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…