- Ángel Abrea
Ángel Abrea (born
September 13 ,1933 ) was the first resident ofLatin America to become ageneral authority ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).Born in
Buenos Aires ,Argentina , Abrea was baptized into the LDS Church in 1943, at the age of ten. Prior to his call as a general authority, Abrea was the firststake president for the church inArgentina (1966-71; 1976-78); he also served as aRegional Representative for the Twelve Apostles (1971–1976) and the president of the Argentina Rosario Mission of the church (1978–1981).Abrea was called by Church President
Spencer W. Kimball as a member of theFirst Quorum of the Seventy onMarch 20 ,1981 . He was the first resident ofLatin America in history to be made aGeneral Authority of the church. Abrea also became the first president of theBuenos Aires Argentina Temple when it opened in 1986. OnApril 5 ,2003 , Abrea was given general authorityemeritus status and released from full-time ecclesiastical duties.Abrea is married to María Victoria Chiapparino. They were married in
Argentina onJuly 4 ,1957 . The Abreas and their three daughters were sealed in theSalt Lake Temple onSeptember 26 ,1966 .References
*Don L. Searle, [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=30d205481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder Angel Abrea: Prepared for a Life of Service”] , "Ensign", Oct. 1984, 25.
* [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=d506fc3157a6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Elder Angel Abrea of the First Quorum of the Seventy”] , "Ensign", May 1981, 95–96.
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