President Russell M. Nelson’s leading of the Hosanna Shout may have come at 11:47 a.m. Sunday in Salt Lake City, but for millions of Latter-day Saints participating worldwide, it came at varying hours over two days.
The sacred salute — or “global union,” as President Nelson called it himself during the April 2020 general conference — came at the close of the Sunday morning session.
Below is a list of the exact time it occurred in the Church’s headquarters cities throughout the world.
11:47 a.m. Sunday
- Salt Lake City — Utah, North America and Middle East/Africa North areas)
- Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico Area
- Guatemala City, Guatemala — Central America Area
12:47 p.m. Sunday
- Lima, Peru — South America Northwest Area
1:47 p.m. Sunday
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Area
2:47 p.m. Sunday
- São Paulo, Brazil — Brazil Area
- Buenos Aires, Argentina — South America South Area
7:47 p.m. Sunday
- Frankfurt, Germany — Europe Area
- Johannesburg, South Africa — Africa Southeast Area
- Accra, Ghana — Africa West Area
8:47 p.m. Sunday
- Moscow, Russia — Europe East Area
1:47 a.m. Monday
- Hong Kong, China — Asia Area
- Manila, Philippines — Philippines Area
2:47 a.m. Monday
- Tokyo, Japan — Asia North Area
5:47 a.m. Monday
- Auckland, New Zealand — Pacific Area
Similarly, here’s a more expansive look at the “global union” timestamps — simultaneous to Salt Lake City’s 11:47 AM Mountain Daylight Savings Time — according to ministry stops for President Nelson during his tenure as President of the Church since January 2018.
7:47 a.m. Sunday
- Laie and Kona, Hawaii
- Papeete, Tahiti
10:47 a.m. Sunday
- Seattle, Washington
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Langley, British Columbia, Canada
11:47 a.m. Sunday
- Edmonton, Calgary and Raymond, Alberta, Canada
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
12:47 p.m. Sunday
- San Antonio, Texas
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Lima, Peru
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Quito, Ecuador
1:47 p.m. Sunday
- Detroit, Michigan
- Orlando, Florida
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Asunción, Paraguay
- El Alto, Bolivia
2:47 p.m. Sunday
- São Brasília and Brasília, Brazil
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Concepción, Chile
6:47 p.m. Sunday
- London, England
7:47 p.m. Sunday
- Rome, Italy
- Harare, Zimbabwe
8:47 p.m. Sunday
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Nairobi, Kenya
11:47 p.m. Sunday
- Bengaluru, India
12:47 a.m. Monday
- Bangkok, India
- Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Jakarta, Indonesia
1:47 a.m. Monday
- Singapore
3:47 a.m. Monday
- Sydney, Australia
5:47 a.m. Monday
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Suva, Fiji
6:47 a.m. Monday
- Nuku’alofa, Tonga
