Area Conference Is Announced for Central Europe

A Central European area general conference has been scheduled by the First Presidency for August 24–26 in Munich, Germany.

The five-nation conference will serve some 40,000 members in stakes and missions throughout Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, and the German- and Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland. Three languages will be represented at the conference: German, Dutch, and Italian.

The three-day event will open with social activities and programs on the evening of Friday, August 24. General conference sessions will be held Saturday morning and afternoon, followed by separate sessions for the Melchizedek Priesthood holders and prospective elders, Aaronic Priesthood youths, and female members.

The conference will come to a close with two general sessions on Sunday.

According to President Harold B. Lee, among those subjects to be stressed at the conference are the importance of the home and of building faith within the family in our Heavenly Father and in Jesus Christ.

President Lee is expected to lead the delegation of General Authorities who will attend and address the conference sessions. The roster of speakers also will include leaders of the Church in Europe.

This is the third area general conference held by the Church. The first was in Manchester, England, in 1971, and the second was in Mexico City last August.