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Latter-day Saints gathered in homes and chapels all over Mexico on Sunday night, Nov. 5, to participate in a nationwide devotional about temple and family history work with Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Speaking of the increasing number of houses of the Lord being built and the improvements in technology that have accelerated family history work, Elder Bednar said, “this is a mighty miracle.”
Elder Bednar was joined by his wife, Sister Susan K. Bednar, during a nine-day ministry trip to Mexico. The two of them also spoke at a stake conference in Toluca earlier in the day.
Six others participated in Sunday evening’s panel discussion about temple and family history work that was broadcast to all of the Latter-day Saints in Mexico. A live audience of more than 2,100 attended the event in the multi-stake center located next to the Mexico City Mexico Temple.
Elder Hugo Montoya, General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s Mexico Area, and his wife, Sister Carmen Montoya, and Elder Sean Douglas, General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Mexico Area presidency, and his wife, Sister Ann Douglas, joined Elder and Sister Bednar on stage. The meeting was conducted by Elder Carlos Torres, an Area Seventy, who was joined by his wife, Sister Torres.
Living up to expectations
“Mexico has been richly blessed by the announcement and construction of so many houses of the Lord,” Elder Bednar said of the country’s 24 temples. “This is a great blessing that also brings a requirement to properly prepare and worthily make sacred covenants and worship in the house of the Lord. We need to help each successive generation become more focused on the Father’s plan of happiness, Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer and the role of Christ in the Father’s plan.”
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