Sunday afternoon session: See photos and talk summaries of April 2023 general conference
‘Because of Jesus Christ, we can repent and be forgiven of our sins,’ says President Russell M. Nelson
President Russell M. Nelson smiles upon greeting fellow leaders during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Jesus Christ — believing in Him, becoming like Him and coming unto Him — was the overarching theme of the final session of the April 2023 general conference
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A family gathers at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | CRISTY POWELL, 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, smiles upon greeting fellow leaders during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Shawna Heikkila holds the hands of her children Ethan, 10, and Isis, 8, as they arrive at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Conferencegoers arrive at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, greets conferencegoers in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A child jumps around at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Daniel Villanova and his son Anthony, 8, arrive at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees wait in line at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder Walter Bornemeier stands at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees wait in line at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Attendees wait in line at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder Ronald A. Rasband, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Carlos Luzuriaga holds a blanket covering his child as he arrives at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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A family gathers at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | CRISTY POWELL, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Vern R. Stanfill, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A family gathers at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | CRISTY POWELL, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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William Lynn Bassett and Edwina Bassett walk down the stairs outside the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News
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Elder W. Mark Bassett, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, greets Elder Ronald A. Rasband, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A family poses for a group photo in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City before the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2023. | CRISTY POWELL, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Elder Ahmad S. Corbitt, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Attendees sing during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Conferencegoers sing during the Sunday afternoon 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 Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Elder David A. Bednar, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 193rd Annual General Conference on April 2, 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Conferencegoers sing during the Sunday afternoon session of 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 2, 2023. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
In his remarks, President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke about the things that matter most: relationships with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, relationships with family and friends, following the promptings of the Spirit and serving the Lord.
“I invite you to bear your testimony of Jesus Christ more often,” President Ballard said.
And Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said Jesus Christ invites all to abide in Him. This means taking upon one’s self His yoke through covenants and ordinances, strengthening one’s covenant bond with the Father and the Son, feasting upon the words of Christ, preparing to participate in the sacrament and serving God’s children.
“We abide in Christ as we are firm and steadfast in our devotion to the Redeemer and His holy purposes, in times both good and bad,” Elder Bednar said.
