How to Watch and Participate – Church News

More than 17 million Latter-day Saints – as well as friends and co-workers of all faiths, denominations and backgrounds – are invited to watch, listen to or follow the biannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this weekend.

“General conference provides an opportunity to receive personal revelation as Church leaders provide counsel and direction from the Lord,” wrote the First Presidency—President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring – in a Sept. 5 letter to general and local church leaders. “We encourage everyone to listen to the advice given, study it, think about it and put it into action.”

Below you will find information about the October 2024 General Conference schedule, how to attend in person, ways to watch or listen live, and ideas for preparation.

Here's how you can watch or listen to general conference live

The five general sessions of the 194th Semiannual General Conference will be held on Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, at the conference center in downtown Salt Lake City.

Each session is available in many formats, including online, via mobile apps and via smart speakers.

On-line:

Mobile apps:

Radio and television:

Smart speakers

• Amazon Alexa devices and Google Assistant devices: Sessions are streamed live in English via the Gospel Voice skill.

The decision as to whether to meet in meetinghouses for general conference is at the discretion of local leaders.

Find current general conference coverage

Church News covers all sessions in English, Spanish and Portuguese, including news, talk summaries, photo galleries, session summaries and church-provided live streams. Find coverage on TheChurchNews.com and the Church News app.

Attending a General Conference session in person

For the first time since 2019, the conference center will be at full capacity for general conference.

While several areas of Temple Square remain closed during renovations and remodeling, the renovated Church Office Building Plaza and the adjacent Main Street Plaza reopened earlier this year.

Conference sessions begin on Saturday at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Mountain Time and on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mountain Time. The sessions usually last around two hours. The Sunday morning session will be preceded by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square's weekly broadcast of “Music & the Spoken Word” at 9:30 a.m.

Participants should be at their seats 30 minutes before the meeting. Not all participants can be accommodated in the conference center parking lot. Ticket holders are therefore asked to carpool, use public transport and be aware of other parking options. The Church's general conference announcement notes that a general conference ticket doubles as a UTA pass for travel to or from the conference.

Anyone interested in reserving a seat should line up in front of the tabernacle 90 minutes before the meeting.

How to Prepare for General Conference

1. Watch President Nelson's final general conference address.
2. Read the invitations and promises of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during general conference in April 2024.
3. Read more about the difference between a General Authority Seventy, an Area Seventy, and a General Officer of the Church.
4. View the general conference summaries from last April by downloading this PDF.
5. Read the Church article “Ideas for Preparing to Attend General Conference” on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, including ideas and activities for children.
6. Learn how Elder David A. Bednar studies conference messages.

What happened during general conference in April 2024?

During the final session of the April 2024 general conference on Sunday, April 6, President Nelson announced the construction of 15 new temples around the world.

In addition, members confirmed 11 new General Authority Seventies and a new General Presidency of the Sunday School during the Saturday afternoon meeting on April 5. It was also announced that eight General Authority Seventy would receive emeritus status.

Twelve international musicians from ten countries, including the first from Europe, sang with the Tabernacle Choir during the April 2024 general conference.

During the leadership meeting on Thursday, April 4, 64 new Area Seventies were confirmed and 52 Area Seventies were selected for release on or before August 1.