‘Follow the Light’: President Christofferson speaks at ‘Luz de las Naciones’ celebration

President D. Todd Christofferson underscored following Jesus Christ’s light and sharing it with others as the second counselor in the First Presidency spoke during Friday night’s performance of “Luz de las Naciones.” Speaking in Spanish inside the Conference Center on Temple Square on Friday, Nov. 13, President Christofferson thanked the more than 1,000 volunteers who sang, played in the orchestra, performed dances and worked backstage from countries across the Americas. “The scriptures teach us that when we are joyful, we should praise the Lord ‘with singing, with music, with dancing, and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving,’” he said, quoting Doctrine and Covenants 136:28. Church President Dallin H. Oaks attended Friday night’s presentation, as well. Following its conclusion, President Oaks posted on his social media account about the experience. President Oaks wrote, “Though we come from different nations and cultures, we can be united as children of God.

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