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Photos: 20 Mormon Leaders and Celebrities Who Have Thrown the "First Pitch"

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From Sister Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president, to former NFL quarterback Steve Young, several members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have taken the mound to throw ceremonial first pitches for baseball games.

A number of Major and Minor League Baseball teams have held a Mormon Night throughout the years, inviting members of the LDS Church to attend and participate in various ways. For Mormon Night events, some teams have invited well-known members of the faith, such as Young and Sister Burton, to throw ceremonial first pitches.

Here is a list of 20 leaders and well-known members of the LDS Church who have thrown ceremonial first pitches, most as part of Mormon Night events.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

 Date: June 28, 2013

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

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Image by Erik Isakson from LDS Church News.

Elder Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, threw the first pitch to Elder Kevin S. Hamilton of the Second Quorum of the Seventy on Mormon Night at Dodger Stadium, according to mormonnews.org.

Lead image of Steve Young from Getty Images.

Mitt Romney

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney threw the first pitch for the Idaho Falls Chukars on June 22, 2007, according to milb.com.

Steve Young

Brigham Young University and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young threw the ceremonial first pitch at a San Francisco Giants game on April 9, 2011.

Kate Hansen

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Kate Hansen is an American luger who came in 10th place at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Hansen is a student at Brigham Young University and a member of the LDS Church. She threw the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game on April 21, 2014.

Image from Deseret News courtesy of Kate Hansen.
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