Hello again, everyone! The Church has announced the schedule for the 2024 Churchwide Events. Here are the relevant dates:
January 28: Worldwide Event for Youth: “I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ”
February 4: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
February 29–March 2: RootsTech Family History Conference and Family Discovery Session
April 6–7: April 2024 General Conference
May 5: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
October 5–6: October 2024 General Conference
October 27: Worldwide Event for Youth
November 3: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
December 8: First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional
A few surprises: The Worldwide Devotionals for Young Adults have typically been held in January, May, and August (the beginning of each third of the year). This year, they will be in February, May, and November. Likewise, although the First Presidency's Christmas Devotionals are typically held on the first Sunday in December, next year, it will be on the second Sunday, which may mean that new temples could be dedicated on the first and third Sundays of next year. The schedule otherwise speaks for itself.
Other noteworthy events are scheduled as follows:
January 26: Seminaries and Institutes Annual Broadcast
March 1: Temple and Family History Leadership Instruction
March 9: Friend to Friend for Children
March 31: Easter Sunday
June 18: CES Religious Educators Conference
June 20–23: Seminar for New Mission Leaders
July 19–20: Tabernacle Choir Summer Concert
August 10: Youth Music and Arts Festival
September 14: Friend to Friend for Children
November TBD: Seminaries and Institutes Annual Broadcast
November TBD: Luz de Las Naciones
November 16: Church Music Festival from Temple Square
December 12–14: Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert at Temple Square
December 25: Christmas Day
Interestingly, there are two Seminaries and Institutes Annual Broadcasts scheduled next year, whereas there has typically been only one. There is also a CES Religious Educator's Conference, which I assume may allow several general Church leaders to provide training and counsel to seminary and institute instructors.
I'm also fascinated that the Church has scheduled both a Youth Music and Arts Festival and a Church Music Festival, which I assume will be for all Church members. Although it was not specified, I assume that on Easter Sunday and the Sunday before Christmas, it will be Sacrament Meeting only. And I think we could potentially see a couple other Churchwide broadcasts as well.
Looking ahead to 2024, I also wanted to put out a fun teaser of my own plans ahead for 2024. I have compiled a 2024 schedule showing content I will focus on in the new year. We will have several more apostolic milestones next year, as the current First Presidency will join the list of the longest-serviung First Presidencies and observe several milestones related to their tenure, unless there are forthcoming changes in the First Presidency that would prevent that.
So there will be a lot to look forward to in the next 14 months. I continue to monitor any and all Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples updates and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all as they cross my radar. In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as the offered feedback is made per the established guidelines.
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