Following the announcement of the current church president not attending the General Conference, Elder Hales will also not participate the Conference after being hospitalized for several days.
Church spokesman Eric Hawkins released the following statement:
Elder Robert D. Hales was admitted to the hospital several days ago for treatment of pulmonary and other conditions,” said Eric Hawkins, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “To permit their continued medical attention to Elder Hales, his doctors have determined that he should not participate in the Church’s general conference this weekend.
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