Church leaders meet with IOC President Thomas Bach
Sep 29, 2024, 6:00 AM
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, presents Acting President Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles with a gift on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
SALT LAKE CITY — As part of his stop in Utah this weekend, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met with leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bach, along with IOC Director General Christophe de Kepper and Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi visited Temple Square on Friday. They were accompanied by Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall.
Church leaders stressed Utah’s spirit of volunteerism will be valuable for the 2034 Olympic Games.
“No one will be more supportive of these Olympics than we will,” said President Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “We’re thrilled to contribute in any way we can. We want you to feel that there’s no more hospitable place in the United States — or on this planet — than you have here.”
