About General Conference:
"General Conference is a semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During general conference weekend, Church members and others who are interested gather worldwide in a series of two-hour sessions to receive inspiration and instruction from Church leaders."
All sessions of General Conference are available, live, on the Internet at LDS.org.
The four general sessions of April 2015 General Conference will be held Saturday, April 4th and Easter Sunday, April 5th at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. MDT.
More information about viewing or listening to General Conference on television, satellite or cable can be found here: Watch General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints.
The priesthood session will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m. mountain daylight time, and can now be viewed live on the Internet.
The general Women's Session was held March 28, 2015. Read more about it here: Stand and Defend the Family: General Women's Session Recap
For complete details visit the Mormon Newsroom: Annual General Conference Reaches Global Audience
More ways to share, watch, follow LDS General Conference on the Internet:
Social Media and Technology are Extending the Reach of General Conference
Prepare for General Conference
LDS.org have created some fun social media tools to help you #ShareGoodness on the Internet.
You can watch LDS General Conference on Facebook and share it with all your friends!
You can follow and post on Twitter using hashtag #LDSConf HERE.
Learn more about using hashtags to share General Conference online by reviewing this brief tutorial on LDS Media Talk: "Social media users often categorize their posts by using hashtags, which are words prefixed with a hash (#) sign. These subject tags can be searched on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr to find information about a given topic.
For example, #ldsconf is a hashtag commonly used when sharing information about LDS General Conference. #LDS and #Mormon are common hashtags for general information about the Church.
Once Again #TwitterStake to Gather for #LDSConf
During General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members of the, unofficial #TwitterStake share#LDSConf on Twitter. Tweeting LDS General Conference, every six months, has now become an established, favorite online tradition of many faithful Latter-day Saints who have come to love social media because of its power to share the gospel online.
10 Tips for Tweeting #LDSConf on Twitter
This is big. I mean this is really really BIG! This weekend the unofficial #TwitterStake, who are members ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon, will once again gather to tweet and share General Conference -- using the hash tag#LDSConf.
Church News and Events:
You are Invited to Participate in April 2015 General Conference
"All members of the Church are invited to participate in the 185th Annual General Conference of the Church. Messages of inspiration and guidance will be delivered by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church..."
Here are some great links to resources that will inspire and help you and your family better prepare for General Conference:
Mormon Newsroom:
Many Ways to Tune in to General Conference
General Conference is personal
Why Conference Matter? Watch this video produced by the Church, where President Monson and members of the LDS Church explain the importance of General Conference.
Preparing Our Children for General Conference You can help your children - whatever their age - learn from conference.
"Why is it important to participate in general conference? The First Presidency, sustained as prophets and apostles, have repeatedly given reasons why it is important to attend, listen to, or watch the broadcasts of all general conference sessions and then, following conference, to review the messages during the ensuing months and live according to the inspiration received."
Behind the Scenes of General Conference
"An extraordinary amount of work requiring the coordination of many Church departments and hundreds of people around the world goes into preparing for general conference. The five sessions of conference draw a total of about 100,000 people to the Conference Center every six months and are broadcast to millions more around the world."
General Conference Activities for Children
Fun activities from the Friend and other LDS resources.
LDS General Conference has something for you
"Everyone has something to gain from general conference, according to Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He says that with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, each individual participating in the conference is entitled to personal revelation."
Learning to Love General Conference
"When I was young, I did not look forward to general conference like I do now."
Conference has changed since 1911, but the message hasn't
"The world was different a century year ago. Automobiles and motion pictures were relatively new inventions. A man could buy a nicely tailored wool suit for less than $30 dollars, and a bottle of Sarsaparilla made all of a person’s aches and pains go away."
Best EVER General Conference Recipes
"As the family gathers for general conference, it's a time to be prepared to be spiritually filled. But there still are three meals that a family expects to be fed. From breakfast to desserts, here are a few recipes from LDS cookbooks that can help."
Mormon Women Stand: LDS Family Activity Guide to Celebrating Easter Week
SugarDoodle.net: April 2015 General Conference Packets
If you have wiggle worms in your house, this is a must click!
"General conference is intended to be a revelatory experience as participants learn from living prophets and apostles through the power and influence of the Holy Ghost. Proper preparation will help ensure that you get the most out of your conference experience." LDS.org
Don't be stingy, share this information on your social networks and help "noise abroad" that living prophets speak today! General Conference: Find Answers to Your Questions
See: When Conference Materials Will Be Available
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Kathryn Skaggs
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