This weekend marked the 195th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here’s a look back at the April 2025 general conference by the numbers.
Milestones
- 25 years since the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, was first used on April 1 and 2, 2000
- Full capacity seating in the Conference Center for the 2nd time since 2019
- Seating was limited in years prior due to pandemic restrictions and construction on and around Temple Square.
- Full capacity seating in the Conference Center for the 2nd time since 2019
- 195 years since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on April 6, 1830
Worldwide Participation
- 98,397 attendees at the Conference Center and Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Millions of participants worldwide via digital broadcasts and livestreams
Members of the Church in Africa sustaining leaders in the April 2025 general conference.
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Gospel Messages
- 32 speakers over 5 sessions in 2 days
- 4 talks referencing the parable of the ten virgins
Temples
- 15 new temple locations announced, including 9 outside of the United States
- 382 temples currently announced, under construction, or operating
- 200 temples, or 52.4% of the Church’s temples combined, have now been announced by President Russell M. Nelson during his 7 years as the prophet.
The Salt Lake Temple during the Sunday morning session of the 195th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Jeffrey D. Allred for the Deseret News
Music
- 26 hymns performed by choirs, including 7 songs from the new hymnbook
- The new hymnbook songs included:
- “Come, Hear the Word the Lord Has Spoken”
- “Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus”
- “Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise”
- “Were You There?”
- “Welcome Home”
- “It Is Well with My Soul”
- “Close as a Quiet Prayer”
- The new hymnbook songs included:
- 3 sessions featuring the 360-voice Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
- 12 global choir participants from 9 countries with the Tabernacle Choir
- 2 guest choirs, including a youth choir from northern Utah and a combined choir from Brigham Young University
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Keep Conference Messages Top of Mind
These best-selling journals include every talk from general conference with plenty of space to record all your gospel insights. Preorder the April 2025 General Conference Journal Edition to help make the inspired teachings from this weekend an ongoing part of your gospel learning.
Journals will begin shipping in May.
Journals will begin shipping in May.
