Here are some tips to try before, during, and after
conference.
This month will be general conference, so now’s the time
to start preparing to hear and benefit from the inspired
messages given by prophets, apostles, and other Church
leaders.
1) Before Conference
• Make conference more personal by reviewing the names
and faces of the General Authorities so you’ll recognize
them and be ready to hear their messages. (You can find
the photos in conference issues of the Ensign and at lds.
org/go/321.)
• Make a list of questions or concerns you would like help
with. Ponder and pray about your list, asking to receive
guidance during conference. You could also study related
scriptures.
• Have note-taking materials and your scriptures ready.
• Get a good night’s sleep so you can be alert and awake for
general conference.
2) During Conference
• Attend, watch, or listen to all the sessions of conference.
Focus just on conference rather than trying to do other
activities at the same time.
• Listen carefully and intently. Be especially ready to receive
answers to your questions—whether your answers come
from talks, prayers, songs, or promptings from the Spirit.
•If you decide to take notes, keep them short and simple so
you can pay close attention to the speaker and to the Spirit.
Consider writing down what the Spirit teaches you or some
specific things we are counseled to do, not just the exact
words of the conference speakers.
• Sing the congregational hymns, even if you watch or listen
to conference at home.
3) After Conference
• Pray to give thanks for the counsel and inspiration you
received.
• Study the conference talks again. They are posted in text,
audio, and video formats atconference.lds.org within days
after conference. Study the messages on your own or with
your family and friends. If you are unable to listen to all
sessions of conference, be sure to study what you missed.
• Use your notes to help set personal goals to act on what
you’ve learned or what you’ve been prompted to do.
• Follow the prophets by obeying their counsel.
Conference Videos for Youth
Did you know that youth.lds.org posts short conference
video clips meant specifically for the lives of youth? Find
them at youth.lds.org by clicking on “From Church
Leaders.”
Study, Ponder, and Apply
“Remember that the messages we have heard during …
conference will be printed in the May [and November]
issues of the Ensign and Liahona magazines. I urge you to
study the messages, to ponder their teachings, and then to
apply them in your life.”
PresidentThomas S. Monson, “A Word at
Closing,” Ensign, May 2010, 113.
