SALT LAKE CITY -- Tesoros de las Americas, this year's Latino cultural event, commemorates the visit of Jesus Christ to the Americas and the 120th anniversary of the publication of the Book of Mormon in Spanish.

This event, which is sponsored by the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South Areas, will take place on Oct. 21, at the Conference Center.

From 6-7 p.m., artists and performers representing different Latin American countries will present traditional music, songs, and dances in the Conference Center lobbies.

Tesoros de las Americas begins at 7:30 p.m. in the main auditorium. The program will include inspirational music, dance, and narration, with a religious message by a General Authority of the Church.

The program will be presented entirely in Spanish, with a limited number of headsets available for English and Portuguese interpretation. It will not be broadcast via satellite nor transmitted via the Internet.

Tickets are required for this event through www.lds.org/

events, or by calling 570-0080 (locally) or toll-free 1-866-537-8457 (1-866-LDS-TIKS), or in person at the ticket office located at door 4 of the Conference Center. The ticket of-fice is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a limit of ten tickets per person.

Those with tickets should be in their seats at 7 p.m. Those without tickets are encouraged to wait in the standby line. The standby line is formed at the north gate of Temple Square.

For this event, admission to the Conference Center is open to all ages. Wheelchair seating is available.

All those who attend are invited to wear traditional clothing from their native countries if they desire to do so.