The unifying language of the gospel with the Church News translation coordinator, Vanessa Fitzgibbon

<p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a global faith with 16.5 million members who speak dozens of languages. This October marks 50 years since Church leaders began translating the faith&rsquo;s semiannual general conference. In 1961 messages were shared in Dutch, German, Samoan and Spanish. Today &mdash; as a reflection of this growing global faith &mdash; general conference addresses will be translated into 97 languages. This episode of the Church News podcast features Church News translation coordinator <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/vfitzgibbondeseretnews-com">Vanessa Fitzgibbon</a>. She will talk about the miracle of translation that connects a global Church and about translating Church News content from English into <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/es/">Spanish</a> and <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/pt/">Portuguese</a>. Fitzgibbon, originally from Brazil, shares her conversion story, the process of translating Church News content and the necessity of seeking the Spirit during the process. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Host <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/sarahdeseretnews-com">Sarah Jane Weaver</a>, reporter and editor for <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">The Church News</a> for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by<a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>