At a women’s conference at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square on Saturday, May 30, 2026, some 2,000 Latter-day Saint women gathered to discuss their influence in homes, the Church, the workplace, and the community.
In her keynote address, Sister Tracy Y. Browning of the Primary General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught that studying scriptural stories of women interacting with Christ can teach Latter-day Saint women about their own relationship with the Savior.
Sister Browning pointed to stories such as Jesus teaching the woman at the well, Mary and Martha, and Emma Smith.
“Jesus noticed women. Jesus trusted women. Jesus welcomed women among his followers,” she said. “These women were not just standing on the margins of the Savior’s ministry. They chose to walk with him.”
The conference, titled “Onward, Ever Onward,” was broadcast to 97 locations throughout the Church’s United States Northeast Area. It featured several speakers, panel discussions, and breakout sessions. Following the example of the Savior, who “went about doing good,” the gathering gave women opportunities to increase faith, fortify commitment to gospel principles, and strengthen bonds of sisterhood.
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