The exhibit includes a wide variety of media, including interactive touch-screen video, photographic portraits (featuring the photography of Kent Miles, Mark J. Davis, Craig Dimond and Craig J. Law), and narrative panels.

The display focuses on the personal journeys of individuals in Latin America, sharing how the gospel of Jesus Christ has helped them through the difficulties of life. The entire display, including videos and printed stories, are provided in both Spanish and English.

See another story about the display here.

For more information about the Church History Museum, see here.

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You can find websites for the following countries (click on the language link next to the country in which you are interested — some countries have sites in more than one language):

Albania  Albanian

American Samoa English

Argentina Spanish

Australia English

Austria German

Belgium (Dutch)

Belize English

Brazil Portuguese

Bulgaria Bulgarian

Chile Spanish

Colombia Spanish

Costa Rica Spanish

Croatia Croatian

Czech Republic Czech

Denmark Danish

Dominican Republic Spanish

Ecuador Spanish

England English

Estonia Estonian

Fiji English

Finland Finnish

France French

Germany German

Greece Greek

Guatemala Spanish

Honduras Spanish

Hong Kong Chinese or Mandarin or Cantonese

Hungary Hungarian

Iceland Icelandic

Italy Italian

Japan Japanese

Latvia Latvian

Mexico Spanish

Netherlands Dutch

New Zealand English

Nicaragua Spanish

Niue English

Northern Ireland English

Norway Norwegian

Paraguay Spanish

Peru Spanish

Philippines English

Poland Polish

Portugal Portuguese

Republic of Ireland English

Romania Romanian

Russia Russian

Samoa English

Scotland English

Singapore English

Slovak Republic Slovak

Slovenia Slovenian

South Africa English

South Korea Korean

Spain Spanish

Sweden Swedish

Switzerland German or French

Taiwan Chinese

Thailand Thai

Tonga English

Ukraine Ukrainian

Uruguay Spanish

Vanuatu English

Venezuela Spanish

Wales English

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For more links that provide information about and from the Church in multiple languages see here and here.

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Hermana Olmos converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when she was 10 years old along with her family. Reflecting on that time, she says:

“The first time the Elders knocked on my door they asked for a glass of water, which my mother gave them but when they wanted to share the message my mom said, ‘No thank you. I’m OK with my religion.’ The second time the Elders came, my father let them in. My mom was mad. But she must not have been so mad because she met the Elders in December and was baptized in February.” Hermana Olmos smiled at the memory.

Hermana Olmos loved studying with the Elders when they came to her house. She especially loved the part when they said that families can be together forever. I thought, “I want to live with my family forever.”

On Hermana Olmos’ baptismal day, she was baptized in a small local lake in the town of Zicatepec along with her 8-year-old sister. Her parents had previously been baptized. “I felt so good when I was baptized. I felt I was on my way to having an eternal family.”

In Mexico, Sister Olmos attended the Calipan Branch [a branch is a small congregation in the Mormon faith, smaller than a ward] in Calipan Mexico. There were 20 – 24 members in her branch and they met in a member’s home. While there, Sister Olmos served as a Counselor in the Young Women’s program. For activities, the leaders took the girls to LDS dances in other cities, played sports and went camping.

When asked why she wanted to serve a mission Sister Olmos said, “Always when I was learning the Gospel I saw that the Elders were happy teaching the Gospel. I thought I would want to teach the Gospel like them. When I was 20, I felt scared during my interview to serve a mission. Then I read in the Doctrine & Covenants 82:10 “I the Lord am bound when ye do what I say, but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.” I wanted the blessings of serving a mission so I had to serve. Also, I really know that families can live together forever. I want all families to know that.”

When asked if there was a time when she knew God answered her prayers Sister Olmos said, “All the time. When I was flying to the Missionary Training Center in Utah, I did not understand any English. I thought AAAAH! I want to return to my house. So on the plane, I prayed and read the scriptures in Spanish. The person sitting next to me said something to me in English that I understood a little. Then he talked to another person and she spoke to me in Spanish. This made me SO HAPPY, because I knew that Heavenly Father loved me.”

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Saturday, four buses were waiting for us when we arrived at the temple at 5:45 a.m. It was a glorious day. The baptistry was filled with youth. One of the boys was Benjamin who will soon submit his mission papers. Two years ago, he set a goal to do 1,000 baptisms for the dead before he entered the mission field. He comes every week to the temple — sometimes twice — and is getting close to completing his goal. His countenance glows. When I see youth like him I don’t worry about the future of the world, or the Church.

Hermana G. was at our “greeting station” Saturday morning. A woman arrived who seemed to be hanging back from entering. Hna. G. began to talk to her and learned that this sister purposely tries to go into the temple last so that she could sit in the back of the endowment session because she is embarrassed about the brown birthmarks on her hands. Hna. G. assured her that the temple is a place of love and acceptance. Then she showed the sister her own hands.

This dear sister was burned by her mother as a child, and one of her hands is very deformed. It was the perfect answer, and she was the perfect person to give it. It is another testimony that the Lord is in charge of his temple.

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Do you know of good content about the Church on YouTube? Have you uploaded a video you would like to share? We can include uplifting videos, including conversion stories (in various languages!), creative slideshows, and other ways of sharing your voice through YouTube in our new MormonWomen account at YouTube and/or link to it in our library. See what we have tagged so far in our favorites section already here.

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