The Conference Center, where this conference was held.

The 174th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 2-October 3, 2004. Five sessions were held; Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, Preisthood, Sunday Morning, and Sunday Afternoon. View looking up at the LDS Conference Center from North Temple St. ... View looking up at the LDS Conference Center from North Temple St. ... View of Conference Center spire taken from south of the Center on North Temple St. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Highlights

This conference included the sustaining of two new Apostles, Elders Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar, to occupy the positions of Neal A. Maxwell and David B. Haight, respectively. Elder Robert C. Oaks was called to the Presidency of the Quorums of the Seventy, taking over Uchtdorf's previous charge. Elders E. Ray Bateman, Val R. Christensen, Keith Crockett, Merrill C. Oaks, Gordon T. Watts, and Stephen A. West were released from the Second Quorum of the Seventy. In Mormonism, an Apostle is a person ordained to be a traveling councilor bearing witness of Jesus Christ. ... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf was born to Karl Albert Uchtdorf and Hilde Else Opelt Uchtdorf on November 6, 1940 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. ... David A. Bednar David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) was sustained on October 2, 2004 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H. Oaks in 1984. ... Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926–July 21, 2004) was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, following the calling of Gordon B. Hinckley as a third counselor in the First Presidency, and was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the... David B. Haight David Bruce Haight (September 9, 1906 – July 31, 2004) was the oldest apostle in the history of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which he was ordained in January 8, 1976. ...

Speakers and Talks

Saturday Morning:

• "Condition of the Church" by President Gordon B. Hinckley
  
• "Prophets, Seers, and Revelators" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
  
• "The Power of God's Love" by Elder John H. Groberg
  
• "Bringing Peace and Healing to Your Soul" by Elder Dale E. Miller
  
• "Peace of Conscience and Peace of Mind" by Elder Richard G. Scott
  
• "Where Do I Make My Stand?" by President James E. Faust
  

Saturday Afternoon:
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon) since March 1995. ... Jeffrey R. Holland Jeffrey Roy Holland (born December 3, 1940) was ordained an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 23, 1994, following the death of President Ezra Taft Benson, and sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1994. ... Richard Gordon Scott (born November 7, 1928) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1988 and was ordained an apostle on October 6, 1988 following the death of Marion G. Romney. ... James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920—) (commonly known as James E. Faust) is Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

• "The Sustaining of Church Officers" by President Thomas S. Monson
  
• "What Is a Quorum?" by Elder L. Tom Perry
  
• "Faith and Keys" by Elder Henry B. Eyring
  
• "'Feed My Sheep'" by Elder Ned B. Roueché
  
• "'I Stand at the Door, and Knock'" by Elder Ronald T. Halverson
  
• "How Has Relief Society Blessed Your Life?" by Bonnie D. Parkin
  
• "Securing Our Testimonies" by Elder Donald L. Staheli
  
• "Pure Testimony" by Elder M. Russell Ballard
  

Priesthood:
President Thomas S. Monson. ... Lowell Tom Perry (born August 5, 1922) is a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having been ordained to that body in 1974. ... Henry B. Eyring Henry Bennion Eyring (born May 31, 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr. ...

• "Be Not Deceived" by Elder Dallin H. Oaks
  
• "The Blessings of a Proper Fast" by Elder Carl B. Pratt
  
• "Perilous Times" by Elder Cecil O. Samuelson, Jr.
  
• "The Key of the Knowledge of God" by President James E. Faust
  
• "Anxiously Engaged" by President Thomas S. Monson
  
• "A Tragic Evil among Us" by President Gordon B. Hinckley
  

Sunday Morning:
Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) was born in Provo, Utah. ...

• "Choose You This Day" by President Thomas S. Monson
  
• "Finding Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ" by Elder Robert D. Hales
  
• "The Opportunity to Testify" by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
  
• "In the Strength of the Lord" by Elder David A. Bednar
  
• "Senior Missionaries and the Gospel" by Elder Russell M. Nelson
  
• "The Women in Our Lives" by President Gordon B. Hinckley
  

Sunday Afternoon:
Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf was born to Karl Albert Uchtdorf and Hilde Else Opelt Uchtdorf on November 6, 1940 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. ... David A. Bednar David Allan Bednar (born June 15, 1952) was sustained on October 2, 2004 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H. Oaks in 1984. ... Russell M. Nelson Russell Marion Nelson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, one of the governing bodies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. ...

• "The Least of These" by President Boyd K. Packer
  
• "We Did This for You" by Elaine S. Dalton
  
• "Keeping Our Covenants" by Elder Richard J. Maynes
  
• "Remember the Teachings of Your Father" by Elder H. Bryan Richards
  
• "More Holiness Give Me" by Bishop H. David Burton
  
• "Press On" by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
  
• "Closing Remarks" President Gordon B. Hinckley
  

General Relief Society Meeting:
Acting President Boyd K. Packer Boyd Kenneth Packer (born September 10, 1924) has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1970. ... Elaine S. Dalton Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [1] At the October 2002 conference, a new Young Women general presidency was sustained. ... Joseph B. Wirthlin Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (born June 11, 1917) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, following the death of President Spencer W. Kimball of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ...

• "Belonging Is Our Sacred Birthright" by Bonnie D. Parkin
  
• "Out of Small Things" by Kathleen H. Hughes
  
• "Walking towards the Light of His Love" by Anne C. Pingree
  
• "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear" by President Thomas S. Monson
  

External links

LDS.org Archive - 174th Semiannual General Conference