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Elmhurst, IL —
On Sept. 20, Elmhurst College will welcome the Chicago leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for a public conversation about the Mormon Church.

The tradition and history of the Mormon faith is part of America’s history and religious landscape, and is central to the life of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his family.

Gary Blakely is president of the Chicago stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, one of eight such "stakes" in the greater Chicago area.

He was appointed to the position in Oct. 2005.

Like many Mormons, he was a full-time volunteer missionary as a young adult, and spent two years in Mexico. Blakely also is an operations manager at the Latter-Day Saints Temple in Glenview. He will be joined at Elmhurst by D. Patrick Kitchen, a public relations representative for the church.

"Understanding Mitt Romney’s Faith" will begin at 4 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Bryan Room of the Frick Center, 190 Prospect Ave.

Mktavish wrote:They manage the operations of the temple obviously. I'm not sure if this title includes both the managing of running the lemmings through (members coming for endowments) and the other operations (physical needs of the building)
But I would imagine this is one of the paid positions.

My Dad has worked in the engineering department for quite a few years. I remember him telling me about the various job positions there a while ago. I can't remember if the title of his boss was "Temple Operations Manager" Meaning they would've seen over everything.