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In October 2014, the First Presidency announced that it "has decided that the General Women's Meeting will be designated as the General Women's Session of general conference." [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Since April 2018, the conference has consisted of four general sessions, held at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. MT on both Saturday and Sunday.
In October 2020, Oaks gave a talk at general conference in which he encouraged civility and denounced racism. [88] On October 27, 2020, he gave a BYU devotional address in which he again touched on this topic, explicitly endorsing the message "Black lives matter" while also discouraging its use to advance controversial propositions.
In the LDS Church's October 2020 general conference, Lund gave an address centered on the faith of his 12-year-old son dying of cancer. [7] In December 2020, Lund helped announce the creation of the new youth-based magazine, For the Strength of Youth and remarked, "We really need to place virtuous things front and center in our lives". [8]
The General Conference Session is the official world meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, held every five years.At the session, delegates from around the world elect the Church's World Leaders, discuss and vote on changes to the Church's Constitution, and listen to reports from the Church's 13 Divisions on activities going on within its territory.
Beginning in October 2018, the sessions consist of four general sessions, a women's session (in October each year) and a priesthood session (in April each year). The talks are translated into over 80 languages and are later made available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in printed church publications such as the Ensign and Liahona.
Frequently, significant announcements are made at general conference, which may include building sites for new temples or the institution of new policies or programs. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square along with the organist at the Conference Center generally provide the majority of the music at LDS Church general conferences.
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In October 2015, he gave a significant address on the LDS Church in Africa at the University of Utah's "black, white and Mormon" conference. [10] [11] Sitati spoke at the Sunday afternoon session of general conference on October 4, 2009, where he stated the LDS Church is a "global faith."