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Carole Mikita ReportingLDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley will arrive in Santiago, Chile, tomorrow, where preparations are underway for a temple rededication.
A soccer stadium in Santiago is normally filled with 50-thousand cheering fans. Today it is the site for a rehearsal. Some 4,000 young Latter-day Saints are preparing for what they call a cultural celebration. Tomorrow they will commemorate the rededication of their temple in this city. And they are also preparing to welcome a man they call prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Ronald Silva/ Celebration Performer: "This is really special because I don't know if he is going to be back here again. So this is a special time."
Laura Packard/ Celebration Performer: "We've all been preparing for about three months now coming this Saturday.. hour-long practices. And I think everyone is excited about doing this."
Ronald Silva/ Celebration Performer: "I really feel real excited because this is for our temple. I think all the young members of the church feel good."
Today, they have spent as much as eight hours in rehearsals. Some of them have come from as far away as Easter Island, which is a plane flight of seven hours, or Conception, which is a five hour drive by car.
It will all take place tomorrow in Santiago, and we'll bring it to you.
