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LDS General Conference (937 words) |
 | From a historical perspective, the conferences from 1830 to 1837 were called as needed by the Prophet Joseph Smith, the first President of the Church. |
 | From 1838 to 1844 the concept of a regular general conference for the Church was set firmly in place and the precedents were established for the annual and semiannual conferences in April and October. |
 | Conferences continued during the exodus and into the permanent settlement in Utah, although there was no general conference in October 1846, which occurred during the transition period after the Latter-day Saints had been driven from Nauvoo, Illinois, and before the first company of settlers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847. |
| Warring States Conferences | General Information (1410 words) |
 | In general, we are interested in topics which expose and solve questions about the nature and date of texts, or develop the methodology for dealing with such problems. |
 | Conferences typically meet on the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts. |
 | Conferences may also be audited by a limited number of students from the host institution. |