The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will hold its twice-yearly signature conference in October without in-person audience as it did in April because of lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The faith's top leaders said in a news release Thursday that they feel an obligation to act with caution with a conference that normally brings some 100,000 people to the church conference center in Salt Lake City to attend five sessions over two days. Instead, church leaders will be inside a small auditorium with only a few other people as the speeches are broadcast live online around the world.
Mormon Conference To Be Crowd-Less Again Due To Pandemic
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6cb2c0a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x745+0+0/resize/880x640!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fupr%2Ffiles%2F202006%2F16434823129_27415cd4eb_b.jpg)
Steve Jurvetson
/
FlICKR