The Twelve
Facts about Conference
Church History
April 2020 Conf.
Temple Facts
100

This apostle was born in what is now Ostrava, Czech Republic.

A.  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

B.  David A. Bednar

C.  Ulisses Soares

A.  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

100

The first General Conference was held:

A.  9 June 1830

B.  9 June 1831

C.  9 June 1840


A.  9 June 1830

100

Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont on:

A.  Dec. 23, 1805

B.  Dec. 25, 1805

C.  Dec. 25, 1806

A.  Dec. 23, 1805

100
True of False?  A young woman and a young man spoke at the Saturday evening session of the April 2020 General Conference.

True

100
As of the April 2020 General Conference, there are _____ dedicated temples.


A.  151

B.  200

C.  168

  

C.  168

200

He was a justice on the Utah Supreme Court from 1980 until his call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1984.

A.  Jeffrey R. Holland

B.  Dallin H. Oaks

C.  David A. Bednar

B.  Dallin H. Oaks

200

General Conference is held where?

In the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

200

Where is the jail where Joseph Smith was shot and killed?

A.  Utah Territory Jail

B.  Carthage Jail

C.  Liberty Jail

B.  Carthage Jail

200

To help us remember the 200th anniversary of the First Vision of Joseph Smith, Pres. Nelson lead us in the

A.  Hosanna shout

B.  Hallelujah shout

C.  The Spirit of God shout

A.  Hosanna shout

200

The Salt Lake temple was dedicated in:

A.  1892

B.  1893

C.  1847

A.  1892

300

He is in his family's 33rd recorded generation, dating back to A.D. 837 (late Tang dynasty) in southern China. 

A.  Dale G. Renlund

B.  Neil L. Anderson

C.  Gerritt W. Gong

C.  Gerritt W. Gong

300

There are approximately _______ lights inside the Conference Center.

A.  5,000

B.  6,000

C.  7,000

B.  6,000

300

Russell M. Nelson was born on Sept. 9, 1924 in SLC, UT.  He is the ____ president of the Church.

A.  15th

B.  16th

C.  17th

C.  17th

300

The First Presidency issued a historic proclamation at the April 2020 Conference.  It is called:

A.  The Living Christ

B.  The Family:  A Proclamation to the World

C.  The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ:  A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World

C.  The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ...

300

In the last few years, members of the Church in mainland China had to travel to ________ to attend a temple that's pretty close by.

A.  India

B.  Hong Kong

C.  Taiwan 

B.  Hong Kong

400

This apostle received a PhD in organizational behavior from Purdue University.  He was a professor at Texas Tech University and the University of Arkansas.

A.  D. Todd Christopherson

B.  David A. Bednar

C.  Jeffrey R. Holland 

B.  David A. Bednar

400

True or False?  Conference was postponed from April to June 1919 and completely cancelled in 1957 due to flu epidemics.

True

400

This prophet was given the name "American Moses."

A.  Brigham Young

B.  Joseph Smith

C.  John Taylor

A.  Brigham Young
400

Elder D. Todd Christopherson gave a talk called "Sharing the Message of the Restoration and the Resurrection."  In this talk he reminded us to share the gospel by:

A.  showing love

B.  the example of your life

C.  your use of the Book of Mormon

D.  all of the above

D.  all of the above

400

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500

This apostle was president of BYU (in Provo).

A.  Jeffrey R. Holland

B.  Dallin H. Oaks

C.  David A. Bednar

A.  Jeffrey R. Holland

500

There are _______ seats in the Conference Center.

A.  20,000

B.  21,000

C.  22,000

B.  21,000

500

This prophet emphasized the building of temples, including smaller temples.  He also increased the number of temples to over 100.

A.  Thomas S. Monson

B.  Gordon B. Hinckley

C.  Russell M. Nelson 

B.  Gordon B. Hinckley

500

In the April 2020 Conference, Pres. Nelson introduced __________ to be a "visual identifier on official literature, news and events of the Church."

A.  Christus statue

B.  small church building

C. cross

A.  Christus statue

500

Pres. Nelson announced during the April 2020 General Conference that eight new temples would be built. Name one or more of these locations. 

Locations:  

1.  Bahia Blanca, Argentina

2.Tallahassee, Florida    

3.  Lubumbashia, Dem. Republic of the Congo    

4.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

5.  Benin City, Nigeria     

6.  Syracuse, UT   

7.  United Arab Emirates  

8.  Shanghai, People's Republic of China


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