From Deseret News archives:
LDS hail a decade of great 'flowering'
Members sustained a new Primary general presidency, along with a number of other additions to the presiding quorums of the church during the second general session. Sister Cheryl C. Lant is the new Primary president.
Sisters Margaret S. Lifferth and Vicki F. Matsumori will be her first and second counselors, respectively.
Though President Hinckley commended the church membership for great progress, the 94-year-old church leader spoke strongly Saturday night against the evils of gambling, which has become more readily accessible through the Internet. In the evening priesthood session, he told the faith's men and boys that he had chosen to address the subject in response to "a number of requests that I say something on a practice that is becoming more common among us, and particularly among our youth."
The semiannual gathering of Latter-day Saints opened against the backdrop of another religious event of great significance as the world noted the passing of Pope John Paul II. The 84-year-old pontiff was still lingering when President Hinckley paid tribute to him in his opening remarks of the conference, but the pope died shortly after noon Utah time, prompting an expanded statement to open the afternoon session. (See related story link above.)
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