The Executive Secretary of the Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil (Bible Society of Brazil), Dr. Rudi Zimmer, the Social Communication Secretary, Dr. Erni Seiber, and the Regional Secretary for Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Adílio José Emerich, took part in the 59th National Conference of the IELB representing the SBB. Zimmer talked about the participation of Lutherans in the entity and of the great success of this partnership.

Zimmer and the Editor of the IELB, Rev. Dieter Joel Jagnow, introduced the Lutheran Hymnal with the Holy Bible in it. The book has the complete text of the Bible, the Lutheran Liturgy and the 573 hymns of the official Hymnal of the church.

The hymn 247, Santa Bíblia, meu prazer", was sung, and then, at the end of the hymn, Dr. Zimmer gave two of the books to the new president of the church, Rev. Paulo Moisés Nerbas.