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Mormon Tabernacle Choir: 'Let's go down to the river to pray'

By Gerry Avant

Church News

Sunday, Jun. 28, 2009

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- When the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang "Let's go down to the river to pray," they literally went down to the river. And not just any river. This is the famous wide Missouri.

Choir members stood on the Iowa side of the river just across from Omaha, Neb., and sang "Down to the River" and "Amazing Grace" while being videotaped for a special program and other features.

See other stories and local coverage of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2009 Tour

The choir boarded buses and left their hotel at 6 a.m. June 24 to drive some 20 minutes to Progressive Park for the videotaping. The singers and crew were relieved that the weather wasn't as oppressively hot as it had been during a photo shoot at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo., on June 20.

A small gathering of onlookers served as audience at Progressive Park.

See the full story on ldschurchnews.com.

This story is provided by the LDS Church News, an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is produced weekly by the Deseret News.

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