The start of general sessions of October 2026 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is 34 days away — scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4.
There will be four two-hour general sessions — Saturday morning and afternoon sessions and Sunday morning and afternoon sessions.
The times of the general conference sessions are as follows in Mountain Daylight Time:
Saturday, Oct. 3
- Morning session: 10 a.m. to noon
- Afternoon session: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4
- Morning session: 10 a.m. to noon
- Afternoon session: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
October 2026 general conference preparations
To prepare for general conference by rereading the messages from the April 2026 general conference in order, one talk per day, a person should start today, Sunday, Aug. 30, to finish by Friday, Oct. 2.
The April 2026 conference featured 34 messages over five sessions. Church President Dallin H. Oaks spoke Saturday morning, Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon.
Every other member of the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke once.
Leading up to the October 2026 general conference, the Church News will feature daily talk summaries from last April on its X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook pages. Look for those links on social media each day, or find all the talk summaries on the April 2026 general conference summary page with the Church News’ coverage.
A link to each speaker’s full remarks is available in those summaries. Full talks are also available in the Gospel Library. General conference messages are published on the Gospel Library app, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, and in Church magazines for further viewing and study.
The Church News will publish talk summaries, photo galleries and other articles about the October 2026 general conference on TheChurchNews.com starting Oct. 3.
To support elders quorum and Relief Society classes, the Church News has published lesson resources on messages from the April 2026 general conference. These are meant to be a starting point and not a lesson plan.
How to watch October 2026 general conference
The October 2026 general conference will be broadcast live worldwide from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City in an anticipated 80 languages on ChurchofJesusChrist.org/broadcasts and the Gospel Library app, and in multiple languages on the General Conference YouTube channel and Gospel Stream.
Sessions will be streamed live in English on KSL-TV, KSL NewsRadio, BYUtv, BYUradio, and their websites and smartphone apps.
General conference will also be available through the Gospel Voice skill on Amazon Alexa devices and through TuneIn by searching for “Saints Channel Talk” or “Canal de los Santos” (for live Spanish interpretation).
Other radio, television, satellite and digital channels are available by Church areas. See a detailed list here.
On-demand viewing of the messages will also be available following the broadcast, on multiple channels in up to 98 languages.
How to attend a session of general conference in Salt Lake City
Those who live in the United States or Canada should ask their local stake leaders about obtaining tickets to attend a session at the Conference Center, explained an event notice on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Stake leaders can learn how to access their account and distribute tickets to stake members by referencing this guide.
Those who live outside of the United States or Canada can ask their stake or district president to submit a request for tickets on their behalf.
Those hoping to access standby seating should line up outside the Tabernacle 90 minutes prior to the desired session. See Temple Square Event Guidelines for more information and restrictions.
