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The period between the death of a prophet and the reorganization of the First Presidency in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during which the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles holds leadership authority. Two words; ended yesterday.
What is an "apostolic interregnum"?
TRIPLE TIME
This item was worn by the members of the multi-cultural choir during the Saturday evening session of conference.
Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi, spoke about _____ historically being used to worship God, adding this invitation to all: "Our Savior's arms are outstretched; His table is spread. Come worship the Son of God at His holy _____." Same word, twice.
What is "altars"?
The new second counselor in the reorganized First Presidency.
Who is "D. Todd Christofferson"?
This was the shortest session of General Conference at just 90 minutes long.
What is "the Saturday Evening session"?
This past conference was the first time in almost _____ years that a Church president had passed away only a few days before general conference.
What is "75"? Bonus 200 points: Who was the prophet who passed away 75 years ago that prompted another apostolic interregnum?
The object held up by Elder Gong at the beginning of his conference talk.
What is a "fortune cookie"? Bonus 100: Tell me why Elder Gong wanted us to focus on the fortune cookie.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf was offered the opportunity to do this activity when he was last in Europe, and began his talk with this story.
What is "fly a 747 in a flight simulator"? Bonus 100: what airline did President Uchtdorf fly for when he was a pilot?
This member of the First Presidency is an accomplished watercolor artist who likes to paint seascapes and ships more than any other theme.
Who is "Henry B. Eyring"?
Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi of the Seventy shared, "If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the ________."
What is "separator"?
"In the last 36 months, nearly ________ converts have joined the Church. These converts constitute approximately 5% of the total Church membership" of 17.5 million people.
What is "900,000"? Bonus 100: Which General Authority shared these statistics in their talk?
DAILY DOUBLE
Elder Kearon quoted Mark 9:24 when he said, "Lord, I believe; help thou ___ ______."
Elder William K. Jackson said that we need to notice and minister to others, calling this the principle of ________ and __________.
What is "counting" and "accounting"?
This member of the First Presidency clerked for Judge John Sirica while Sirica presided over much of the legal proceedings stemming from the Watergate scandal.
Who is "D. Todd Christofferson"?
Name one of the apostles who conducted a session of General Conference.
Who is "Henry B. Eyring," "David A. Bednar," "Quentin L. Cook," "Dallin H. Oaks," or "Gary E. Stevenson"?
A document which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, discussed in many of the talks given at the conference.
What is "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"?
This General Authority trended on Twitter/X after his talk on the three "powerful truths of the Restoration."
Who is "Elder Kevin G. Brown"?
Elder Kelly Johnson told us in his conference talk that an increase in ethylene weakens the stem of this ripe fruit.
What are "cherries"? Bonus 100: what was the meaning or point of his story using a cherry-shaker?
This member of the First Presidency graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, and was once held up at gunpoint in Chicago.
Who is "Dallin H. Oaks"?
DAILY DOUBLE
How many new temples were announced in General Conference?
This was the ____th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dating from 1927 forward.
What is "the 195th"?
Elder Quentin L. Cook quoted from this classic novel at the start of his talk; the novel was written by the same author as a Christmas classic.
What is "A Tale of Two Cities"? Bonus 200: Quote the quotation used by Elder Cook from the novel in its entirety.
Elder David A. Bednar taught, "______ ________ is the divinely designed 'power of independent action' that empowers us as God's children to become ______ to act and not simply ______ to be ______ upon."
What is "moral agency," "agents," "objects" and "acted"?
This member of the First Presidency played the oboe in high school and was a radio announcer in his teens.
Who is "Dallin H. Oaks"?
What is Doctrine and Covenants 84:20-22?