The Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held April 4 at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, announced that seven General Authority Seventies will be conferred emeritus status on August 1. Additionally, eight new General Authority Seventy members were convened, and the new General Authority Seventy members were announced on August 1.
The session was moderated by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Scott D. Whiting of the General Authority Seventy and Sister Andrea Muñoz Spanaus, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency, offered the opening and closing prayers.
Music was provided by the Brigham Young University-Idaho Combined Chorus. They were conducted by Athina Coates, Eda Ashby, Paul Busselberg, and Randall Kempton, accompanied by organists Linda Margetts and Joseph Peoples.
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From right, Theresa A. Collins, incoming second counselor in the Primary general presidency, greets Primary president-elect Rosemary K. Cibota, joined by Nina M. Garfield, incoming first counselor in the Primary general presidency, after taking the podium after voting during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center. Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Elder Gerald Korth (right) and Elder Clark G. Gilbert of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles vote in support during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Elder Brian K. Taylor of the General Authority Seventy (bottom left), outgoing Primary general president Susan H. Porter (center), with outgoing Sister Amy A. Wright (center left), first counselor in the Primary general presidency, and Sister Tracy Y. Browning (center right), outgoing first counselor in the Primary general presidency, attend the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day April 4, 2026 Sunday at the Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Convention attendees cast affirmative votes during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Sister Teresa A. Collins (center), incoming second counselor in the Primary general presidency, greets outgoing Sister Amy A. Wright (right), outgoing first counselor in the Primary general presidency, and President Rosemary K. Cibota, incoming president of the Primary general presidency, after sustaining a vote during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presides over the Saturday afternoon portion of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, April 4, 2026. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Conference attendees and Church leaders cast their votes of support during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Eduardo F. Ortega of the General Authority Seventy speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Wu Wanliang of the General Authority Seventy speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Brother David J. Wonderli, first counselor in the Young Men general presidency, speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th annual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Gerald Caussé of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Brian J. Holmes of the General Authority Seventy speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Clement M. Matswagotata of the General Authority Seventy speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Ulises Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 4, 2026, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
