The upcoming April 2025 general conference will mark the 25th anniversary of the first-ever general conference held in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
Announced in 1996 and constructed between 1997 and 2000 under the direction of the late Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, the Conference Center was complete enough by April 2000 to hold its inaugural general conference. The building was dedicated later that year in October.
All three members of the current First Presidency — President Russell M. Nelson, President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring — spoke throughout April 2000 conference, as did President Jeffrey R. Holland, the current acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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