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Coordinates: 52°31′19″N 1°30′33″E / 52.521861°N 1.509247°E / 52.521861; 1.509247
Hales is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the 2001 census.
The Church of Hales St Margaret is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. With its thatched roof, this church probably comes closest to the original appearance of an early round-tower church. It is in care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is a Grade I listed building.
X2 goes from Norwich in the west to Lowestoft in the east.
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Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle among the ranks of the Church. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator.
Hales has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve since April 2, 1994. He was ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994, filling a vacancy created by the death of Marvin J. Ashton. Hales served previously as the eleventh presiding bishop of the LDS Church from 1985 to 1994, as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1976 to 1985, and as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1975 to 1976.
As a native of New York City, Hales is often the church's point man on dealing with issues in the city. He was involved in some of the early planning that led to the building of the Manhattan New York Temple.
Prior to his appointment as a general authority, Hales was president of the England London Mission in the late 1970s. He served three times as an LDS bishop in Weston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois and Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a branch president in Seville, Spain. He was also a high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency and regional representative.