SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ general conference broadcast will fall on Easter this year, and the Church will only have a one-hour sacrament meeting on Palm Sunday.
Generally, local congregations of the Church have two-hour meeting blocks: a sacrament meeting followed by a smaller group meeting, usually divided by age or gender. On holidays such as Easter and Christmas, the Church holds a one-hour sacrament meeting, waiving the second meeting.
This year, the 196th Annual General Conference falls on Easter weekend, April 4 and 5. During the general conference, local congregation meetings are not held so that members can listen to the testimony from Church leadership.
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Because there will not be a sacrament meeting on April 4, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the one-hour sacrament meeting will instead be held on Palm Sunday on March 29 (if a stake conference is not already scheduled)…