President Thomas S. Monson made brief visits to Nauvoo, Ill., and Kirtland, Ohio, on Oct. 9 and 10. It was the first time since he became president of the church on Feb. 3, 2008, that he has visited the sites steeped in church history.

While in Nauvoo, he visited with Nauvoo Illinois Temple President Wayne S. Peterson and his wife and Illinois Nauvoo Mission President Robert E. Ludwig and his wife.

In Kirtland, he was hosted by Elder Roger Butterfield, director of the Kirtland Visitors Center, and his wife. Joining in hosting President Monson in Kirtland were Karl Anderson, an author and historian who has been involved in the development of LDS sites in Kirtland for the past 30 years, and his wife.

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