Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed COVID-19, the church's support of non-discrimination laws, the war in Ukraine and legacies of racism at the faith's first in-person conference since the onset of the pandemic.
Members of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square sing during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-annual church conference Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Top leaders are expected to deliver speeches to 10,000 in-person attendees for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
SALT LAKE CITY — Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed COVID-19, the church’s support of non-discrimination laws, war in Ukraine and legacies of racism at the faith’s first in-person conference since the onset of the pandemic on Saturday. The nearly 17 million-member faith, which is widely known as the Mormon church, hosted about 10,000 people at its 21,000-seat conference center in Utah. Though its signature conference regularly reached full capacity pre-pandemic, for two years, it’s been held mostly remotely, with the majority of viewers watching livestreams from afar.
President Russell Nelson, the Latter-day Saints’ 97-year-old prophet, told listeners gathered at the church’s Utah headquarters and tuning in remotely that the troubles afflicting the world reaffirmed the need for faith and devotion.He and other leaders mostly eschewed political issues, focused their remarks on spiritual matters and stressed unity and faith amid worldwide struggles.
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