Mormon Tabernacle Choir organist bows out to standing ovation in general conference finale

SALT LAKE CITY — After 36 years of playing the organ at general conference, Clay Christiansen's last performance ended with a standing ovation by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and others present in the Conference Center after the Sunday morning session of the 188th Annual General Conference.Christiansen acknowledged the applause by raising his arms in gratitude and nodding a silent "thank you," first to the choir and then to the audience."It chokes me up," Christiansen told the Deseret News