Latter-day Saint Prophet Stops in Bolivia on Global Tour

"You've come great distances to be here tonight, and so have we," said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a stop in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, October 21, 2018, the second country on his five-country South America ministry tour.

President Nelson spoke in English and Spanish at a devotional at the Polideportivo Heroes de Octubre, which was broadcast to all stakes in Bolivia. He had the children in the audience stand and sing one verse of "I Am a Child of God."

"You parents and teachers have a great responsibility to teach these children,” President Nelson told the audience. “Teach them what it really means to be a child of God. They're made in His image. ... Teach them to pray to Him. ... And teach them about the Savior of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us."

He also encouraged parents to teach their children about the sacrament, to help them qualify for the blessings of temple and to honor their parents.

The prophet, seer and revelator of the global Church is traveling with his wife, Wendy, and Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Lesa. They began their ministry tour on Saturday, October 20, with a visit to Lima, Peru, where they met with missionaries and local members, as well as Peru President Martín Vizcarra and religious leaders.