The scriptural passage “Love thy neighbor”1 has long been a key message of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Highlighting that admonition, the Choir and with its companion ensemble Orchestra at Temple Square will present “Love Thy Neighbor: A Special Tabernacle Choir Event” on Friday and Saturday, July 15-16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center.

The program is designed to bring comfort and hope to all during today’s troubled times and to inspire kindness and a Christ-like outreach to others. Two thousand years ago, the biblical command was given in response to a questioner seeking to identify which is the greatest commandment. The Gospel of Matthew records Jesus's answer: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."