The Church of Jesus Christ welcomes and invites all to participate in the 195th Annual General Conference on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, 2025.
The conference event notice from the Church states, “The gospel of Jesus Christ teaches that He lives and that God loves, hears and speaks to His children. His personalized guidance and inspiration may be experienced through the counsel of living prophets, apostles and leaders ... .
“General conference provides an opportunity to receive personal revelation as general Church leaders give counsel and direction from the Lord,” states a First Presidency letter to congregation leaders dated March 6, 2025. “We encourage all to listen to, study, ponder and apply the counsel given. The messages will be published in the Gospel Library app, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, and in Church magazines for further viewing and study.”
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The resurrected Savior, Jesus Christ, stands at the entrance to the Garden Tomb in the painting “He Lives” by Simon Dewey.
The global broadcast, which originates from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, consists of five unique 2-hour sessions:
Saturday, April 5
Morning session: 10 a.m. to noon*
Afternoon session: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Evening session: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6
Morning session: 10 a.m. to noon
Afternoon session: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
*Times listed are Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
Ways to Watch and Listen
All conference sessions will be streamed live on the broadcasts page of ChurchofJesusChrist.org in 80 languages. Participants may also watch and listen on the General Conference YouTube channel in 14 languages, the Gospel Stream app in 11 languages, Gospel Library in 80 languages, and other radio, television, satellite and digital channels.
Following the broadcast, the messages will be available in text, audio and video formats on multiple channels in up to 98 languages for on-demand viewing and studying. These channels include Gospel Library, Media Library, the General Conference YouTube channel, Gospel Stream and the Church magazines.
How to Attend a Session in Salt Lake City
Tickets are required for each session and are distributed electronically to stakes and districts. Latter-day Saints who live in the United States or Canada can ask local ward or branch leaders about obtaining tickets to attend a session. Tickets Stake leaders can reference this guide to learn how to access their accounts and distribute tickets to stake members.
Those wishing to obtain standby seating can line up outside the Salt Lake Tabernacle beginning 90 minutes prior to the desired session. See Temple Square Event Guidelines for more information and restrictions.
See Temple Square Event Guidelines for more information and restrictions on attending a session in person.
The renovation of the Salt Lake Temple in ongoing, but visitors can now walk through the west side of Temple Square.
With the reopening of the southwest quadrant in February, the public can visit the Salt Lake Tabernacle and Assembly Hall as well as the FamilySearch Library and Church History Museum across West Temple Street.
The renovated Church Office Building Plaza and adjoining Main Street Plaza reopened in January 2024.
The area around the Salt Lake Temple, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the Beehive House and Lion House remain under renovation, with limited access. Learn more about what to expect when visiting Temple Square at ChurchofJesusChrist.org.