For the first time since 2019, there are no seating restrictions for general conference sessions in the Conference Center. The 194th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, general conferences beginning in April 2020 had limitations on seating. As pandemic restrictions waned, seating in the Conference Center auditorium continued to be capped at less than capacity because of construction on and around Temple Square.
While several areas of Temple Square continue to be closed during renovation and reconstruction, the renovated Church Office Building Plaza and adjoining Main Street Plaza reopened earlier this year.
“It’s an oasis from the storms of the noise and chaos ... to feel the presence of the Savior,” Jay Warnick, ground services manager for Church Headquarters Facilities, said on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Conference sessions will begin at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. Saturday and at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. Sessions generally last about two hours. The Sunday morning session will be preceded by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s weekly “Music & the Spoken Word” 9:30 a.m. broadcast.
Read more about the upcoming general conference at Church News.
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