The 1980s saw Church's first concentrated effort of extensive temple building, with 17 of that decade's 26 temples located outside of United States — Latin America, Asia's first four temples, four in Oceania area, three more Europe and the first on African continent.. ..…

Then, as more recently, students and activists needed guides to navigate the labyrinthine bureaucracies and acronyms of U.S military's sales, technology, assistance, training, and relationships Latin America and the rest of the world. ..…