Is God’s love ‘unconditional’? What the scriptures teach about feeling His presence

During the Saturday afternoon session of general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks announced the new Young Women Presidency, which includes Sister Bonnie H. Cordon as president, Sister Michelle Craig as the first counselor, and Sister Becky Craven as the second counselor.

President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calls of eight General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2018 general conference. He also announced that Elder Carl B. Cook and Elder Robert C. Gay will serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, filling the vacancies left by the calls of Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Elder Ulisses Soares to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

During the Saturday morning session of general conference, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had the privilege to sustain our new prophet during the solemn assembly. In addition, Church members also had the chance to sustain our two new apostles: Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Elder Ulisses Soares.

This morning's solemn assembly was a historic occasion and marked the calling of two new apostles, including Elder Ulisses Soares, who was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. Here are a few things to know about him.

Elder Gerrit W. Gong was called as an Apostle during the 188th Annual General Conference on March 31, 2018. We are so grateful for his dedication and service over the years and thought we’d share some important facts to know about him.

"This is an occasion of great significance for members of the Church of Jesus Christ around the world," President Eyring said this morning, explaining the process of a solemn assembly.

The suicide rate among youth in the U.S. continues to rise—especially in Utah. How can we protect the youth in our families and wards? Here is what the experts say.

Every member has their own way of celebrating general conference. Whether it's eating warm cinnamon rolls with plenty of gooey frosting for breakfast, participating in conference bingo championships, or drawing closer as a ward family as you watch conference together, everyone has something special they love about this semiannual broadcast.

Last Saturday, mid running errands and playing with my dog, I started thinking about the upcoming general conference. I thought of the female leaders who might be released and wondered if I had taken full advantage of everything they had to offer during their relatively brief calls. Since auxiliary leadership changes roughly every five years, I wanted more opportunities to hear from these wonderful women. I longed to know more about these chosen disciples of Christ.