The setting was a large hotel ballroom, filled to capacity, in Asuncion, Paraguay. It was October 2018 , and members of the church from far and wide had gathered to hear from President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Gary E. Stevenson along with their wives, Sister Wendy Nelson and Sister Lesa Stevenson. President Nelson would dedicate the Concepcion Chile Temple a few days later but had scheduled stops in Bogota, Colombia; Lima, Peru; La Paz, Bolivia; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Asuncion en route.

Shortly after the devotional began, several distinguished guests slipped in and took their reserved seats on the front row. President Nelson took note of their arrival and, as soon as the meeting concluded, made a beeline off the rostrum. His first concern after the meeting was greeting the gu

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