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A mexican leader forgotten

My long standing disagreement with some editors on Wikipedia has reached a boiling point. The article on Benjamin de Hoyos has been nominated for deletion. I am very frustrated about this. I am even more frustrated at what other articles may be deleted if this deletion is successful. I still think all the general authority seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are default notable, but even a lower level cut off seems not to gain much support. The article on Benjamin de Hoyos was not only supported by reference to the well researched Ensign and Church News articles. It was supported by coverage of actions of de Hoyos in such publications as the Salt Lake Tribune. This is a new throwing down of a guantlet. Indepth article coverage is now being claimed to have to have the person per se as the main subject, even when the person's actions are clearly the main focus. Area Presidents take clear and unequivocal actions, and yet the situation is ignored. I am tire

Benjamin de Hoyos

'''Benjamín De Hoyos Estrada''' (born 20 February 1953) has been a [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) since 2005. De Hoyos was born in [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]], [[Mexico]], and grew up in northern Mexico. As a young man, he served a [[Mormon missionary|mission]] in the Mexico [[Hermosillo]] [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]], where he first met his wife Evelia Genesta Mendivil, who is a native of [[Ciudad Obregón]], [[Sonora]]. Mendivil had converted to the LDS Church while a teenager and was then serving as a [[Stake missionary]]. Benjamín and Evelia renewed their acquaintance later when he was working as a [[Church Educational System|seminary]] teacher at [[Benemerito De Las Americas]], an LDS Church-owned prep school in [[Mexico City]], and Evelia was working there as a secretary. They were married on 4 June 1975 and are the parents of six children. De Hoyos received a [[bachelor's degree]] f