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• 180th General Conference: Saturday afternoon speakers

  180th General Conference: Saturday afternoon speakers

• Saturday morning speakers

  Saturday morning speakers

• Thousands gather for historic 180th general conference

  At a time when "the world seems to have slipped from the mooring of safety and drifted from the harbor of peace," Latter-day Saints worldwide were counseled during the Church's 180th Annual General Conference to "look to the lighthouse of the Lord."

• Views of conference

  Views of conference

• 'Loving His children'

  Sitting in the President's Room of the Church's Relief Society Building in front of local television and print media, Sister Rosemary M. Wixom — newly sustained Primary general president — expressed gratitude for the opportunity to "serve the Lord while loving His children."

• 180th Annual General Conference -- Church News coverage

  Articles and reports from the 180th Annual General Conference.

• Video: 180th Annual General Conference — Easter Sunday Scenes

• 180th Annual General Conference: Saturday afternoon photo gallery

  180th Annual General Conference: Saturday afternoon photo gallery

• 180th Annual General Conference: Saturday morning photo gallery

  Photo Gallery

• A sacred season

  A young newspaper reporter working in a rural Utah city was conversing some years ago with the wife of the pastor of a local Christian congregation. His membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came up in the course of the conversation. The pastor's wife said she had wondered...

• Church interpreters produce global conference in 92 languages

  As the television broadcast of the 180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is beamed across the globe, hundreds of interpreters, administrators and support personnel are busy behind the scenes converting the spoken word into 92 languages.

• Conference Center opened a decade ago

  During the April 1996 general conference, President Gordon B. Hinckley outlined a vision of a Church building "that would accommodate three or four times the number who can be seated in [the Tabernacle on Temple Square]."

• New General Authorities called, Primary General Presidency reorganized

  The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calling of new members of the First Quorum of the Seventy, the Second Quorum of the Seventy and 43 Area Seventies today at the Saturday afternoon session of the Church's 180th Annual General Conference. The...

• President Henry B. Eyring: 'Help them on their way home'

  "Our Heavenly Father wants and needs our help to bring His spirit children home to Him again," President Henry B. Eyring said during the Saturday morning session of general conference. "He wants them to gain early the spiritual strength to stay on the path. And He needs our help to get them back...

• Video: 180th Annual General Conference — Priesthood Session

  Video: 180th Annual General Conference — Priesthood Session

• Video: 180th Annual General Conference — Saturday morning

• Video: Temple Square Flowers Fall 2009

  A video presentation by the LDS Church News of the Temple Square gardens and flowers. The video footage was shot in the Fall of 2009.

• Church's 180th Annual General Conference to be held April 3-4

  More than 100,000 Church members, friends and invited guests are expected to attend the 180th Annual General Conference held April 3-4. Millions more will watch or listen to conference proceedings via television, radio, satellite and Internet broadcasts. Five sessions of the conference will be...

• General conference: Games, activities to enhance children's interest

  General conference is, or should be, a high point in the year for young and old, but as most any Latter-day Saint parent can attest, it can be a challenge at times to keep the very young engaged, especially while they are listening to or viewing the conference broadcasts at home.

• President Uchtdorf promises 'happily ever after' to young women

  In most languages there exists a phrase as magical and full of promise as perhaps any in the world — "Once upon a time," said President Dieter F. Uchtdorf during the General Young Women Meeting on March 27.

• Sister Cook: 'Never give up'

  "Have you ever been afraid and discouraged as you've faced a challenge that seemed far beyond your ability? Have you ever wanted to give up?" Sister Mary N. Cook, first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, asked the young women gathered at the Conference Center March 27.

• Sister Dalton: 'Remember who you are'

  "Young women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, remember who you are," said Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president.

• Sister Dibb: 'Be strong'

  Sister Ann M. Dibb, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency, began her remarks by giving historical context to the theme of the General Young Women Meeting found in Joshua 1:9, "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with...

Summaries of Talks

Saturday Morning

• 180th Annual General Conference: Saturday morning photo gallery
• Bishop Keith B. McMullin: 'Our path of duty'
• Elder M. Russell Ballard: 'Mothers and daughters'
• Elder Wilford W. Andersen: 'The rock of our Redeemer'
• President Boyd K. Packer: 'The power of the priesthood'
• President Henry B. Eyring: 'Help them on their way home'
• President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to conference'
• Sister Julie B. Beck: 'The Lord will pour out His Spirit upon His handmaids'

Saturday Afternoon

• 180th Annual General Conference: Saturday afternoon photo gallery
• Elder Bruce Carlson: When the Lord Commands
• Elder D. Todd Christofferson: 'The blessing of scripture'
• Elder David A. Bednar: 'Watching with all perseverance'
• Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: 'No place for the enemy of my soul'
• Elder Koichi Aoyagi: 'Helping hands, saving lives'
• Elder L. Tom Perry: 'Mothers teaching children in the home'

Priesthood

• Brother David L. Beck: 'The magnificent Aaronic Priesthood'
• Elder Dallin H. Oaks: 'Healing the sick'
• Elder Ronald A. Rasband: 'The divine call of a missionary'
• President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: 'Continue in Patience'
• President Henry B. Eyring: 'Act in all diligence'
• President Thomas S. Monson: 'Preparation brings blessings'

Sunday Morning

• Elder Donald L. Hallstrom: 'Turn to the Lord'
• Elder Quentin L. Cook: 'We follow Jesus Christ'
• Elder Richard G. Scott: 'He lives! All Glory to His Name!'
• President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: 'You are my hands'
• President Thomas S. Monson: 'He is risen!'
• Sister Cheryl C. Lant: 'That our children might see the face of the Savior'
• Sunday morning photo gallery

Sunday Afternoon

• Elder Bradley D. Foster: 'My mother told me'
• Elder Francisco J. Vinas: 'Things pertaining to righteousness'
• Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer: Developing good judgment and not judging others
• Elder James B. Martino: 'All things work together for good'
• Elder Neil L. Andersen: 'Tell me the stories of Jesus'
• Elder Robert D. Hales: 'The mission of parents and leaders to the rising generation'
• Elder Russell M. Nelson: 'Generations linked in love'
• President Thomas S. Monson: 'A word at closing'
• Sunday afternoon photo galley