{"id":81,"date":"2005-03-09T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-09T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=81"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"community-of-christ-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2005\/03\/09\/community-of-christ-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Community of Christ New President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/mormonwasp.blogspot.com\/2005\/03\/succession-community-of-christ-selects.html\">Mormon Wasp<\/a>, Stephen Veazey, president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) has been appointed prophet. 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