Notice
Date: February 16, 2012
To: General Authorities; Area Seventies; Stake, Mission, and District Presidents; Bishops and Branch Presidents
Dear Brethren:
General Conference, March 31–April 1, 2012
We invite all members of the Church to participate in the 182nd Annual General Conference, which will convene in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday and Sunday, March 31–April 1, 2012. Messages of inspiration and guidance will be delivered by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church.
The enclosed materials include broadcast information for the Church satellite system, the Internet, and other media. This information is also available online at broadcastinfo.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
We encourage all members to listen to and follow the counsel given during the general conference.
Sincerely yours,
The First Presidency
Broadcast Information for Members in Their Homes
April 2012 General Conference
March 31–April 1, 2012
If this “Broadcast Information for Members in Their Homes” applies in your area, please display this document where members can see it. Leaders may announce this information. This document may be copied and distributed.
General Information
Program Lengths
Conference sessions: 2 hours
The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 30 minutes
Time Labels
The following labels indicate the time standards used in this document:
- MDT Mountain daylight time—local time in Salt Lake City, Utah, with daylight saving time (or summer time) in effect.
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time—the international time standard.
Note
This document is subject to change. See broadcastinfo.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for updates in English. For updates in other languages, contact the assigned administrative office.
Internet
Live audio and video broadcast: mormonchannel.org and conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Audio and video broadcast language for mormonchannel.org: English
Audio broadcast languages for conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org: Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Video broadcast languages for conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org: American Sign Language, Cantonese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, and Tongan
| Saturday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (video broadcast only, prerecorded) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (video broadcast only, rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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Text, audio, and video archives: conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Text archive languages: Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Audio archive languages: Audio archives of general conference are available in more than 70 languages. Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Video archive languages: Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Audio and video files will be available within 24 hours of the broadcast.
Roku
To stream general conference through a Roku player, download the Mormon Channel app from the Roku Channel Store.
Live video broadcast: Mormon Channel > Broadcasts and Events > Live Broadcasts
Languages: American Sign Language, English, French, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish
| Saturday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (prerecorded) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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Archived video broadcast: Mormon Channel > Broadcasts and Events > Conference
Language: English
The program will be available within several days of the broadcast.
Television and Radio
General conference will be available on various broadcast, cable, satellite, and Internet television stations and broadcast, satellite, and Internet radio stations throughout the world, including Mormon Channel HD Radio. Check local program listings for availability in your area, or visit mormonchannel.org, byubroadcasting.org, bonneville.info, or ksl.com for more information.
Church Satellite and Internet Broadcast Schedule for Viewing in Meetinghouses
April 2012 General Conference
March 31–April 1, 2012
General Information
Program Lengths
Conference sessions: 2 hours
General Young Women Meeting (rebroadcast): 1.5 hours
The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 30 minutes
Music and the Spoken Word: 30 minutes
Other Church programming: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Selecting Viewing Times
Program start times are listed in mountain daylight time (MDT) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). MDT is the time in Salt Lake City, Utah, with daylight saving time (or summer time) in effect. UTC is the international time standard. You will need to calculate your local viewing times based on MDT or UTC.
Please select the viewing times that best serve the members in your area. You may write the dates and times on the Satellite Program Information for the Stake Technology Specialist, located after this schedule, if you choose. The general conference sessions, the General Young Women Meeting, and The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may be recorded and then viewed at another time.
Important: Recording or reproduction, in any form, of Music and the Spoken Word and the video programs identified in this schedule as “Other Church programming” is prohibited.
Closed-Captioning
Closed-captioning for the hearing impaired is available with the satellite broadcast in many areas. Where available, it is provided in English, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. If closed-captioning is available in your area, please set up a television set for those who need this service. Closed-captioning is not available on the Internet.
Note
This document is subject to change. See broadcastinfo.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for updates in English. For updates in other languages, contact the assigned administrative office.
Church Satellite System
Languages available for all conference sessions, the General Young Women Meeting rebroadcast, and Music and the Spoken Word: American Sign Language,1 Arabic, Armenian, Aymara, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chuukese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (closed captioned), Fijian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Guarani, Haitian, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kekchi, Korean, Kuna, Laotian, Malagasy, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mongolian, Navajo, Norwegian, Papiamento, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, closed captioned), Portuguese (Portugal), Quiche, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Spanish (closed captioned), Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Thai, Tongan, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese
Additional languages available for the General Young Women Meeting rebroadcasts: Hindi (Fiji), Kosraean, Palauan, Quechua (Peru), and Yapese
Languages available for The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Cantonese, Cebuano, English (closed captioned), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese (Brazil, closed captioned), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (closed captioned), and Tagalog
Languages available for selected conference sessions as indicated: Hiligaynon (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and priesthood); Hindi (Fiji) (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and priesthood); Ilokano (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and priesthood); Kosraean (Saturday morning, priesthood, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon); Quichua (Ecuador) (priesthood, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon); Palauan (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and priesthood); Tamil (priesthood and Sunday morning); and Yapese (Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon)
Language available for other Church programming: English
Worldwide Broadcasts
| General Young Women Meeting (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (prerecorded) |
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| Other Church programming |
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| Saturday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (live broadcast) |
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| Saturday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Music and the Spoken Word (live broadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (live broadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Other Church programming |
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| Sunday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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Additional Broadcasts for Europe and South Africa
| Saturday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| Music and the Spoken Word (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| Music and the Spoken Word (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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Additional Broadcasts for Asia and the Pacific
| Sunday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| General Young Women Meeting (rebroadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (rebroadcast) |
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| Saturday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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| Priesthood session (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday morning session (rebroadcast) |
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| Music and the Spoken Word (rebroadcast) |
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| Sunday afternoon session (rebroadcast) |
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Internet
Live audio and video broadcast: conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Audio broadcast languages: Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Video broadcast languages: American Sign Language, Cantonese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, and Tongan
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Saturday morning session (live broadcast) |
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The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (video broadcast only, prerecorded) |
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Saturday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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Priesthood session (live secure broadcast)2 |
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Sunday morning session (live broadcast) |
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The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (video broadcast only, rebroadcast) |
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Sunday afternoon session (live broadcast) |
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Audio and video archives: conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Audio archive languages: Audio archives of general conference are available in more than 70 languages. Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Video archive languages: Please check conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for available languages.
Audio and video files will be available within 24 hours of the broadcast.
Other Distribution
DVD or MP4
Outside the United States and Canada, recordings of the conference sessions will be available through the assigned administrative office to units that do not receive satellite broadcasts and do not have high-speed Internet connections. Leaders should arrange to show the recordings to these units. Please check with the assigned administrative office for available languages.
- American Sign Language (ASL) is available only in the United States and Canada. ASL broadcasts focus on the signer, with the speakers from the meeting being displayed in a small window on the screen. English audio is broadcast along with ASL. If you need to start receiving ASL, please contact your facilities management group at least two weeks before the broadcast; additional equipment may be required.
- The priesthood session will be available on the Internet through a secure web page that requires a password. To request information about viewing the priesthood session on the Internet in American Sign Language, English, French, Portuguese (Brazil), or Spanish, email streamingsupport@ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Please include your name, your calling, your unit name (area, stake, mission, or district), the event you are requesting information for, and the languages you need. Information will be sent only to members of area, stake, mission, or district presidencies.
Satellite Program Information for the Stake Technology Specialist
April 2012 General Conference
March 31–April 1, 2012
Viewing times selected by priesthood leader:
Dates and times
Equipment Information
Satellite receivers are preprogrammed. No adjustments are necessary. Languages are preprogrammed in the receivers.
For general information about setting up equipment for a broadcast, refer to the General Satellite Program Instructions for the Stake Technology Specialist, which should be located near the satellite receiver. These instructions may be updated or redistributed during the year.
Please set up your EJ10 adapter box (crab box) or Transmission Telephone Audio Interface (TTAI) in case an audio backup is needed during the broadcast.
For information about technical assistance, refer to the General Satellite Program Instructions for the Stake Technology Specialist, staketech.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, or mhtech.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Troubleshooting assistance can be provided only if a telephone is available at the satellite receiver location.
Closed-Captioning
Closed-captioning for the hearing impaired is available in many areas. Where available, it is provided in English on closed-caption channel 1 (CC1), in Spanish on closed-caption channel 2 (CC2), and in Portuguese (Brazil) on closed-caption channel 3 (CC3). If closed-captioning is available in your area, please set up a television set for those who need this service. For technical assistance, call the help desk at the number listed in the General Satellite Program Instructions for the Stake Technology Specialist.
Important
Recording or reproduction, in any form, of Music and the Spoken Word and the video programs identified in the Church Broadcast Schedule for Viewing in Meetinghouses as “Other Church programming” is prohibited.
Video Reproduction
Video reproduction of general conference, the general Young Women meeting, and The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is authorized for Church use only. You may make a copy for each meetinghouse library. Put the applicable copyright notice on the label of each video recording:
April General Conference, March 31–April 1, 2012
© 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
All rights reserved
General Young Women Meeting, March 24, 2012
© 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
All rights reserved
The World Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2012
© 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
All rights reserved
The general conference broadcasts will also be archived at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
