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June Conference was an annual gathering of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for young men and women, as well as church leaders.It was held in Salt Lake City between 1888 and 1975, and included cultural festivals, training, and speeches by church leaders.
The Young Women organization of the church was founded by LDS Church president Brigham Young in 1869 as the Young Ladies' Department of the Cooperative Retrenchment Association. At the organization's founding, Young set out his vision for the young women of the church: I desire them to retrench from extravagance in dress, in eating and even in ...
For part of her time as Young Women general president, Russell M. Nelson was the organization's priesthood advisor. He would regularly seek Kapp's advice as he composed his talks for general conference. [4] [citation needed] During Kapp's tenure, the Personal Progress program—which focused on preparing young women to enter the temple—was ...
Elaine Schwartz Dalton (born November 1, 1946) was the thirteenth president of the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2008 to 2013. Dalton was born in Ogden, Utah. She earned a degree in English from Brigham Young University (BYU).
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).
Worship services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) include weekly services held in meetinghouses on Sundays (or another day when local custom or law prohibits Sunday worship) in geographically based religious units (called wards or branches). Once per month, this weekly service is a fast and testimony meeting.
The General Conference is biannual a 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.
Bonnie H. Cordon (born March 11, 1964) was the fifteenth general president of the Young Women (YW) organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2018 to 2023. On October 13, 2023, Cordon was announced as the 10th president of Southern Virginia University, effective immediately. [1]