General Conference (LDS Church)General Conference is a biannual gathering of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), held every April and October at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. During each conference, church members gather in a series of two-hour sessions to listen to the faith's leaders. In recent history, it typically consisted of five general sessions: two each on Saturday and Sunday, along with one for holders of the priesthood on Saturday night.
Salt Lake TabernacleThe Salt Lake Tabernacle, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah. The tabernacle was built from 1863 to 1875 to house meetings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the location of the church's semi-annual general conference until the meeting was moved to the new and larger LDS Conference Center in 2000.
Salt Lake TempleAdditional informationAnnounced28 July 1847, by Brigham YoungGroundbreaking14 February 1853, by Brigham YoungOpen house5 April 18935 April–1 October 2027RededicatedTBA, by TBADesigned byTruman O. AngellLocationSalt Lake City, Utah, United StatesCoordinates40°46′14″N111°53′31″W / 40.77056°N 111.89194°W / 40.77056; -111.89194Exterior finishQuartz monzoniteDesignNeo-Gothic, Neo-Romanesque, six-spire templeBaptistries2Ordinance rooms5 (stationary)Sealing rooms22Clothing rentalAvailableVisitors' centerYesNotesThe Salt Lake temple was dedicated in 31 sessions held between April 6 and 24, 1893.The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Salt Lake Assembly HallThe Salt Lake Assembly Hall is a building owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) which sits on the southwest corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has seating capacity for an audience of approximately 1,400 people. DesignThe Assembly Hall is a Victorian Gothic congregation hall. Rough granite walls are laid out in cruciform style making the hall's exterior look like a small gothic cathedral.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Christian denomination and the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded during the Second Great Awakening, the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.Visitors Center (Latter-day Saint)A visitors' center is a building often near a temple or historic site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) where missionaries teach visitors about the tenets of their faith and other community events are held. Visitors' centers often include a replica of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Christus statue, exhibits, musical performances, devotionals, and a Family History Center (FHC).
Seagull Monument40°46′11″N111°53′34″W / 40.76972°N 111.89278°W / 40.76972; -111.89278The Seagull Monument is a historic monument situated immediately east of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Created by artist Mahonri Young, the monument commemorates an 1848 event in which seagulls were observed to devour crop-destroying Mormon crickets, following prayers for divine intervention against the insects.
Brigham YoungBrigham Young ( ; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877. He also served as the first governor of the Utah Territory from 1851 until his resignation in 1858. Young was born in 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont, and raised in Upstate New York.
Salt Lake CityState capital and largest city of Utah, U.S.State capital in Utah, United StatesSalt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The population was 199,723 at the 2020 census, while the Salt Lake City metropolitan area has an estimated 1.3 million residents and is the 46th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Salt Lake ValleyThe Salt Lake Valley (also known as the Jordan Valley) is a 500-square-mile (1,300 km2) valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably Murray, Sandy, South Jordan, West Jordan, and West Valley City; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010.
National Historic Landmark DistrictA National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a geographical area that has received recognition from the United States Government that the buildings, landscapes, cultural features and archaeological resources within it are of the highest significance and worthy of preservation. NHLDs are National Historic Landmarks that are also historic districts in the United States.
Mormon pioneersThe Mormon pioneers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as Latter-day Saints, who migrated over time from the mid-1840s until the late 1860s across the United States from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S. state of Utah.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.