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Elder Quentin L. Cook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met Argentine President Javier Milei on August 20, 2025, at the country’s presidential palace.
The meeting at the Casa Rosada occurred while Elder Cook, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, was in Argentina for the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s centennial celebration of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in South America
“The meeting with the president was marvelous,” said Elder Cook. “We were quite frank with him that we felt like we have been given a wonderful gift in this country as a result of its dedication a century ago.”
In 1925, Elder Melvin J. Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, traveled to Buenos Aires, and in a prayer asked God to open South America for the preaching of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
These meetings with country leaders, Elder Cook explained, are part of the blessing Elder Ballard asked for.
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