For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding.
2 Nephi 31:3
Chapel Interpret was built by Keefe Lai, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Singapore, so that the life and light of the Lord Jesus Christ might reach His children in the language of their own understanding.
In a ward where members come from many countries, someone is always sitting through a meeting catching only fragments. This is an attempt to close that gap: one person speaks, and everyone else reads and hears it in the language they think and pray in.
What it does
A speaker's words are transcribed, translated, and returned as captions and spoken interpretation, on each listener's own phone, in many languages at once. A Meeting carries one speaker to an audience. A Conversation is two people and one phone on the table between them — each speaks their own language, and reads and hears the other's. A Call is a lesson or discussion held over the phone — everyone on their own phone, wherever they are, each speaking their own language; you hear the real voices, and the interpretation rides underneath.
A meeting and a conversation carry no video: a meeting reaches phones across the chapel or across the world, a conversation is as simple as one phone between two people, and what travels is captions and interpreted speech, not pictures. A call carries the participants' own voices, and a screen if someone shares one for a lesson — never a camera — with the interpretation laid over the call itself.
What it is not
This is an independent tool for local use. It is not affiliated with, published, endorsed, reviewed or approved by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it uses the Church's name only to describe what it is for.
Machine interpretation is an aid, not a replacement for a called interpreter. It will sometimes be wrong, and it should not be relied on for ordinances, interviews, councils, or anything else where exact meaning carries authority. Where something matters, check it with a person.
Terminology
Terminology uses the latest General Handbook (including summaries and excerpts) first, then General Conference and modern Church manuals with the newer source taking priority, then the scriptures. Older sources supply concepts omitted from newer editions. Scriptural names follow the Church’s scripture translation. Confirming an AI suggestion gives it no extra authority; a higher source can correct saved wording.
Privacy
Meetings are not recorded, and no audio or transcript is kept. A meeting leaves behind who attended, in which language, any rating or note sent to the host, and any programme the host saved. The server's working logs can also hold short passages of what was said, for a limited time. The Terms of Use explain what is kept and why.
Contact
Questions, or interested in Chapel Interpret for your ward or stake? Email us at admin@chapelinterpret.org
Scripture quoted from the Book of Mormon. Speech recognition, translation and synthesised voice are provided by artificial intelligence (AI) services.
© 2026 Wrightworks Pte. Ltd. (Singapore). Chapel Interpret is a product of Wrightworks Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Interface translations and terminology are derived from wording published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which remains the property of the Church; this application is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the Church.