Views of conference
Published: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
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"My heart is full as we come to the close of this conference. We have
been richly taught and spiritually edified as we have listened to the
messages which have been presented and the testimonies which have been
borne. ... How grateful we are that the heavens are indeed open, that the
gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored, and that the Church is founded on
the rock of revelation. We are a blessed people, with apostles and prophets
upon the earth today. ... May every man and woman, boy and girl, leave this
conference a better person than he or she was when it began two days ago."
-- President Thomas S. Monson
August Miller, Deseret News
Florence Lebbie, left, Masiamo Kallon and Cecilia George from Sierra Leone, and their friend, Joanne Steveson of Sandy, Utah, are among the thousands who attended the Saturday morning session of the 179th Semiannual General Conference.
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Young Ammon Jackman, using a handwritten sign and a smile to help procure tickets, talks with Brian and Alison Bowers before the Saturday afternoon session.
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Lionel Lopez plays with his 8-month-old daughter, Aliyah, during the general conference Saturday morning session.
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Sophia Schrage uses her father's camera to capture the beauty of the flowers on Temple Square. The grounds, with its brightly colored flowers and bushes, added to the peace and beauty of the proceedings for those attending general conference.
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
Conferencegoers pause near the reflecting pool on the Church Plaza near the Salt Lake Temple during the Saturday morning session of general conference. Rain clouds muted the bright autumn sunlight, but didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the thousands who attended each of the five sessions.
