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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.
Camille Neddo Johnson (born September 12, 1963) is an American religious leader and lawyer serving since 2022 as the 18th Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She previously served as the church's 14th Primary General President from April 2021 to August 2022.
The LDS Church scored lower in favorability on two large 2022 US polls in comparison to other religions. [6] [7] [8] It had the lowest percentage (15%) of any of the seven religious groups for those with a "favorable/somewhat favorable" view of the religion in the Pew Research Center survey, [8] and nearly 3/4ths (71%) of American respondents held a "very or somewhat unfavorable" opinion of ...
The Youth Futures Homeless Shelter in the predominantly-LDS city of Ogden, Utah reported in 2015 that over half their often homeless youth clients self-identified as gay or trans. [273] A survey by the Utah Department of Human Services found 48% of gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers in the state seriously considered suicide in 2021. [274]
[3]: 20 Below is a timeline of notable speeches, publications, and policies in the LDS church on the topic of homosexuality. This highly influential publication was the first general-authority-authored book to explicitly contain church stances on homosexuality.
The Salt Lake Tabernacle, where LDS Church general conferences were held from 1867 until 2000.. In the Latter Day Saint movement, a general conference is a meeting for all members of the church for conducting general church business and instruction.
In the LDS Church's October 2020 general conference, Lund gave an address centered on the faith of his 12-year-old son dying of cancer. [7] In December 2020, Lund helped announce the creation of the new youth-based magazine, For the Strength of Youth and remarked, "We really need to place virtuous things front and center in our lives".
In 2021, Jones presented a $300,000 gift from the LDS Church and its humanitarian arm to the Utah Children's Justice Center to assist their 26 centers throughout the state that serve children of sexual or physical abuse. [7] In April 2021, she was succeeded as Primary general president by Camille N. Johnson. [8]