Saturday afternoon session: See photos and talk summaries for the October 2020 general conference
A family in Idaho sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Idaho sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Taeden Hutchings of the Prosper 2nd Ward, Prosper Texas Stake, sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in California listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A mother and daughter participate in the sustaining of church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A girl folds her arms for a prayer during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Brazil participates in the sustaining of Church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Utah listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A young man listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Chile listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in the Dominican Republic listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are pictured before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are seated before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are seated before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder J. Devn Cornish, a General Authority Seventy, offers the opening prayer during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducts the meeting as church leaders are seated at the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gets ready to speak during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks during the Saturday morning afternoon of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Brother Steven J. Lund, Young Men general president, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Brother Steven J. Lund, Young Men general president, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A recording of Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles giving his Saturday afternoon session address is shown in the Conference Center Theater during the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, who was just called as first counselor of the Presiding Bishopric, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, who was just called as first counselor of the Presiding Bishopric, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Saturday afternoon session: See photos and talk summaries for the October 2020 general conference
A family in Idaho sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Idaho sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Taeden Hutchings of the Prosper 2nd Ward, Prosper Texas Stake, sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
Credit: Mike Hutchings
A family in California listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A mother and daughter participate in the sustaining of church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A girl folds her arms for a prayer during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Brazil participates in the sustaining of Church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Utah listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A young man listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in Chile listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A family in the Dominican Republic listens to the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are pictured before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are seated before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Church leaders are seated before the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder J. Devn Cornish, a General Authority Seventy, offers the opening prayer during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducts the meeting as church leaders are seated at the start of the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gets ready to speak during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks during the Saturday morning afternoon of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Brother Steven J. Lund, Young Men general president, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Brother Steven J. Lund, Young Men general president, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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A recording of Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles giving his Saturday afternoon session address is shown in the Conference Center Theater during the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, who was just called as first counselor of the Presiding Bishopric, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, who was just called as first counselor of the Presiding Bishopric, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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Though the COVID-19 pandemic is neither wanted nor expected, God has prepared His children and His Church for this time, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught.
“We will endure this, yes,” he said during his Saturday afternoon general conference address. “But we will do more than simply grit our teeth, hold on and wait for things to return to the old normal. We will move forward, and we will be better as a result.”
The effect of the pandemic was evident during the second session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference. Not only were Church leaders and their wives socially distanced and wearing masks in the Conference Center Theater where the conference is broadcast worldwide, but one Apostle was absent due to the virus.
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was potentially exposed to COVID-19 before the conference. Although President Dallin H. Oaks reported that he felt fine, Elder Gong was not in attendance out of an abundance of caution. His prerecorded address was broadcast during the session.
Taeden Hutchings of the Prosper 2nd Ward, Prosper Texas Stake, sustains church leaders during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
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President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, led the sustaining of Church leaders at the beginning of the session. Three General Authority Seventies received emeritus status: Elder L. Whitney Clayton, Elder Enrique R. Falabella and Elder Richard J. Maynes. Four Area Seventies were called and 47 were released.
Additionally, Bishop Dean M. Davies was released as first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric and called as a General Authority Seventy. He has been dealing with a health challenge for over a year, but his prognosis is positive, according to a press release from the Church.
Read more: Latter-day Saints sustain new Presiding Bishopric counselors; 3 General Authority Seventies given emeritus status
Bishop W. Christopher Waddell was released as second counselor and called as first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, and Elder L. Todd Budge, called as a General Authority Seventy in April 2019, was released from his position and called as second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric.
Speakers during this session were Elder Uchtdorf, Elder D. Todd Christofferson and Elder Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Matthew S. Holland and Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventies, President Steven J. Lund, Young Men general president and Bishop Waddell.
President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducted the session. Elder J. Devn Cornish, General Authority Seventy, and President Joy D. Jones, Primary general president, offered the opening and closing prayers respectively.
Music was provided by various choirs, directors and organists from previous general conferences.
