Thousands of Latter-day Saints packed into downtown Salt Lake City for the Saturday afternoon session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 196th annual general conference, where leaders introduced a new team to guide the faith’s global children’s programs. The session, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., mixed music, brief messages and a handful of key administrative updates.
During the meeting, church leaders presented Rosemary K. Chibota as the new Primary General President, with Nina M. Garfield and Theresa A. Collins called as her counselors. The trio is set to begin their worldwide service on August 1.
New Primary leaders announced
According to Newsroom, President D. Todd Christofferson of the First Presidency introduced the new Primary presidency during the sustaining of church leaders in the afternoon session. The outlet shares brief biographies for Chibota, Garfield and Collins, highlighting backgrounds that include human resources work, Relief Society experience and extensive nursery and temple service.
The change places a new presidency at the helm of Primary, the organization that supports children ages 18 months through 11 across congregations worldwide.
Session details and schedule
The Church’s official conference information lists this weekend as the 196th annual general conference, carried live from Salt Lake City on April 4 and 5. ChurchofJesusChrist.org shows the Saturday afternoon session beginning at 2:00 p.m. and links to talk texts and transcripts used by viewers and local congregations.
The same materials note that the weekend also featured a solemn assembly earlier on Saturday, when members formally sustained the new First Presidency.
How to watch and language options
The Saturday afternoon session was streamed across the globe with interpretation in dozens of languages. Local outlet KSL pointed viewers to a Spanish livestream on YouTube for those tuning in en español and ran a live blog of talk summaries alongside the broadcast.
Church News and the church’s broadcast listings outline additional viewing options on various apps and through the Gospel Library in roughly 80 languages.
Context: schedule changes and the Conference Center
This April conference also reflects a recent tweak to the traditional schedule. The First Presidency announced in November that the Saturday evening session would be discontinued beginning with the April 2026 meetings, a shift that shortens the overall weekend program. Deseret News and other local outlets reported on the change.
The church has also reminded the public that the Conference Center will be mostly closed to the public from March 30, 2026, through March 1, 2027, while Temple Square renovation work continues, although the venue will still be used for major events such as the general conference, according to Newsroom.
For Salt Lake readers keeping tabs on the action, KSL is providing running live summaries of the talks as they happen.
Full talk texts, photos and video from the Saturday afternoon session are being posted after each meeting on ChurchofJesusChrist.org for viewers, members and local leaders who want to revisit specific messages.
