It’s that time of year again — the semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begins tomorrow. Mormons all over the world wait anxiously for General Conference, held every year in April and again in October. For two days, we have the opportunity to listen to prophets and apostles and other inspired leaders as they share messages about living the gospel of Jesus Christ and trying to become better people.
We talk often of continuing revelation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. General Conference is a time when such revelation can be witnessed. Personal revelation can also be received as we come prepared, prayerfully seeking personal guidance to our questions and concerns.
This quote from Elder Neil A. Andersen captures well how the Lord works in communicating messages to us through His leaders in General Conference:
There are no assigned subjects, no collaboration of themes. The Lord’s way, of course, is always the best way. He takes the individual prayerful efforts of each speaker and orchestrates a spiritual symphony full of revelation and power. Repeated themes, principle building upon principle, prophetic warnings, uplifting promises—the divine harmony is a miracle!
We look forward to this wonderful weekend!
For more resources and information below about the October 2010 General Conference, see below:
-There are many ways you can experience General Conference.
-Conference means more when we prepare for it. Here’s a list of suggestions to prepare for the messages we will hear.
-For younger children, it can be helpful to have activities to help them listen and identify themes and topics that are addressed. See the Church’s Conference Activities for Children page, which includes both online activities and pages that can be printed. LDSMediaTalk has included information about Conference activities in various languages.
-Read what one family has done to make General Conference memorable.
-Following are examples of other General Conference traditions that families have. Feel free to share your own in our comments or by submitting an essay or photos to us at gmail, username ‘mormonwoman’
Readers at MormonTimes share their favorite General Conference traditions
Read about different foods that people like to eat at General Conference time
More people share their Conference traditions
I am so looking forward to conference this weekend. I always seem to get answers to numerous questions or concerns as I listen.
Heavenly Father addressed our missionary son’s concerns thru Elder Holland’s talk today — our missionary’s been worrying about what he should do when he comes home. Tears streamed down my face as I heard how Elder Holland faced his return from his mission and found answers to his worries.
Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers!!! Again and again, and again!