MANILA, Philippines – An iconic 40-year-old temple in Quezon City lit up on Friday evening, November 29, to kick off the Christmas season for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this predominantly Catholic country.
The Latter-day Saints, formerly known as the Mormons, held their annual Manila Temple Lighting on Friday. The celebration took place at their Manila Philippines Temple along White Plains, Quezon City, their first temple in the Philippines and their second in Asia.
In this video, Rappler senior multimedia reporter Paterno Esmaquel II brings us to the Church of Jesus Christ’s Manila temple, as they aim to “light the world” this Christmas season.
The Church of Jesus Christ is a Christian group organized by Joseph Smith and five others in New York on April 6, 1830. The church is a small minority in the Philippines — with nearly 868,000 members as compared to more than 85 million members of the Roman Catholic Church — but it is one of the most active in interfaith activities.
Watch the video at the topmost portion of this page. – video by Jeff Digma and video editing by Jen Agbuya/Rappler.com
