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• Hail to the prophet

  Simple principles of faith, forgiveness, knowledge and testimony were highlighted Sunday during concluding sessions of the 175th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• 2 new Utah temples — Sites are S. Jordan, southwest S.L. Valley

  SOUTH JORDAN — The phones began ringing just after 10 a.m. Soon after, people began wandering into an information center for the 4,200-acre Daybreak development, located in South Jordan. News that a new LDS temple will be built here spread fast. During the opening session of the...

• LDS sustain and release general authorities

  Elders Neil L. Andersen and Ronald A. Rasband were sustained Saturday afternoon as new members of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their appointments had been announced by the First Presidency in June. They succeed Elders John H. Groberg...

• LDS Temples in Utah

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 122 temples in 37 countries; 72 have been built during the past decade under the leadership of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. Eleven temples are currently operating in Utah. Three others are now planned in the state:...

• Speakers stress spiritual preparation

  Temple building and personal spiritual preparation as a protection against disaster were highlighted during the Saturday sessions of the 175th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which opened with an unexpected announcement. As more than...

Advance Articles

• Conference images

  Friday, Sept. 30, 2005

• LDS fund transforms lives

  Initially funded on little more than an explanation and a request, an educational loan program for impoverished young people looks to be transforming the lives of tens of thousands around the globe. By the end of this year, the program, known to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

• Topic: Joseph Smith

  During his lifetime, LDS Church founder Joseph Smith was considered by skeptics to be a charismatic, but little more.

• TV, radio to broadcast conference sessions

  Four general sessions of the 175th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be broadcast live on KSL-TV, Ch. 5; KBYU-TV, Ch. 11; and BYU-TV (DirecTV channel 374 and DISH Network channel 9403), with live audio broadcasts on KSL Radio, 1160 AM and...

• LDS Church to build Ogden multi-use space

  The LDS Church announced plans Wednesday to build a four-story, multi-use facility in downtown Ogden, citing optimism about the city's redevelopment efforts in the area. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via its real estate investment arm, Property Reserve Inc., is...

• Work of LDS women lauded

  Nurturing families, caring for each other and becoming instruments in the hands of God to bring about his work on Earth are hallmarks of what LDS Church leaders called the largest and most effective organization of its kind in the world. Speaking live to hundreds of thousands of women...

• Book of Mormon conference Sept. 29 and 30

  Organizers of an upcoming conference on archaeology and the Book of Mormon hope to draw additional participants this year by setting the event just before the opening day of the semiannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Book of Mormon...

Summaries of Talks

Saturday Morning

• Body is meant to be sacred sanctuary for the spirit
• Forgiveness may be greatest virtue
• Scriptures offer direction, strength
• Spiritual nourishment to be found in Christ's gospel
• Words of His servant
• Words of the Lord are source of light
• Bishop Keith B. McMullin
• Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
• Elder L. Tom Perry
• President Gordon B. Hinckley
• President James E. Faust
• Sister Susan W. Tanner

Saturday Afternoon

• 'Master Healer'
• Conference highlights
• Faith in Christ provides spiritual preparation
• Faithfully seek out, help the one who is lost
• Family matters the most because it lasts the longest
• Keeping our covenants will secure the blessings that God has promised
• People are most important
• Sacrifice can result in joy when it is seen as a blessing
• Elder Benjamin De Hoyos
• Elder C. Scott Grow
• Elder Dallin H. Oaks
• Elder Henry B. Eyring
• Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
• Elder M. Russell Ballard
• Elder Paul K. Sybrowsky

Priesthood

• Avoid debt
• 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear'
• Conference messages can improve lives
• Faithfully seek out, help the one who is lost
• Missionary service extends beyond call
• Priesthood session speakers
• Priesthood: Commission to serve
• Prophets: Only desire is to labor
• Scriptures, prophets reveal divine truth
• Elder Charles Didier
• Elder David A. Bednar
• Elder Paul V. Johnson
• President Gordon B. Hinckley
• President James E. Faust
• President Thomas S. Monson

Sunday Morning

• Elder Merrill J. Bateman
• Elder Richard G. Scott
• President Boyd K. Packer
• President Gordon B. Hinckley
• President Thomas S. Monson
• Sister Cheryl C. Lant

Sunday Afternoon

• Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• Elder Lowell M. Snow
• Elder Paul E. Koelliker
• Elder Robert D. Hales
• Elder Russell M. Nelson
• Elder Ulisses Soares
• Elder Won Yong Ko