals
more assists and a lot of wins for the club.”
I have the opportunity to be someone who represents the people
to encourage the kids to go for their dreams
“To go back and to feel everyone is supporting you and see everyone very emotional to see you in person
“I’m someone who wants to give back because I’m a representative of my people and for my people
and I’m very happy to go there and see the kids
The energy when Cunha is back in the building 🤩 pic.twitter.com/3nK1xswDGX
but the people watch me on the TV and they have all this emotion to see this guy comes from the same city as me and I’m representing my city for the world
“It’s hard to put my feelings into words because I saw my family there and everyone cried because these kinds of things you never dream of
and I’m really grateful for everything that has happened in my life.”
“It's not normal to even have one player to come from this region
so to have two players from the same city at the same club
“He’s someone that everyone in Brazil is saying good words about
and he comes from a club that my family supports a lot
it was the club where I played futsal when I was a kid
and it’s very nice to have him here with me
I hope I can help him and I hope he can help the team on the pitch.”
“It's funny because my mum supports Sport Recife
and I told her that I’d talked with him to come here and she asked me to get her one of his Sport shirts because she was such a fan of his
“It’s funny and I’ve talked with him about this
but these kinds of things are very beautiful in life
and to play together here I hope will open the way [for more people to from his region] to come to the Premier League and to a new country
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Chat up the older residents of a Rio favela and you’re likely to start hearing romantic stories about Brazil’s northeast: those colorful cajú and mangaba fruit trees
Brazilians call that saudades – a longing for something lost
which may or may not exist in the form one dreamily remembers it
These are the pleasant memories many northeastern immigrants hold amidst the urban hustle of crowded Rio de Janeiro
where a working-class Brazilian knows the beach exists but easily lives a hot two-hour bus ride away from it
Mid-20th-century migration waves of northeastern Brazilians forever changed the demographics and culture of Brazil’s southeastern urban epicenters Rio and São Paulo
Many settled in the favelas (unplanned settlements) around the city
where now a fifth of Rio residents call home
Many thrived and now take beach resort vacations back to their ancestors’ lands
an area long regarded as Brazil’s arid and “get-out-if-you-can” impoverished corner
Though many Brazilian states contributed to this migration wave – Ceará
Bahia and more – Paraíba has become the prototypical northeasterner in the eyes of Rio’s cariocas
“I hired a paraibana as a nanny,” you may hear a new mother in the condominiums of Ipanema comment
Upon hearing that characteristic droll accent and slow way of speaking
many Brazilians will crack smiles and jokes about those adorable paraibanos
Many a migrant whose family tried their chances in the big cities is now returning to the northeast for a series of reasons
then rich in experiences and miles traveled
another a metro station janitor and her daughter
Among the many ways they forever changed the course of Rio and São Paulo’s cultural histories
they introduced a class of rich and rustic dining heavy on butter
starches and dried beef that has long been a favorite of the cities’ palates
Inviting friends out for a northeastern buffet is akin to saying: “Tonight
we’re going to chow down.” These are a few of our favorite places to eat in João Pessoa
Mangai’s buffet offers many permutations of Paraíba’s best ingredients
creamed corn (munguzinha doce) and the sun-dried beef in cream sauce
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Qatar’s Cherif Younousse (left) and Ahmed Tijan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in this August 1 file photo.
Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s beach volleyball stars, Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan are aiming to excel in the Beach Pro Tour – Elite 16 tournament, getting underway in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, from October 16.
Following a series of strong performances at the Arab Beach Volleyball Championship and the Paris Olympics, the former World No.1 pair will be looking to make their mark on the international stage once again.
Competing in Pool A in the opening stage in Joao Pessoa, Younousse and Tijan are set to face stiff competition from two formidable teams. In the first two matches, they will meet the home pair of George Souto Maior Wanderley and Loyola Stein Andre, as well as Argentina’s Nicolas Capogrosso and Tomas Capogrosso.
The Qatari pair’s opening match is scheduled for October 17 against the Capogrosso brothers. A day later, they will take on Brazilian pair of Wanderle and Andre, currently ranked fourth in the world. On October 19, Younousse and Tijan will take on Seed 16 in their final pool match.
Younousse and Tijan, ranked 17th in the world, recently excelled by winning a bronze medal at the Arab Championship in Tunisia on September 10, exactly a month after they finished fourth place at the Paris Games.
In their bronze-medal match, Younousse and Tijan dominated Saudi Arabia with a resounding straight-set win, after a tough semi-final against Oman, where they narrowly missed the final after losing in a three-set thriller.
In Paris, the Tokyo 2020 bronze winners missed the chance of securing back-to-back Olympic podium finishes when they lost the bronze medal match to Norway’s top pair, Anders Mol and Christian Sorum.
The Joao Pessoa Elite16 is part of the prestigious Beach Pro Tour, where only the best teams compete. The finals are scheduled to take place on October 20. The Beach Pro Tour Finals featuring the 10 best teams in the world will be held in Doha, from December 4-7.
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The following new mission presidents and companions have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July.
Sister Bohimanga is a Relief Society teacher and temple ordinance worker, and a former ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor and ward Relief Society secretary. She was born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Jean-Louis Mutombo Tschilengu and Suzanne Mutoba Kayeye.
Steven D. Boone, 52, and Brandie L. Boone, two children, Clinton Ward, Jackson Mississippi Stake: Brazil João Pessoa Mission, succeeding President Elzimar G. Albuquerque and Sister Anna Rebeca Albuquerque. Brother Boone is a mission presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker, and former stake president, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president and missionary in the Brazil São Paulo South Mission. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Daniel Flake Boone and Dorinda Dennis Boone.
Sister Boone is a temple ordinance worker and former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, Gospel Doctrine teacher and Primary music leader. She was born in Roosevelt, Utah, to Eddie White and Mary Eisenhower.
Sister Denning is a ward Young Women president and ward organist, and former stake Young Women presidency counselor, stake music chair, ward Relief Society president and seminary teacher. She was born in San Diego, California, to Reed Vernon Langlois and Suzanne Woods Langlois.
Scott Y. Doxey, 60, and Annelle Doxey, six children, Buena Vista 1st Ward, Buena Vista Virginia Stake: Chile Rancagua Mission, succeeding President Carlos G. Vergara and Sister Jeanette Vergara. Brother Doxey is a stake president and former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, Young Men adviser, Scoutmaster, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Ecuador Quito Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Graham Watson Doxey and Mary Louise Young Doxey.
Sister Doxey is a ward organist and institute teacher, and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, ward Young Single Adult adviser, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher and institute choir director. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Larry S. Olsen and Dorothy Jane Allen Olsen.
Aleksandr A. Drachyov, 45, and Julia B. Drachyova, six children, Novosibirsk 2nd Branch, Novosibirsk Russia District: Russia Rostov-na-Donu Mission, succeeding President Nikolay Ustyuzhaninov and Sister Yuliya Ustyuzhaninova. Brother Drachyov is an Area Seventy and former district president, branch president, branch presidency counselor and branch mission leader. He was born in Sverdlovskaya oblast, Russia, to Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Drachyov and Natal’ya Anatol’yevna Kozitsyna.
Sister Drachyova is a district Relief Society president and former branch Relief Society president, branch Primary president, branch Relief Society presidency counselor and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, to Boris Fedorovich Smolin and Lidia Mikhailovna Gruzdeva.
Sister Gardiner is a former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor and Activity Days leader. She was born in Salt Lake City to Fredrick Hans Barth and Maria Martha Mueller Barth.
Sister Hopkin is a ward Relief Society president and former stake Young Women president, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Primary presidency counselor, Primary activities leader and seminary teacher. She was born in Eugene, Oregon, to Rodney Dan Farr and Deborah Ann Farr.
Sister Hosea is a former ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher, temple volunteer and missionary in the Tonga Nuku'alofa Mission. She was born in Kolofo'ou, Tonga, to Lemeki Malu and 'Ela Popua Tu'iono Malu.
Sister Hutchison is a communication specialist and former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, Young Women adviser, Primary teacher, Activity Days leader and Cub Scout leader. She was born in Newport Beach, California, to Jim Boeker and Lois Boeker.
Philip Mathemera, 57, and Barbara Mathemera, three children, Queensdale Ward, Harare Zimbabwe South Stake: Uganda Kampala Mission, succeeding President Walter Chatora and Sister Diana Chatora. Brother Mathemera is a stake president and former temple groundbreaking director, stake presidency counselor, bishopric counselor, branch presidency counselor and elders quorum presidency counselor. He was born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, to Jose Simon Khaveya Mathemera and Idah Madinga Mathemera.
Sister Mathemera is a Sunday School teacher and former stake Relief Society president, stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher and seminary teacher. She was born in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe, to Caynos Tapera Nyashanu and Blessings Mandava Kwangwari.
Clark B. Maxwell, 50, and Kari C. Maxwell, five children, West Chester Ward, Valley Forge Pennsylvania Stake: Idaho Boise Mission, succeeding President Martin J. Nygaard and Sister Louise L. Nygaard. Brother Maxwell is a stake presidency counselor and former Area Seventy executive secretary, bishop, high councilor, bishopric counselor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the France Paris Mission. He was born in Bountiful, Utah, to Vernon Lee Maxwell and Carolyn Beesley Maxwell.
Sister Maxwell is a seminary teacher and former stake music chair, ward Relief Society president, ward Primary president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher and Primary music leader. She was born in Provo, Utah, to Howard Clark Cooper and Lavonne Atwood Cooper.
Barrie L. McKay, 63, and Julie J. McKay, six children, Fruit Heights 6th Ward, Fruit Heights Utah Stake: Missouri St Louis Mission, succeeding President T. Trevor Bell and Sister Jamie L. Bell. Brother McKay is a temple ordinance worker and former stake presidency counselor, high councilor, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Michigan Lansing and Michigan Dearborn missions. He was born in Provo, Utah, to Barrie Gunn McKay and Elaine S. McKay.
Sister McKay is a ward Relief Society service coordinator and temple ordinance worker and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women secretary, stake Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary presidency counselor and Gospel Doctrine teacher. She was born in Gunnison, Utah, to Herbert DeVon Jensen and Zina G Jensen.
Rogelio Osuna, 57, and Ana Laura Osuna, three children, Mountain View 4th Ward, West Jordan Utah Mountain View Stake: México Chihuahua Mission, succeeding President W. Michael Ingalls and Sister Roxanne W. Ingalls. Brother Osuna is a former stake president, stake presidency counselor, stake Young Men president and bishop. He was born in Mazatlán, México, to Rogelio Osuna and Celia Ruiz.
Sister Osuna is a stake Relief Society president and former ward Relief Society president, stake Young Women president, district Relief Society presidency counselor, stake Young Women presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, institute teacher and seminary teacher. She was born in México City, México, to Jose Hernandez and Magdalena Arizmendi.
Sister Rocha Cerpas is a ward Young Women presidency counselor and former district Young Women president, ward Young Women president and Sunday School teacher. She was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Eddy Roberto Rocha Hernandez and Luz Marina Cerpas Sánchez.
Kevin D. Staples, 46, and Sonja G. Staples, five children, Kalamazoo 2nd Ward, Kalamazoo Michigan Stake: Utah St George Mission, succeeding President George Kaluhiokalani and Sister Manao Kaluhiokalani. Brother Staples is a ward Sunday School presidency counselor and former high councilor, stake clerk, bishop, bishopric counselor, Sunday School teacher and missionary in the Ukraine Kyiv Mission. He was born in Provo, Utah, to David Emerson Staples and Lucy Ann Staples.
Sister Staples is a stake Primary president and former stake Young Women secretary, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, Gospel Doctrine teacher, institute teacher and missionary in the Paraguay Asunción Mission. She was born in Inglewood, California, to Woods Rayburn Woolwine Jr. and Vicki Lee J. Woolwine.
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one silver and three bronze – in the eight editions of the IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship
it is hard to believe Brazil’s women’s side finished sixth in El Gouna
at the very first World Championships in 2004
as they have now become one of the most dominant teams in the sport
Rostov-Don and Brazil International Mayssa Pessoa
winner of the 2013 IHF Women’s World Championship (indoor handball)
talked to IHF.info about her sandy beginnings
While Brazil may not have invented the sport – that is widely accepted as Italy – the country is the spiritual home for it in many ways
winning seven World Championship medals themselves
the centre of beach handball is the north-eastern port city of João Pessoa
was it any surprise that a handball player named Pessoa from a city called Pessoa took up the sandy sport
“In Brazil I was already playing indoor handball in my city and then my first handball coach
showed me beach handball when I was 15,” said Pessoa to IHF.info from her Russian home
“I started playing beach and a few years later she picked me to play for a João Pessoa selection team in a regional tournament a few months before the 2004 IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship
“Brazil’s national team coach Claudia Monteiro came to watch us at that tournament which was in Fortaleza and where we finished third
talented players from our region and had heard about me and the team
and then I got the call up to the national team
I was so happy; I cried with happiness and my mother and father were so happy for me.”
Pessoa’s father was a big sporting inspiration for her
and almost had his own professional career – as a central midfielder in football – but gave up the chance
opting to finish studying with the aim of becoming a university teacher
football was a big part of Pessoa’s life too with Brazilian national team goalkeeper
1994 FIFA World Cup winner and current Brazilian goalkeeping coach
Claudio Taffarel one of her sporting inspirations
But with the future national team goalkeeper playing many sports at Colégio Lourdinas
João Pessoa – which she joined at four years old – coach Marques
who would later go on to become a World Championship-winning coach with Brazil
managed to focus Pessoa’s mind solely on handball
which she had only started to play at the age of 10
but handball made me fall in love with it,” explained Pessoa
“I think it was around 2000 when I played a beach competition for the first time; the ‘Taça Kika’ tournament which coach Marques runs in my city every year
and I kept being voted best goalkeeper every year I played in it
I won many medals because I was always playing in such a high category.”
with the passion for beach handball running through her veins
while Brazil’s sixth rank meant Pessoa and her teammates returned home empty-handed – of medals
as Pessoa was voted into the All-star Team as best goalkeeper
it was a very good experience for all of us and we all had a good feeling about our next steps in the next competitions; we knew that Brazil could grow and be the best team in the future,” said the former HC Vardar player
“I was so happy and so proud when I won the award for the best goalkeeper in the world
I will never forget when they announced it; I was crying already as my coach told me a little bit before the awarding that I was going to get it
Brazil became world champions at the World Games in Germany
and I won the best goalkeeper in the world award again.”
Those 2005 World Games were held in Duisburg
Germany where beach handball was present for the second event running as a demonstration sport
following a successful introduction in Akita
it was a great experience in my career and in my life,” said Pessoa
“We played against so many great teams and I saw so many athletes and sports together
We beat Hungary in the final when I remember I shot the last ball from inside of my goal to win the game
I cried so much with happiness and it is still a very clear memory for me
“It was like a mini-Olympic Games for the sports that were not in the Olympic Games
and I hope beach handball will be another one to add to that list soon.”
Pessoa then moved to Portugal to start her European indoor career
but she would stay with Brazil on the sand until 2008
at the IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship
“It was because of beach handball I moved to Portugal to play indoor for Andebol Gil Eanes,” she said
“The President of the club flew to João Pessoa to see me and talk with my father and mother to let me go and play there
so I flew to Portugal in October 2005 and there my professional life started
"I already had my goalkeeping style and played the same in beach as I did indoor
as a goalkeeper in beach you need to run more than indoor
Pessoa had moved to Spain after her impressive performances in Portugal had been noticed by the club Ermua
but it was a move which would prevent her from winning gold with Brazil on home sand on the world-famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro at the 2006 IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship
the club didn’t let me go and play beach handball
because they didn’t accept players playing beach handball
but in 2008 I had moved to another Spanish club
I asked them if I could play for Brazil at Cadiz 2008 and they said ‘okay
“The problem was that I hadn’t played or trained with beach handball for two years and I did get injured in the tournament
but the win against Italy to get bronze was amazing
It was very nice to be back on the sand after a long break
however that was the last time I played on the sand as right after that I finished and started playing for the Brazilian indoor side.”
Pessoa has gone on to have a very successful indoor career
winning that 2013 World Championship as well as the 2015/16 EHF Women’s Champions League with CSM Bucuresti
2013 Pan American Games and numerous national club competitions
She also appeared at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the 2016 edition
I did imagine it because I dreamt for everything which happened in my career and fought for it,” said Pessoa
who never played in an IHF Women’s Junior or Youth World Championship before joining the senior team
“I was sure about my skills and knew it was possible to do it
but beach handball really helped me to start my professional career
so many big things have happened and I’m really proud that I could make my name in world handball.”
who has played for 12 clubs in seven different countries
will be 36 and thoughts may be turning to what to do post playing
you can have a longer career than other players
but I’m thinking maybe my career stops in two or three years,” she revealed
It is growing across the world and I am 100% sure it is a sport that will be very successful when it becomes part of the Olympic Games
“The Brazilian Handball Confederation have many new projects planned for beach handball in the future to ensure we see new talents and keep Brazil at the very top and they want me to help it grow
I am sure I will be involved with Brazilian beach handball teams in the future either through playing or on the staff.”
Pessoa is still regularly in touch with current Brazilian beach players
won bronze at the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games in Qatar
and she’s also from my hometown,” said Pessoa
“After Kazan 2018 (IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship
she came to visit me in my home in Rostov-on-Don and stayed with me for just under 10 days
Pessoa has already managed to squeeze in a lifetime of different handball experiences already
but she is quick to acknowledge those who have helped her along the way
so many people who have helped me and made me stronger when I was fighting to have a big career,” she said
“I want to especially say thank you to all of my coaches that I had throughout my career; every single one has been very important in the whole process
“But there are also people who didn’t help me; who wanted to hinder my career
but for all those people I’m grateful because without them I wouldn’t get where I am today
it gave me a greater motivation to win in life
“I want to give an extra special thank-you to my mother
father and sister who always supported me no matter what; they always wanted me to follow my dreams.”
While looking back to the past and forward to the future
it is the here and now which Pessoa is most concerned with
is severely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 global outbreak
“These are very strange times at the moment,” she said
We are doing online training with our personal trainer from Rostov-Don every day
He sends us programmes to follow and video training
“My family are all in Brazil and my sister and mother want me to stay here in Russia
so we need to wait and see what will happen
one close to her home and one more than two hours away,” she added
there are many people with coronavirus – she is a hero and I am thinking of everyone working in hospitals
“One thing we all know is that this will pass
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Xue Chen (front)/Xia Xinyi compete during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Xue Chen (L)/Xia Xinyi celebrate during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Xue Chen (R) blocks during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova (L) compete during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Xue Chen (L) blocks during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Xue Chen (L)/Xia Xinyi compete during the women's quarterfinal match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour 2023 in Joao Pessoa
Region underserved by large industry players
Colocation provider HostDime has held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its $15 million data center in João Pessoa
The 20,000 square foot facility is spread across four stories
and was built with security being one of the most important aspects of the design
“This facility is one of a kind with all the amenities
and network availability in Northern Brazil,” said Filipe Mendes
“It was designed to host mission-critical environments for nationals in Brazil and international companies who require their applications to be hosted for better latency in Brazil
Forty percent of the capacity of this new data center has already been allocated and the forecast is to reach maximum occupancy in mid-2018.”
This is the second facility HostDime has built in Brazil – the first is located in São Paulo
HostDime is a cloud and colocation provider that owns and operates data centers in the US
and rents space in third-party facilities in Colombia
The company has built a successful business by placing data centers in regional markets that are often underserved by larger industry players
The facility in João Pessoa is one of the very few in northern Brazil – since most of the economic wealth is focused in the south of the country
The new data center was designed and built by HostDime to Tier III standards
and is currently in the process of obtaining certification from the Uptime Institute
It features two 500kW generators in production and two more 500kW generators on standby
The facility supports power densities of up to 10kW per rack
with diverse power feeds from independent UPS systems
The network currently has a capacity of 50G
delivered through providers such as Embratel
HostDime executives are currently in talks to make this the official government data center for the state of Paraíba
Meanwhile in the US, the company is building a multi-story data center in Orlando, which will also house its headquarters
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
“Less than two months ago, world leaders adopted the visionary 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Our challenge now is to implement this blueprint for a better future
Information and communications technologies and the Internet can empower this global undertaking,” said Mr
delivered by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs Lenni Montiel
Ban observed that there are several challenges in implementing the Sustainable Development Agenda
vulnerable groups lack adequate access to and training in using ICTs and the Internet,” said the Secretary-General
cybercrime and issues related to privacy and surveillance are also issues that need to be addressed
Ban urged all stakeholders to “intensify efforts to promote accessibility
education and multilingualism by investing in critical infrastructure and capacity building and by building an open
stable and inclusive Internet through multilateral and multi-stakeholder global partnerships.”
He also called for collective reaffirmation of the universality
interdependence and interrelation of all human rights and fundamental freedoms
the United Nations convenes the IGF meeting
through the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
to bring together various stakeholders to discuss current and emerging Internet governance issues
as well as related opportunities and challenges
The IGF is an open
inclusive and transparent forum for dialogue on public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance
It is intended to foster a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address the challenges that arise
According to a news release issued by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
the three-day meetings is expecting some 5,000 attendees
civil society leaders and Internet policy experts
The news release also added that “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” is the overarching theme of this year’s Forum
focussing on the importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet in developmental activities
“Information and Communications Technologies, as a powerful enabler of sustainable development, can make great contributions to the implementation of the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda,” noted Mr
UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Other sub-themes that will be addressed in the Forum are Cybersecurity and Trust; Internet Economy
Openness; Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Cooperation
Critical Internet Resources and Emerging Issues
“The IGF Platform has contributed towards efforts at national
regional and international levels to build a cyberspace that promotes peace and security
enables development and ensure human rights,” said Mr
the Department observed that Agenda 2030 aims to “significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020.”
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), there are more than 7 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide, compared to only 738 million in 2000. However, ITU estimates that four billion people in the developing world still remain unconnected despite making progresses in bridging the digital divide.
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the first visitors to its stand at the Federative Campaing in Paraíba
With the theme: “Union and reconstruction for a new federative relation”
Paraíba is the first location receiving the Caravan in 2024
Visitors to the institute's stand received guidance on the IBGE's surveys and studies
as well as informative materials on products such as PAM (Municipal Agricultural Production)
emphasizing how crucial it is to have this event in the city of João Pessoa
"It's essential to be together with those who demand the service
and those who do that are the municipalities and entities like the IBGE
Bringing all federal agencies and ministries here is extremely important to produce results"
who also visited the IBGE stand at the Caravan
stated that "the exchange and sharing of experiences among municipal managers are increasingly important to improve actions and fulfill the obligations of public entities
The search for partnerships is fundamental to minimize the difficulties of this process"
The Superintendent of IBGE in Paraíba (SES-PB)
"in addition to the services provided to public managers
also made possible the strengthening of relations among SES-PB and other agencies present at the Caravan
highlighted especially by the visit of the governor and the mayor
who made a point of visiting our stand," Beato highlighted
Head of the Dissemination Information Section (SDI) at SES-PB
the Federative Caravan "is a moment of contact with municipal public managers
aimed at informing them that there is a section dedicated to the dissemination of statistical and geoscientific research from the IBGE
showing what the Institute produces and the best way to access the data through our platforms”
One of the public managers that visited the Institute's stand
a city located 97 km from the capital João Pessoa
mentioned two services provided by the Institute which help him in his work
"The IBGE provides a very important tool called Cidades
which has the information on all municipalities
It is also an agency that provides information on whether small farmers are eligible for the Garantia Safra insurance "
The head of office of the city of Malta (PB)
received assistance to address the results about the streets of his city
some municipalities were requested to modify the names of the streets and coordinates
I was informed that they will still disclose the enumeration areas and mapped streets
Our municipality is small and did not carry out this detailing"
fishing manager at the Municipality of Cabedelo (PB)
located in the metropolitan area of João Pessoa
requested data on the number of fishermen in the municipality
"The IBGE has information about the number of companies
but I came to inquire about the data on the workers
authorities from the Federal Government and the State of Paraíba celebrated the carrying out of the Federative Caravan
emphasized that "this is the seventh Federative Caravan and it is important to show that the federative pact has returned
with the Federal Government increasingly close to the states and municipalities
seeking to make agreements and enable resources"
explained that the Federative Caravan "is a moment of reconciliation and closeness
Politics is made through dialogue and actions that happen when there is debate”
The Federative Caravan in Paraíba features the participation of 34 ministries
2 autarchies (National Fund for Education Development - FNDE and National Health Foundation - Funasa)
National Supply Company - CONAB and Federal Data Processing Service - SERPRO)
the event is an initiative of the Federal Government through the Secretariat of Institutional Relations of the Presidency of the Republic
focusing on bringing the government closer to states and municipalities through the exchange of information and coordination of joint actions with public managers
The first day featured the provision of services and technical assistance at the stands for the 223 municipalities in Paraíba and state managers
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