Speakers used the teleprompter in the Conference Center to deliver 27 of the 28 talks at the 193rd Semiannual General Conference. President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve, spoke extemporaneously because of his eyesight, for which he gave a self-deprecating explanation. President Ballard’s social media pages carried an additional message about why he still wanted to speak despite his eyesight.
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The purpose of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to prepare God’s children for exaltation and the eternal family life promised by its restored sealing power, leaders said Saturday during the faith’s 193rd Semiannual General Conference. Speakers also thanked the millions of Latter-day Saints for their faithful efforts to follow the example and teachings of Jesus Christ and called for thousands of additional senior missionaries to spread the good news throughout the world.