From the World

Published: Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994

South America South Area

BYU society meets in Chile

Brother Rodolfo Acevedo, his wife Soledad, and Esteban Veghazi

SANTIAGO, CHILE - The Rabbi Esteban Veghazi was the featured speaker at a recent meeting of the Santiago Chapter of the BYU Management Society. He spoke of the historical significance of Judaism, and how it is the spiritual foundation for the beliefs of millions of people since the Old Testament patriarchs.

About 70 LDS professionals attended the meeting, as well as various representatives of the Chile-Israel Institute of Culture of Santiago.

The meeting, held in a meetinghouse in the Providencia section of Santiago, also featured the Church's area historian, Rodolfo Acevedo, who spoke on "Mormons and the House of Judah," and spoke of the many descendants of the House of Israel in the Church.

At the conclusion of Brother Acevedo's remarks, Rabbi Veghazi reaffirmed his opinion that many people with the blood of Israel, who brought with them their traditions, lived in the Americas before the coming of Christopher Columbus.

Also speaking at the event was Jaime Moreno, professor at the University of Chile, who presented a scientific look at the scriptures.