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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Annual General Conference

 Organization

Administrative History

General Conferences for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are semiannual meetings for the entire church membership that have been held since 1830.

A General Conference was first held in 1830, with about thirty members attending. Until 1838, the prophet Joseph Smith would call conferences as needed. Beginning in 1838, conferences were held regularly in April and October. Today, Conferences are held on the first weekend in April and October. The leaders of the LDS Church instruct members in six two-hour sessions that are viewed by people in 197 countries in 94 languages.

Citation:
LDS.org, via WWW, Oct. 17, 2014 (About General Conference; first weekend in April and October; two-hour sessions; viewed in 197 countries; translated into 94 languages) Encyclopedia of Mormonism, via WWW, Oct. 17, 2014 (Conferences: General Conference; began in 1830; called as needed; regularized in 1838)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sound recordings of General Conference, 1942-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1197 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains audio recordings of talks from General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1942 to 1982.

Dates: 1942-1982