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VIDEO: Virtual Choir Sings for Auckland Temple Ground-Breaking

Beautiful rendition of "Joseph Smith's First Prayer" touches hearts and lifts spirits

A virtual choir comprising members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from New Zealand sang "Joseph Smith's First Prayer" for the online screening of proceedings of the 13 June ground-breaking service to officially commence the construction of the Auckland New Zealand Temple.

The video was shown for the first time on Sunday 14 June 2020 on Facebook and at Pacific.ChurchofJesusChrist.org as part of the online video that tens of thusands of people have viewed so far.

The song arrangement was made by Adele Wi Repa, who led the choir.

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