Church to sponsor Latino Christmas program on Temple Square

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced this years Latino Christmas program, to be held Dec. 68 in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. The program, titled El regalo de navidad, will be presented entirely in Spanish, with a limited number of headsets available for English and Portuguese interpretation.

People of all faiths are invited to attend the Christmas program.

Through narration and song, the Christmas story will unfold as a 400-voice choir sings traditional Christmas carols from Spain, Latin America and other parts of the world accompanied by several Latin American instrumental groups. There will also be a childrens choir, and a Christmas message given by a general authority of the Church.

There will be four performances of El regalo de navidad, each lasting about one hour. The performances will be at 7 p.m. nightly Dec. 6-8, with a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Dec. 8.

The event is free to the public, but tickets are required. There is a limit of six tickets per person. Tickets are now available and may be obtained online at www.lds.org/events or by calling the Conference Center ticket office at 801-570-0080 or toll-free at 1-866-537-8457. Tickets may also be obtained in person at the ticket office located at door 4 of the Conference Center. The ticket office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Those driving to the program should plan to arrive early and should park only in designated parking areas. However, because of the popularity of Temple Square programs during the Christmas season, use of public transportation such as TRAX is strongly encouraged.