Two young sister missionaries on Temple Square stopped to talk with me this weekend, and the conversation quickly turned to how this weekend’s general conference felt much like Temple Square was opening up again. Nation flags went up the new flagpoles on Wednesday as part of the renovation of the Church Office Building plaza, which reopened in January. The standby line for tickets to the Conference Center reopened Saturday for the first time since 2019.
Elders David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook and Gerrit W. Gong each focused their general conference messages on faith and hope in Jesus Christ, including during the most difficult challenges.
Eight General Authority Seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be released from their assignments and to be given emeritus status effective Aug. 1, 2024.
Members also sustained a new president of the Quorum of the Twelve, a new apostle, 11 new general authorities and a new Sunday School general presidency.