Saturday evening session: See photos, talk summaries of the April 2023 general conference
Speakers spoke on forgiveness, ministering and Christlike poise
People walk outside the Conference Center in Salt Lake City between the Saturday afternoon and evening sessions of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
During the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference, Elder Juan A. Uceda, General Authority Seventy, spoke of becoming undershepherds to the Lord Jesus Christ by ministering to the one.
While leading 100 elders or 10 young women or two primary children, “you always, always minister to them, care for them and love them one by one, individually.”
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The First Presidency — from left, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor, President Russell M. Nelson, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor — greet the congregation during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A combined choir from the Logan Institute of Religion performs during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets people at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Members of the Logan Institute of Religion choir make heart shapes at the audience of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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A combined choir from the Logan Institute of Religion performs during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Leaders gather at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Brother Milton Camargo, first counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Members of the Logan Institute of Religion choir laugh at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder K. Brett Nattress, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees bow their heads during a prayer at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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President Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women general president, speaks with her counsellor Sister Michelle D. Craig at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder Juan A. Uceda, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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President Russell M. Nelson waves to members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as he arrives before the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Logan Utah Institute singers perform during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 1, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Harriett Reich Uchtdorf, left to right, wave at attendees at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, waves at attendees at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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The Logan Institute of Religion choir performs at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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The Logan Institute of Religion choir performs at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the Saturday evening session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
Knowing the enabling power of Jesus Christ and His atonement.
“We truly are divine spiritual beings having a mortal experience,” he said. “Knowing who we are and being true to that divine identity are foundational to the development of Christlike poise.”
“To those who have strayed from the covenant path, please know there is always hope, there is always healing, and there is always a way back,” Elder Nattress said.
He invited individuals, couples and families to make scripture study more a part of their homes.
“The Lord Jesus Christ lives today. He can be an active, daily presence in our lives,” Brother Camargo said.
The opening prayer was given by Elder Jorge T. Becerra, General Authority Seventy, and the closing prayer was given by Sister J. Anette Dennis, first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducted the meeting.
The music was provided by a combined choir from the Logan Institute of Religion, with directors Bryson Ashcraft, Eric Stauffer and Allen Matthews, and organist Linda Margetts.
