Ol Intenasonal Man mo Woman blong Singsing we Oli Joen wetem Tabenakol Kwaea blong Konfrens
Blong fastaem, olgeta we oli tekpat we oli stap laef aotsaed long Yunaeted Stet oli joenem Tabenakol Kwaea long Tempol Kwea long taem blong jeneral konfrens.
Kwaea i mekem i kam bigwan misin blong hem blong givhan long olgeta we oli stap wajem olgeta raon long wol Michael O. Leavitt, we i tokbaot paelot program olsem wan nomol fasin blong progres mo kam antap blong kwaea. “Mifala i stap go from long wei ia nomo we mifala i save, olsem wanem we i wan step long wanwan taem—stap lanem, stap kam antap, mo stap askem long Lod blong i lidim olgeta,” hem talem. “Tru long wanwan step, naoia i kam klia moa se hemia i save hapen.”
From bisi taemtebol blong kwaea, i nidim blong ol memba blong kwaea oli stap bitwin 160 kilo mita kolosap long Tabenakol long Sol Lek Siti. Be, Brata Leavitt i talem se program ia i openem ol doa blong ol narawan we oli gat ol spesel talen blong miusik blong oli save tekpat blong wan sot taem.
Tugeta wetem talen blong olgeta we i save singsing, olgeta blong ol nara kantri we oli tekpat, oli nidim blong soem se oli inaf long saed blong miusik mo Inglis long taem blong oli jusum olgeta.
Those selected to sing with the choir came from six countries:
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Alvaro Jorge Martins of Natal, Brazil, baritone
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Rodrigo Domaredzky of Curitiba, Brazil, baritone
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Thalita De Carvalho of Sao Paulo, Brazil, second soprano
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Tubo-Oreriba Joseph Elisha of Accra, Ghana, tenor
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Jonatan Kuala Lumpur, Malesia,” Liahona, Maj/
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Denisse Elorza Avalos of Tijuana, Mexico, second soprano
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Georgina Montemayor Wong of Monterrey, Mexico, second soprano
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Kagayan de Oro Filipin,
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Sundae Mae Indino of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, first soprano
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Pei-Shan Chung (Kylie Zhong) of Taipei, Taiwan, first alto
The international participants joined in choir rehearsals, attended choir school, visited several Church historical sites, mo toured the Church’s Welfare Square, Temple Square, mo Bishops’ Central Storehouse.
At the conclusion of general conference, the Utah-based choir members sang “God Be with You Till We Meet Again” to the visiting participants as a final farewell.
Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé expressed his love mo gratitude for the global participants. “I hope when you return to your country, you will testify of this experience mo you will raise a new generation of singers everywhere—all over the world,” he said.
The two-week experience helped the participants feel a greater sense of connection mo unity with the Church community. Mi bin spendem fulap taem stat long betdei ia, mo tingting abaot stamba tingting blong laef blong mi. While meeting them, I truly felt that the Church leaders hope Latter-day Saints all around the world can have a deeper spiritual experience through music,” Pei-Shan Chung said.