Steve Noel Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I am going to be home sick all weekend and I want to check out the LDS General Conference messages. I have never seen any General Conference messages before. How does it work? What is the time frame for each day's messages? Are all the messages intended for all people or are they specific to groups (e.g. women, children, missionaries)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 There are 4 sessions for everyone, broadcast at 10 and 2, MST. They stream at lds.org (and are available to watch any time after that). There is another session for the Priesthood on Saturday at 6. I believe that is also broadcast. The women's session was last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noel Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 11 minutes ago, Eowyn said: There are 4 sessions for everyone, broadcast at 10 and 2, MST. They stream at lds.org (and are available to watch any time after that). There is another session for the Priesthood on Saturday at 6. I believe that is also broadcast. The women's session was last weekend. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 LDS believe that our apostles and prophets speak to the entire world. Anyone is more than welcome to watch. We encourage it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 You can watch General Conference on lds.org, mormon.org, byutv.org or if you have cable/satellite, you may have BYUTV as a channel and can watch it there. It begins on Saturday at 12 noon EST and lasts for 2 hours. Then there is a 2 hour break and the next session begins 4 pm EST. The priesthood session* begins after a 2 hour break at 8 pm EST. General Conference resumes on Sunday at 12 noon EST, 2 hour break and final session is at 4 pm EST. You can expect a lot of talking with some hymns sung by choirs interspersed. The talks are separate talks and you do not need to watch from beginning to end to "follow" along. Also, the videos of these sessions will be available usually within 24 hours on lds.org. The written talk will be available usually on Thurs after the final session (in this case, on Thursday 4/7/16). In the 2 hour breaks in between the sessions are videos on news of the church as well as videos about the church, members of the church, or scriptures. All are invited to watch. On Saturday, there will be some statistics given in the 2nd session which may be of interest (gives total membership, # of missionaries, report on financials, etc.). Also in that session is when members of the church sustain the leaders of the church as well as some of the General Authorities (leadership) are sometimes called. * priesthood session is for men only, however, since they print the priesthood session and have been broadcasting it, women read/watch as well. Jane_Doe, Steve Noel, Sunday21 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noel Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 3 hours ago, beefche said: You can watch General Conference on lds.org, mormon.org, byutv.org or if you have cable/satellite, you may have BYUTV as a channel and can watch it there. It begins on Saturday at 12 noon EST and lasts for 2 hours. Then there is a 2 hour break and the next session begins 4 pm EST. The priesthood session* begins after a 2 hour break at 8 pm EST. General Conference resumes on Sunday at 12 noon EST, 2 hour break and final session is at 4 pm EST. You can expect a lot of talking with some hymns sung by choirs interspersed. The talks are separate talks and you do not need to watch from beginning to end to "follow" along. Also, the videos of these sessions will be available usually within 24 hours on lds.org. The written talk will be available usually on Thurs after the final session (in this case, on Thursday 4/7/16). In the 2 hour breaks in between the sessions are videos on news of the church as well as videos about the church, members of the church, or scriptures. All are invited to watch. On Saturday, there will be some statistics given in the 2nd session which may be of interest (gives total membership, # of missionaries, report on financials, etc.). Also in that session is when members of the church sustain the leaders of the church as well as some of the General Authorities (leadership) are sometimes called. * priesthood session is for men only, however, since they print the priesthood session and have been broadcasting it, women read/watch as well. Thank you for taking the time to share this information with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Am I the only one who seems to be on a time delay? I'm watching it "live" through BYUTV on my Roku. It started about 12:10 EST (and you know how punctual the church is about Gen Conf). And I noticed that lds.net on FB posted the summary of the talk that I am still watching. Was there a wardrobe malfunction fear? Someone's tie coming undone? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSellers Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 9 minutes ago, beefche said: Am I the only one who seems to be on a time delay? I'm watching it "live" through BYUTV on my Roku. It started about 12:10 EST (and you know how punctual the church is about Gen Conf). And I noticed that lds.net on FB posted the summary of the talk that I am still watching. We started on BYUtv, then switched to the computer because of the delay. Eventually, because we missed the first hymn and prayer, we went back to the BYU broadcast version. It is/was odd. We did get to see the last few minutes of BYU sports TV, though. Made it all worth it. (Please note the sarcasm.) Lehi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I am watching on lds.org. No delay. No wardrobe misfuntions. Interesting floral presentation. Kind of prairie grass. Hmm. A ecological theme? Just kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 17 minutes ago, beefche said: I'm watching it "live" through BYUTV on my Roku. 13 minutes ago, LeSellers said: Eventually, because we missed the first hymn and prayer, we went back to the BYU broadcast version. Same experience as you both... also BYUtv on Roku. Wonderful first session. There is no doubt that General Conference(GC) takes on a totally different tone when you are prepared, listening for answers and have a sincere desire to watch and be taught by the Spirit. As a youth GC was unfortunately a time to take a nap and often done as an obligation... one of those things I wish I could go back and change about myself. Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, beefche said: Was there a wardrobe malfunction fear? Someone's tie coming undone? LOL! Edited April 2, 2016 by Eowyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 That quote function keeps messing me up. Sorry for the random quote, beefche. Do any of you remember being a kid, and you get hurt but manage to hold it together until someone asks if you're okay, and you kind of lose it? (Okay, I've done that as an adult.) That's kind of what this session was like for me. Those who speak for the Lord, saying, "Life can be really hard. You've had a tough time. But you're okay, and here's how." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_Doe Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 @Steve Noel If you have any thoughts/questions, just let us know! We'd be happy to chat about it! Steve Noel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Ok, BYUTV. I quit you. I want to see News of the Church, not one of your recent episodes of reality TV! I've now moved to Mormon Channel on the Roku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Eowyn said: That quote function keeps messing me up. Sorry for the random quote, beefche. Do any of you remember being a kid, and you get hurt but manage to hold it together until someone asks if you're okay, and you kind of lose it? (Okay, I've done that as an adult.) That's kind of what this session was like for me. Those who speak for the Lord, saying, "Life can be really hard. You've had a tough time. But you're okay, and here's how." I know what you mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhold Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 My digital cable provider finally picked up BYU-TV, and so I've been watching it normally and not through Roku. So near as I can tell, it's running on time or even *ahead* of schedule. Might be something with Roku, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Investigator Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I watched it on YouTube via The Mormon Channel, no delays although it's now nearly midnight in the UK. It was my first time watching it.. It was awesome! I liked these two quotes the best "Satan wants us to think our joy is self delusion. choose to have hearts softened and nourish the seed" "when we are distant from God we want him to solve all ourproblems immediately, when we are close to God we willingly recognise all the blessings he is already given us" I really liked the talk about being sensitive to those kids who's home life isn't the ideal. It resonated with me as my husband is a Buddhist and my kids go to Church. I think it probably has more to do with the recent policy changes for baptism tho. Vort, Blackmarch, Jane_Doe and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 15 minutes ago, An Investigator said: I watched it on YouTube via The Mormon Channel, no delays although it's now nearly midnight in the UK. It was my first time watching it.. It was awesome! I liked these two quotes the best "Satan wants us to think our joy is self delusion. choose to have hearts softened and nourish the seed" "when we are distant from God we want him to solve all ourproblems immediately, when we are close to God we willingly recognise all the blessings he is already given us" I really liked the talk about being sensitive to those kids who's home life isn't the ideal. It resonated with me as my husband is a Buddhist and my kids go to Church. I think it probably has more to do with the recent policy changes for baptism tho. Yes both of these talks really resonated with me. I could not really figure out what Bro Bednar was getting at but I have this problem with him frequently. I read his book on Learning and I have no clue as to what that book was about. i stopped watching on lds.org because it was repeating the am broadcast and switched to Byutv. Yes Byutv is very proud of its reality shows! An Investigator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 The perfect examples of why I hate Daylight Shifty Time: 21 hours ago, Eowyn said: There are 4 sessions for everyone, broadcast at 10 and 2, MST. They stream at lds.org (and are available to watch any time after that). There is another session for the Priesthood on Saturday at 6. I believe that is also broadcast. The women's session was last weekend. MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). (MST = Mountain Standard Time and is between the second 01:00 AM on the first Sunday in November and 01:59:59 on the second Sunday in the following March.) 21 hours ago, beefche said: Saturday at 12 noon EST and lasts for 2 hours. Then there is a 2 hour break and the next session begins 4 pm EST. The priesthood session* begins after a 2 hour break at 8 pm EST. General Conference resumes on Sunday at 12 noon EST, 2 hour break and final session is at 4 pm EST. EDT (see above). 5 hours ago, beefche said: It started about 12:10 EST EDT (see above).... Gaaaaaa! Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_Doe Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, zil said: The perfect examples of why I hate Daylight Shifty Time: MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). (MST = Mountain Standard Time and is between the second 01:00 AM on the first Sunday in November and 01:59:59 on the second Sunday in the following March.) EDT (see above). EDT (see above).... Gaaaaaa! Various daylight saving times why I just look up a "world clock" whenever i need something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, Jane_Doe said: Various daylight saving times why I just look up a "world clock" whenever i need something. I have to *code* for it. (I never met a programmer who had to code date calculations and *liked* DST.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, An Investigator said: It was my first time watching it.. It was awesome! Thumbs up AI! An Investigator and Sunday21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 34 minutes ago, Eowyn said: oops If that's for the MST/MDT thing, don't worry - no one gets these right (except people like me who have to code them and therefore know the rules far too well). It's just not a natural thing for people, and I contend we shouldn't have to deal with such nonsense. I was just using the opportunity to vent my favorite rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I streamed it from lds.org on my computer and had no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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