2000s (LDS)
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2000
- June 21: The Church announces that Ricks College, a Church-run junior college in Rexburg, Idaho, will become a four-year university by the end of 2001.
- October 1: The Boston Massachusetts Temple is dedicated and becomes the Church's 100th operating temple.
2001
- March 31: The Perpetual Education Fund is established.
- August 10: Ricks College officially becomes Brigham Young University-Idaho.
2002
- February 8–24: Salt Lake City hosts the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- June 27: The rebuilt Nauvoo Temple is dedicated.
2004
- June 23: George W. Bush, President of the United States, awards Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded by the United States, in a ceremony at the White House. The press release put forth by the White House states:
- "Gordon B. Hinckley [...] has inspired millions and has led efforts to improve humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and education funding across the globe."
- July 21: Elder Neal A. Maxwell passes away.
- July 31: Elder David B. Haight passes away.
- August 7: The last official performance of the pageant City of Joseph is held in Nauvoo, Illinois. It is to be replaced in 2005 with a new pageant commemorating Joseph Smith's 200th birthday.
- October 7: Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar are ordained Apostles and join the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles after being sustained on October 2.
2005
- March 15: Tenth anniversary of Gordon B. Hinckley's ordination as President of the Church.
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