Getting the Most Out of General Conference

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.