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Press Release October 7, 2018 - Las Vegas, NV

MormonLeaks Releases 10 Documents Regarding Mormon Church's International Government Relations

MormonLeaks releases the following documents concerning the Mormon Church’s relations with international governments:

  • A memo sent in August 2006 asking permission to send a senior missionary couple to New York City and “focus on the Church’s government relations initiatives with the United Nations”:

    Document here

  • A memo sent in May 2007 asking permission to send a senior missionary couple to Geneva Switzerland to “monitor the activities” of the United Nations and other NGOs headquarted there:

    Document here

  • A 2013 document outlining the responsibilities of the missionary couple stationed in Geneva, Switzerland:

    Document here

  • A 2010 document with the purpose “to identify the positions and agencies of the Federal Government of the Republic of Mexico responsible for the enactment and enforcement of diverse judicial laws and rules that regulate religious associations”:

    Document here

  • A memo sent in November 2013 outlining guidelines for General Authorities when they contact government officials around the world:

    Document here

  • A 35 page document entitled “Global Government Relations: Policies and Procedures” and the memo to which it was attached:

    Memo here

    Document here

  • A 2014 document outlining the Church’s immediate and long term “priority countries” and which governments to establish diplomatic relationship with:

    Document here

  • A document titled “Ambassador Outreach” and described as “An initiative to help government relations councils build relationships with priority countries”:

    Document here

  • An organizational chart of the International Coordinating Committee:

    Document here


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