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Views of conference

Published: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007

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"The Church has become one large family scattered across the earth," President Hinckley said. "There are now more than 13 million of us in 176 nations and territories. A marvelous and wonderful thing is coming to pass."

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David Cortez and son Nephi, 8, from Los Angeles, Calif., read a plaque in front of a sculpture of the Savior during the Saturday afternoon session. Such art work in the center, side-lighted by tall windows and displayed amid fountains on multiple levels, provides a quiet, spiritual ambience in the Conference Center lobby.
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Morgan Pyper, 10, looks at paintings of former apostles in the Conference Center during the Saturday afternoon session. Such works of art, originally at the Museum of Church History and Art, were brought here for display.

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Prior to the Saturday afternoon session, two young girls stand in front of a stained-glass mural depicting a scene from the life of Savior, based on a painting of the same scene by Karl Bloch.
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Jessica Ling of Hong Kong laughs with friends on Temple Square during conference on Saturday.

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Rolayne Waldron of Mesa, Ariz., with her daughters, Sommer and Genna, waits in line in the rain for conference Saturday.
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Jarrett Petersen and his son Kenneth look at towers of the Salt Lake Temple on Saturday.