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Lynn Thomas Lowe 76
Peggy LaNae Peterson (Lowe) 72

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Peggy Lynette Lowe (Phillips) 49
Sandra LaNae Lowe (Johnson) 48
Md: Ronald Evan Johnson 57
Debra Eileen Lowe 42
Michelle Ann Lowe 40
Lori Ellen Lowe (Hatfield) 38
Md: Geoffrey Georg Hatfield 35

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Jennifer Lyn Atwood (Dean) 28
Md: David Dean (Ap 3)
Jeremy Scott Atwood 24
Michael Evan Johnson 14
Alena Ann Hatfield 9
Vivienne Marie Hatfield 6

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Athena Lyn Dean 6
Gwendolyn Alexandria Dean born 3/17

General:

Population: Approximately 7.2 billion

• Business: Pfizer-Allergan drug merger
• Crime: Ex-Auschwitz guard Oskar Groening convicted on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder
• Economy: World oil prices drop as productions increase amid economic instability
  Volkswagon shown to falsify emissions records
• Environment: Global Climate pact reached
• Military: Joint Arab military force created against ISIS
• Religion: Presbyterian Church approves same-sex marriages
  Pope Francis vows to combat global warming
  World Meeting of Families held in Philadelphia
  Mother Teresa to become saint
• Science: European Space Agency lands Philae probe on comet
  New Horizons spacecraft has reached Pluto after 9 years, 3 billion miles
  Solar plane travels around world, but delayed due to battery damage
  Kepler telescope finds potentially habitable planet
  Giant virus thawed after 30,000 years
  New humanoid fossils found in cave
  "Doomsday" seed vault tapped because of Syrian problems
  Evidence of liquid water found on Mars
• Sports: Prosecution begins of FIFA soccer officials over corruption
• Technology: Hackers hit 19,000 sites
• Deaths: NY governor Mario Cuomo,Saudi King Abdullah, Baseball great Ernie Banks, Actor Leonard Nimoy, Russian critic Boris Nemtsov, Producer Sam Simon, Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew, Oil heir Andrew Getty, Televangelist Robert Schuller, Blues legend B.B. King, Mathematician John Nash, Actress Anne Meara, Vice President's son Beau Biden, Composer James Last, Actor Christopher Lee, "British Schindler" Sir Nicholas Winton, Actor Omar Sharif, Author E.L. Doctorow, Dau. of Whitney Houston Bobbi Kristina Brown, Wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Sports figure Frank Gifford, Motivational speaker Wayne W. Dyer, Director Wes Craven, Doctor + Author Oliver Sachs, Jackie Collins, Chef Paul Prudhomme, Senator Fred Thompson, Former Utah Governor Olene Walker, Musician Scott Weiland, Actor Wayne Rogers, Singer Natalie Cole

Africa

• General: Ebola outbreak continues + slows
  Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS
  Kenya bombs Somalia al-Shabab bases
• Egypt: Mubarak trials continue
  ISIS beheads Egyptian Christians
• Kenya: Four terrorists shoot at university in Kenya killing 147
• Libya: Gunmen take hostages in Tripoli hotel
  US airstrikes on al Qaeda
• Mali: Gunmen take 90-170 hostage at hotel
• Nigeria: 54 killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks
  Nigerian opposition party elected
  Troops rescue some women and children captured by Boko Haram
  32 killed in bomb at truck stop - Boko Haram
• Somalia: Al-Shabaab gunmen kill 7 in Mogadishu hotel
• South Africa: Apartheid assassin paroled
• South Sudan: Cargo plane crash
• Tunisia: 19 killed in museum attack

Americas

• General: US and Cuba re-establish relations, opens embassies
• Bahamas: Cargo ship missing after Hurricane Joaquin - sunk off Bahamas
• Chile: Volcanic eruption
  7.9 quake and aftershocks
• Mexico: Explosion at maternity hospital near Mexico City
  Mexico companies refuse to work with US mogul Donald Trump after immigration comments

Asia

• China: Hong Kong protests against Beijing reforms
  2.7 trillion dollars evaporates from China's stock market plunging 8%, then 6%, then 8.5%, etc.
  Government devalues currency, lowers interest rates
  Explosions in Tianjin kill 44 including 12 firefighters
  End of one-child policy as two are permitted
• Indonesia: Data from AirAsia Flight 8501 found
  Indonesian Air Force plain crashes in Medan killing over 100
  Plane goes missing over Papua
• Korea (North): Computer hacks against Sony pictures lead to more sanctions
• Nepal: 7.8 earthquake near Kathmandu causes much damage, kills over 2100, related avalanche kills 17 climbers
  7.4 quake follows - US Marine helicopter goes missing
• Papua New Guinea: 7.5 Earthquake
• Philippines: 178 on capsized ferry - 30+ killed
• Taiwan: Flight 235 crashes
• Thailand: Explosions in Bangkok

Europe

• General: European Central Bank starts quantitative easing
  UN Court rules the Serbia Croatian war not genocide
  Despite charges of corruption, Greece bailout continues
  Google accused of violating anti-trust
  Boat carrying 700 migrants capsizes in Mediterranean
  120,000 Refugees from Africa and Middle East reach crisis levels as migrants pour into near-borderless Europe
• Austria: 70 migrants found dead in truck
• Belgium: 3 killed in counter-terrorism raid
  Brussels in high alert after 16 arrested
• Denmark: 3 police officers injured in café shooting related to depictions of Mohammed
• France: Islamist gunmen kill 12 in Charlie Hebdo publication offices for drawing "blasphemous pictures", additional officer shot
  Three Americans and a Briton foil train attack in Paris
  Bus and truck collision kill 42
  Explosions and shootout kill 129 around Paris (over 100 in concert hall)
• Germany: GermanWings copilot locks pilot out and intentionally crashes plane, killing all aboard
• Great Britain: Prince William and Kate have daughter (4th in line)
• Greece: Far-left leader Tsipras elected, resigns later in the year
  Greece rejects Eurozone sanctions, later accepts similar
  Parliament approves third bailout
• Hungary: Seals borders agains refugees
• Ireland: Popular vote to legalize gay marriage
• Russia: Critic of Putin Boris Nemtsov killed
  Vladimir Putin disappears for 11 days, returns with massive military increase
  Passenger plane downed in Egypt by explosion - terrorists suspected
  Turks down Russian warplane
• Scotland: Vote for independence fails
• Slovakia: Attempt to block plans to relocae refugees, softens after 1B euros pledged
• Spain: Fighter jet kills 10
• Sweden: Maked man attacks school with sword
• Ukraine: Coal mine blast kills 30

Middle East

• General: ISIS (Islamic State) continues march through Syria and Iraq, beheads many including japanese journalist, American aid worker
  U.S. Ships help divert arms from Iran to rebels in Yemen
• Afghanistan: War continues, and American contractors shot
  Helicopters crash
  US airstrike hits hospital killing 22 Doctors Without Borders
• Iraq: 45 burned to death in al-Baghdadi
  More troops deployed to train locals against ISIS
• Iran: Nuclear treaty proceeds - considered historical and controversial
  Russian missles "fall on Iran" - supposed to be Syria
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• Israel: Prime Minister Netanyahu pleads with US against Iran and nuclear enrichment
  Five killed in two mass stabbings
• Jordan: Prisoners executed for burning a captured pilot to death
• Pakistan: Court jails 10 in Malala attack
  Sunis kill over 40 Shia in Karachi
• Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah dies
  Stampede kills at least 717 near Mecca during hajj
• Syria: US supplies rebels with "small arms"
  Islamic State militants blow up 80-year-old Church of the Virgin Mary on Easter
  Russia launches strikes against Syria
• Turkey: Blast kills 28 on border with Syria
  Turkey allows US airstrikes against ISIS
  Bomb blasts kill at least 86 and injure 186
• U.A.E.: Fire near Burj Khalifa
• Yemen: President Hadi and cabinet resigns
  US Embassy evacuated
  Suicide bombings at two crowded mosques kill over 120

Pacific

• Australia: Hostage taken - accidentally killed by police
• Vanatu: Category 5 cyclone

President:

Pres: Barack H. Obama

General

• Business: Honda fined $70 million for flaws
  Heinz and Kraft move forward to merge
• Communication: FCC passes net neutrality rules on party-line vote
• Crime: Plot to blow up US Capitol foiled
  Device found on grounds of White House while president was in India
  Sentences of 46 criminals commuted
  ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle imprisoned for paying for sex with minors
• Culture: Online outrage over race issues, gay marriage, etc.
  Top movies include American Sniper and 50 Shades of Grey
  Athlete Bruce Jenner transitions into Caitlyn Jenner - named trans-sexual icon
  NAACP local leader Rachel Dolezal discovered to be a white woman pretending to be of African descent
  Shooting in South Carolina leads to movements agains the Confederate battle flag
  Boy Scouts vote to allow gay leaders
  Multiple undercover videos released regarding Planned Parenthood and abortion - condemned by pro-choice
  Cheating website Ashley Madison has security leak and names released
• Economy: High volatility with slowing economy and roller-coaster stocks
  Treasury seeks to put a woman on $10 bill, replacing Hamilton
  Technical issues hamper Stock Exchange several times
  Feds raise interest rates
• Education: President Obama proposes free community college
• Entertainment: News anchor Brian Williams shown to have lied for years
  Bill Cosby's past revealed to include drugging women for sex
• Environment: Arguments over XL Pipeline
• Food: Recall of Blue Bell icecream due to listeria
  Trans-fats considered unsafe by FDA
• Government: Shots fired near VP Biden's home in Delaware
  Speakers before Congress include Pope Francis (Sep) and Benjamin Netanyahu (ISR - Mar)
  Wrong tax information sent to 800,000 HealthCare.gov users
  Secret Service agents crash in drunk driving accident
  UN deal with Iran causes controversy
  US shown to listen to calls for over a decade
  Gyrocopter lands on Capitol lawn promoting security changes
  Corruption seems widespread in politics
  Secretary of State Kerry in bike accident in France
  "Freedom Act" replaces "Patriot Act"
  U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem cannot list Israel on passports
  Americans allowed to pay ransom for hostages taken abroad
  Former President G.H.W. Bush breaks neck, survives
  Secret Service leaks private information about UT Rep. Chaffetz when he begins investigating misconduct
  President Obama creates Syrian refugee program
• Health: Another healthcare worker with Ebola arrives in U.S.
  Flibanserin "female Viagara" reviewed by FDA
• Law: Gay marriages continue to expand through the US
  Federal judge blocks some of President Obama's immigration bill as requested by 26 states
  Same-sex marriages legalized nation-wide
• Mass Killings: B: FL, MA, SC, LA, TN, AL, NY, CO, CA, WI; C: AZ, CA, CO, GA, MO, NM; G: MO; M: TX, TN, LA; S: SC, MS, OR, AZ; W: VA;
  [Code: B=Building, C=Cluster, G=Public Gathering, H=Home, M=Military, S=School, W=Work]
  Stabbings: S: CA;
• Military: Terrorist detainees released from Guantanamo Bay to friendly countries
  Freed Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion, court martialed
  US increases military presence in Eastern Europe in former Soviet countries
  Live anthrax accidentally shipped from Utah to other states and Canada - pathogen program frozen
  Gay and lesbian troops receive full support
  Troops cut by 40,000 to lowest levels since WWII
  First two women graduate as army rangers
  Combat jobs open to women
• Police Killings Making News (of, by, and mixed): MD, SC, OH, LA, IL, KY, NY
• Politics: Hillary Clinton uses personal email for official business and wipes hard drive - some recovered
  Donald Trump causes controversy with anti-Muslim and immigrant speeches
• Religion: Pope visits United States, addresses Congress
• Sports: Two US ski team prospects killed in Swiss avelanch
  Deflated footballs scandal involving New England Patriots
  American Pharoah becomes first Triple Crown winner in 37 years
• Technology: Hacks for US Central Command, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Anthem healthcare, Federal Government, Army, Social Security (21.5 million records)

East

• General: Blizzards and record-breaking winter causes emergencies
• Connecticut: Court rules 17-year old can be forced to receive chemotherapy
• Maryland: Protests and riots follow killing of Freddie Gray by Baltimore police
• Massachusetts: Boston breaks all-time snowfall record at 108.6 inches
• New Jersey: Senator Menendez indicted on corruption charges - some suspect prosecution because of opposing president
• New York: Radical cleric jailed for life for his support of terrorism
  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Speaker arrested for public corruption consisting of millions in bribes
  Commuter train collides with car killing six
  Three Brooklyn men attempt to travel to Syria and join ISIS
  Seven children die in apartment fire in Brooklyn
  Seven-alarm fire leads to apartment collapse
  Two prisoners escape after worker provides them with tools - long pursuit leaves one dead
• Philadelphia: Amtrak train crashes at over 100 mph
• Vermont: Train derails

Midwest

• Illinois: Chicago murder rate hits record
• Indiana: Controversy over religious freedom bill by gay supporters
• Missouri: Two police officers shot during protest
  African American political power rises in Ferguson
  Year-old protests re-errupt
  Univesity of Missoury president resigns over alleged racism
  Flooding begins just after Christmas
• Nebraska: Death penalty repealed
• Ohio: Major collapse of bridge kills one in Cincinnati

South

• Alabama: Commemorative march in Selma
• Arkansas: Controversy over religious rights bill
• Florida: "Bonnie and Clyde" style spree with 13 and 18 year old Kentuckyians ends
  Air Force helicopter crash
• Georgia: First woman executed in 70 years
• Kentucky: County clerk Kim Davis arrested for refusing to issue marriage licenses for gay couples
• Louisiana: Machete attack on TSA agent by man with Molotov cocktails
• Mississippi: Two officers shot
• North Carolina: Construcction scaffolding collapses killing 3
• Oklahoma: Two students expelled for racist fraternity chant
  Three dead and 22 injured in vehicle crash at OSU
• South Carolina: Shooting at African-American church kills 9
  Confederate battle flag removed from state property except museums
• Tennessee: Shooting at recruitment center kills five Marines
  Man kills police officer
• Texas: Hostages in hospital in Houston
  Ten die in train/prison bus crash
  Two ISIS suspects killed outside a Muhammad art exhibit
  Nine killed in biker shootout in Waco
  Police pull gun on pool party gone out of hand
  Gunmen attack police headquarters in Dallas, explosives found
  Restrictive anti-abortion law halted
  Storms in Nov. Dec.
• Virginia: Ex Governor McDonnel sentenced for corruption
  Two journalists shot on live television

West and Pacific

• Arizona: Freeway shooter terrorizes Phoenix for Aug and Sep
• California: Massive wildfires and droughts - over 1400 homes burned
  Commuter train hits tractor trailer
  Woman orchestrates her own kidnapping
  Balcony collapse at Berkeley apartment kills 5, injures 8 more
  San Bernadino terrorists kill 14 at Christmas party
  L.A. schools closed after terror threat
• Colorado: NAACP chapter bombed
• Idaho: Massive fires
• Nevada: Car hits 37 in crowd in Las Vegas
• Utah: LDS Church leaders, government officials, and gay community come together to create nondiscrimination legislation
  Woman pleads guilty for killing six newborns
  First plague death since 2009
  Flash floods kill women and children in Hilldale and hikers in Zion
  Judge retracts removal of foster child from same-sex home
• Washington: Wildfires result in three firefighter deaths
  Five killed in duck boat crash

President

Pres: Thomas S. Monson

Membership: 15,634,199

Temples: 149

145. Córdoba Argentina
146. Payson Utah
147. Trujillo Peru
148. Indianapolis Indiana
149. Tijuana Mexico

Other

• Argentine mission president kidnapped and released (2014)
• Church calls for protection of LGBT and religious rights
• Controversial TLC show examines married Mormons with same-sex attraction
• Well-known blogger excommunicated for apostasy
• Family Temple Time created to accomodate families
• Choir inducted into American Classical Music Hall of Fame
• Church creates adoption partnership after discontinuing own program
• Tongan prince baptized against father's wishes
• Church donates "Meet the Mormons" movie proceeds to Red Cross
• Surfer (Matt Bowen) paralyzed in ocean
• Standard Works updated - languages expanded
• First missionary from Bosnia called
• Bishop shot and killed in Venezuela
• New missions and missionaries called
• Online tithing payment announced
• L.A. Temple grass allowed to brown due to drought
• Church monitors Boy Scouts organization as leadership extends to gay men
• New call to protect faith and religious freedom
• Deaths of Elders L. Tom Perry, Boyd K. Packard, Richard G. Scott between Conferences
• Elder Holland addresses House of Lords in London
• Church releases Freedmans Bureau records
• Letter to congregations follows Same Sex Marriage ruling
• First donation to Utah Pride Center
• More missionary wardrobe changes
• Bat scare at MTC relocates 600 sister missionaries
• Church plans to develop land in Florida to house 500,000
• Opposing votes in April Conference - small opposing group with non-members
• Apostle meets with Jerusalem mayor
• Church releases Book of Mormon printer's manuscript and pictures of seer stone
• Women added to leading councils of the Church: Priesthood (and Family), Missionary, Temple
• Church releases addiction videos
• New Portuguese Bible released
• Priesthood restoration site dedicated
• Church participates extensively in World Meeting of Families
• Church History Museum reopens
• Members asked to assist refugees from Syria
• Handbook changed to guide on same-sex marriages - leaked with controversy
• Chutch speaks at International Human Rights Day