(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) People listen as Jean A. Stevens prays during the morning session of the 183rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday April 6, 2013. For the first time ever, a Mormon woman offered a public prayer in the LDS Church's General Conference before millions of viewers. Stevens is the first counselor in the LDS Church's Primary presidency, which oversees instruction of children under age 12 in the worldwide faith.
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