https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=General_Conference&feed=atom&action=history General Conference - Revision history 2024-03-29T09:09:04Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.29.1 https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=General_Conference&diff=61681&oldid=prev Phicken: /* General Conference During 2020 and 2021 */ 2021-07-29T22:43:21Z <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">General Conference During 2020 and 2021</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:43, 29 July 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l56" >Line 56:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 56:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In early June 2021, the First Presidency announced changes to General Conference. Beginning with October’s general conference and continuing thereafter, the Saturday evening sessions will be discontinued. Previously, a Saturday evening session was held for women (in October) and priesthood holders (in April). &quot;This change is being made because all sessions of general conference are now available to anyone who desires to watch or listen.&quot; They also announced that the October 2021 conference would return to its traditional location (since 2000) of the Conference Center auditorium, but the Conference Center would be closed to the public and again conference would be virtual events to be streamed worldwide.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In early June 2021, the First Presidency announced changes to General Conference. Beginning with October’s general conference and continuing thereafter, the Saturday evening sessions will be discontinued. Previously, a Saturday evening session was held for women (in October) and priesthood holders (in April). &quot;This change is being made because all sessions of general conference are now available to anyone who desires to watch or listen.&quot; They also announced that the October 2021 conference would return to its traditional location (since 2000) of the Conference Center auditorium, but the Conference Center would be closed to the public and again conference would be virtual events to be streamed worldwide.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Later in the year, the First Presidency announced in a July 27 letter that following &quot;additional study and prayer we have felt impressed to continue to hold the Saturday evening session of general conference, albeit in a different format than in the past.&quot; The session will not have a specific theme, nor will it be intended for any particular demographic or leadership group, and all will be invited to view the session. “Holding this session will allow for more gospel topics to be taught and permit more general leaders to address the conference.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-07-27/saturday-evening-session-general-conference-continues-220677] </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;videoflash&gt;ZLBb_TIzHDk&amp;rel=0&lt;/videoflash&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;videoflash&gt;ZLBb_TIzHDk&amp;rel=0&lt;/videoflash&gt;</div></td></tr> </table> Phicken https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=General_Conference&diff=59959&oldid=prev Phicken at 18:17, 9 June 2021 2021-06-09T18:17:32Z <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:17, 9 June 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l4" >Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The April meeting is called the ''Annual General Conference'' and includes annual statistical and financial reports not included in the October meeting, which is called the ''Semiannual General Conference''. The conferences are identified by the number of years since the founding of the Church in 1830.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The April meeting is called the ''Annual General Conference'' and includes annual statistical and financial reports not included in the October meeting, which is called the ''Semiannual General Conference''. The conferences are identified by the number of years since the founding of the Church in 1830.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The conference includes four two-hour sessions starting at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on both Saturday and Sunday. For many years, a [[Priesthood]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">session </del>was held Saturday evening for the young men and men of the Church. There have also been annual [[Relief Society]] and [[Young Women]] meetings held for the women and young women of the Church a week prior to General Conference (Young Women's in March, Relief Society's in September). On November 1, 2013, the [[First Presidency]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women’s meeting would replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held annually since 1993. All women, young women, and girls age eight years old and older were invited to attend.[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/first-presidency-announces-new-general-womens-meeting] One year later, this meeting was designated the first session of both the annual and semiannual General Conferences by the First Presidency.[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865614355/LDS-Church-confirms-womens-meeting-now-part-of-general-conference.html]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The conference includes four two-hour sessions starting at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on both Saturday and Sunday. For many years, a [[Priesthood]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">meeting </ins>was held Saturday evening for the young men and men of the Church<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. In 1944 this meeting began to be considered part of general conference</ins>. There have also been annual [[Relief Society]] and [[Young Women]] meetings held for the women and young women of the Church a week prior to General Conference (Young Women's in March, Relief Society's in September). On November 1, 2013, the [[First Presidency]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that beginning in 2014, a semiannual general women’s meeting would replace the general Relief Society and general Young Women meetings held annually since 1993. All women, young women, and girls age eight years old and older were invited to attend.[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/first-presidency-announces-new-general-womens-meeting] One year later, this meeting was designated the first session of both the annual and semiannual General Conferences by the First Presidency.[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865614355/LDS-Church-confirms-womens-meeting-now-part-of-general-conference.html]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In October 2017, the Council of the First Presidency and [[Quorum of the Twelve]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced changes for future general conferences: &quot;Beginning in April 2018, the general women's session will no longer be held on the Saturday preceding the other sessions of general conference. Rather, the general priesthood and general women's sessions will each be held annually, with the general priesthood session being in April and the general women's session being in October. These meetings will originate from the Conference Center on Saturday evening following the morning and afternoon sessions of the conference.&quot; According to the letter issued by the Brethren to local leaders, consolidating general conference sessions into one weekend furthers Church efforts &quot;of reducing and simplifying the work of the Church and the demands made upon leaders and members.&quot;[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/general-conference-sessions-consolidated-april-2018]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In October 2017, the Council of the First Presidency and [[Quorum of the Twelve]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced changes for future general conferences: &quot;Beginning in April 2018, the general women's session will no longer be held on the Saturday preceding the other sessions of general conference. Rather, the general priesthood and general women's sessions will each be held annually, with the general priesthood session being in April and the general women's session being in October. These meetings will originate from the Conference Center on Saturday evening following the morning and afternoon sessions of the conference.&quot; According to the letter issued by the Brethren to local leaders, consolidating general conference sessions into one weekend furthers Church efforts &quot;of reducing and simplifying the work of the Church and the demands made upon leaders and members.&quot;[https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/general-conference-sessions-consolidated-april-2018]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10" >Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General Conferences were historically held in the [[Tabernacle]] at [[Temple Square]]. Since 2000, however, sessions have been held in the the larger and much more accommodating [[Conference Center]] adjacent to Temple Square. The conference center is a state-of-the-art facility and seats over 21,000 people.&#160; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General Conferences were historically held in the [[Tabernacle]] at [[Temple Square]]. Since 2000, however, sessions have been held in the the larger and much more accommodating [[Conference Center]] adjacent to Temple Square. 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Elsewhere, people can watch conference via satellite broadcast (often shown in Church meetinghouses) or on the internet. All of the [[LDS Sermons|talks]] given can later be read on the Church's website or in the [[Church Magazines|Church magazines]], the ''[[Ensign Magazine| Ensign]]'' and the ''[[Liahona Magazine| Liahona]]''. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>Recordings of the sessions <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are </del>also available on CDs and DVDs. May and November issues of the ''Ensign'' are composed of conference talks instead of the regular set of articles, which normally includes a First Presidency Message (shared personally with families by [[Home Teaching|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">home teachers</del>]]) and a Visiting Teaching <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Message </del>message. [[Home Teaching|Home teachers]] and [[Visiting Teaching|visiting teachers]] on these occasions shared a message for their families drawn from General Conference.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Any member or visitor that has obtained a ticket is able to attend. Locally, General Conference is broadcast live on television or on the radio. Elsewhere, people can watch conference via satellite broadcast (often shown in Church meetinghouses) or on the internet. All of the [[LDS Sermons|talks]] given can later be read on the Church's website or in the [[Church Magazines|Church magazines]], the ''[[Ensign Magazine| Ensign]]'' and the ''[[Liahona Magazine| Liahona]]''. Recordings of the sessions <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were </ins>also available on CDs and DVDs <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">until 2020</ins>. May and November issues of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the ''Liahona'' (formerly </ins>the ''Ensign''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">) </ins>are composed of conference talks instead of the regular set of articles, which normally includes a First Presidency Message (shared personally with families by [[Home Teaching|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ministering brothers</ins>]]) and a Visiting Teaching message. [[Home Teaching|Home teachers]] and [[Visiting Teaching|visiting teachers]] on these occasions shared a message for their families drawn from General Conference<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. This practice was discontinued in 2018</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Conference_Center_Session.jpg|right|frame|A session of General Conference in the Conference Center]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Conference_Center_Session.jpg|right|frame|A session of General Conference in the Conference Center]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General conference used to be a three-day event, and in April always included April 6th, the date of the restoration of the Church and anniversary of Christ's birth. However, during President [[Spencer W. Kimball|Kimball's administration it was reduced to two days, Saturday and Sunday, and did not always include April 6th. Always including April 6th made the schedule awkward when the 6th was midweek. Changing the scheduling policy also enabled more people to attend the sessions, as weekday sessions generally conflicted with work and school obligations.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General conference used to be a three-day event <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(sometimes four)</ins>,<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-06-07/first-presidency-announces-changes-to-general-conference-discontinuing-saturday-evening-session-215558] </ins>and in April always included April 6th, the date of the restoration of the Church and anniversary of Christ's birth. However, during President [[Spencer W. 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Changing the scheduling policy also enabled more people to attend the sessions, as weekday sessions generally conflicted with work and school obligations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#160;&#160; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#160;&#160; &#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General conference is presided over by the [[Mormon prophet|president]] of the Church. In the case of his absence, as in the case of illness, one of his counselors in the [[First Presidency]] presides over the meeting. During a session of conference, the leaders of the Church are presented to members and members are able to vote to [[Common consent|sustain]] or support them. Speakers generally include members of the First Presidency, the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], General Authority [[Seventy|Seventies]], the Presiding Bishopric, and the general office presidencies such as the Relief Society, Young Women, [[Primary]], Young Men, and [[Sunday School]]. Each session also includes a number of musical numbers, often provided by the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir|Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>General conference is presided over by the [[Mormon prophet|president]] of the Church. In the case of his absence, as in the case of illness, one of his counselors in the [[First Presidency]] presides over the meeting. During a session of conference, the leaders of the Church are presented to members and members are able to vote to [[Common consent|sustain]] or support them. Speakers generally include members of the First Presidency, the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], General Authority [[Seventy|Seventies]], the Presiding Bishopric, and the general office presidencies such as the Relief Society, Young Women, [[Primary]], Young Men, and [[Sunday School]]. Each session also includes a number of musical numbers, often provided by the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir|Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l22" >Line 22:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 22:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Conferences have been part of the Church since the beginning of this dispensation. The first conference was held just two months after the Church was organized. . . . The Lord explained in a revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith ‘that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know . . . how to act upon the points of my law and commandment.’ But knowing ‘how to act’ isn’t enough. The Lord in the next verse said, ‘Ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me.’ This willingness to take action on what we have learned opens the doors for marvelous blessings.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Paul V. Johnson]], “The Blessings of General Conference,” ''Ensign'', Nov. 2005, 50.&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Conferences have been part of the Church since the beginning of this dispensation. 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[http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/first-time-conference-attendees-speak-of-experience] &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Millions </ins>of Latter-day Saints who are not able to attend <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">General Conference </ins>in Salt Lake City participate via local television or satellite broadcast in more than 6,000 meetinghouses in 85 countries or on the Internet. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They are able to listen often to the talks in their native languages. For instance, the </ins>179th Semiannual General Conference of the Church was translated into 92 languages. 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