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Cover of the 1980 pamphlet, which printed the sermon. "To Young Men Only" (also known as "Message to Young Men") [1] is a sermon delivered by Latter-day Saint apostle Boyd K. Packer on October 2, 1976, at the priesthood session of the 146th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The 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.
A resolution was unanimously adopted "that this Church shall be known hereafter by the name of the Church of the Latter Day Saints". [13] May 2, 1835 [14] Kirtland, Ohio: First general conference after the organization of the Quorum of the Twelve and the Seventy. December 22, 1836 [15] Kirtland, Ohio: September 3, 1837 [16] Kirtland, Ohio ...
1952 – An increase in US public discourse around homosexuality in the McCarthyist Lavender scare era contributed to the first explicit mention of the topic in general conference. The apostle Clark lamented homosexuality was found among men and women, and that homosexual people exercised great influence in shaping culture. [6] [7]: 146 [3]: 15
The LDS Church first published "For the Strength of Youth" in 1965. [1] Subsequent editions were published in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1972, [2] 1990, 2001, 2011, and most recently in 2022 (10th edition). [3]: 7 [1] The first edition of the pamphlet had 16 pages, while the ninth edition had 44 pages. [4]
General Conference (LDS Church), a semi-annual world conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in April and October. General Conference Mennonite Church, an association of Mennonite congregations based in North America from 1860 to 2002; General Conference (Methodism), the top legislative body in many Methodist ...
The LDS Church has characterized the proclamation as a reaffirmation of standards "repeatedly stated throughout its history." [1] Apostle Boyd K. Packer also stated in general conference that it "qualifies according to the definition as a revelation and it would do well that members of the Church read and follow it."
"The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World" is a proclamation issued by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outlining the church's views that the church Jesus established fell into apostasy and was restored through Joseph Smith. [1]