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Non-English speeches given at Mormon Conference

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — On a day when two Mormon leaders made history by delivering speeches in foreign languages, the church reiterated its opposition to gay marriage while urging members to be gracious toward those who believe differently.The first non-English speech in the 184-year history of the church's biannual general conference came in Cantonese by Chi Hong \Sam\ Wong of Hong Kong. He spoke of the importance of people in local congregations working together to help those in need. The second speech came several hours later in the afternoon session in Spanish from Eduardo Gavarret of Uruguay, who urged members to follow the voice of the Lord.As they spoke, the 21,000 in attendance at the conference center in Salt Lake City read English subtitles on big screens. Thousands of people watching the live broadcast at home heard a dubbed English version. Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have in the past given speeches in English, no matter their native language.Both Wong and Gavarret are members of the church's Quorum of the Seventy, a group of high-ranking leaders from around the world.Following Gavarret's afternoon speech, Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve said, \What a wonderful new element introduced into our general conference format.\ He then added, \Eduardo