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Latter-day Saint Leaders End Saturday Evening General Conference Session Beginning April 2026

The one-paragraph notice on ChurchofJesusChrist.org under President Dallin H. Oaks signals a shift toward four daytime sessions.

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President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, walk onto the rostrum prior to the Saturday afternoon session of the 195th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Overview

  • The First Presidency announced that General Conference will no longer include a Saturday evening session starting in April 2026.
  • The decision was issued by President Dallin H. Oaks with counselors Henry B. Eyring and D. Todd Christofferson in an official posting.
  • The Church framed the change as emphasizing the Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon meetings without offering further public explanation.
  • Leaders previously discontinued the evening session four years ago before reinstating it with a rebrand for all members and friends of the Church.
  • General Conference is held the first weekends of April and October from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City and reaches millions in 98 languages.