Saturday, March 31, 2007

Mormon Leaders at Home in Holy Land
The Associated Press
By MARSHALL THOMPSON
March 30, 2007

When Jeffrey R. Holland, a top Mormon leader, visited Jerusalem in 1987, he was besieged by thousands of Orthodox Jewish protesters who feared the church's new educational center here would be a base for missionary work. During a visit two decades later, Holland said he felt no such antagonism.

Though many Orthodox Jews remain wary of the 20 year Mormon presence here, others say the church has made good on its promise not to use Brigham Young University's Jerusalem Center _ recently reopened after a six-year security shutdown _ to proselytize.
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