During a 10-day assignment this month in the South America Northwest Area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sister Tracy Y. Browning, second counselor in the Primary general presidency, and Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency, saw the faith, love and unity of Church members in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Beginning in the cities of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, the weekend of Sept. 6-7, the general officers held meetings for children and youth, training for local youth and Primary leaders, and a devotional with Relief Society women.
La Paz sits at almost 12,000 feet elevation — the highest capital city in the world. El Alto is more than 13,600 feet above sea level. This gave Sister Browning something to contemplate.
“Since I’ve been here, being in one of the highest places on the earth, I find myself thinking celestial, as President Russell M. Nelson has taught us to do,” she said in La Paz. “The people here have so much faith, are seeking higher and holier ways to live, and are seeking to come to know Jesus Christ in special ways.”