Saturday evening session: See photos, talk summaries of the April 2023 general conference

Speakers spoke on forgiveness, ministering and Christlike poise

1 April 2023, 7:39 p.m. MDT

People walk outside the Conference Center in Salt Lake City between the Saturday afternoon and evening sessions of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Mary Richards is a reporter for the Church News

During the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference, Elder Juan A. Uceda, General Authority Seventy, spoke of becoming undershepherds to the Lord Jesus Christ by ministering to the one.

While leading 100 elders or 10 young women or two primary children, “you always, always minister to them, care for them and love them one by one, individually.”

The First Presidency — from left, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor, President Russell M. Nelson, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor — greet the congregation during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A combined choir from the Logan Institute of Religion performs during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets people at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Members of the Logan Institute of Religion choir make heart shapes at the audience of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Leaders gather at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Brother Milton Camargo, first counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Members of the Logan Institute of Religion choir laugh at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Elder K. Brett Nattress, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Attendees bow their heads during a prayer at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

President Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women general president, speaks with her counsellor Sister Michelle D. Craig at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Elder Juan A. Uceda, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

President Russell M. Nelson waves to members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as he arrives before the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Logan Utah Institute singers perform during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Harriett Reich Uchtdorf, left to right, wave at attendees at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Elder M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, waves at attendees at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

The Logan Institute of Religion choir performs at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News

Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy, said people can gain Christlike poise by:

Knowing their divine identity.
Knowing there is a divine plan.
Knowing the enabling power of Jesus Christ and His atonement.

“We truly are divine spiritual beings having a mortal experience,” he said. “Knowing who we are and being true to that divine identity are foundational to the development of Christlike poise.”

Elder K. Brett Nattress, General Authority Seventy, spoke about forgiveness.

“To those who have strayed from the covenant path, please know there is always hope, there is always healing, and there is always a way back,” Elder Nattress said.

Brother Milton Camargo, first counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, said covenants help people focus their attention, thoughts and actions on Jesus Christ.

He invited individuals, couples and families to make scripture study more a part of their homes.

“The Lord Jesus Christ lives today. He can be an active, daily presence in our lives,” Brother Camargo said.

The opening prayer was given by Elder Jorge T. Becerra, General Authority Seventy, and the closing prayer was given by Sister J. Anette Dennis, first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducted the meeting.

The music was provided by a combined choir from the Logan Institute of Religion, with directors Bryson Ashcraft, Eric Stauffer and Allen Matthews, and organist Linda Margetts.