190th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ to Rebroadcast on GNTV

Published October 8, 2020 6:20pm

As the world grapples with a global pandemic, economic hardship, social issues, political turmoil, and uncertainty, The First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints focused on the Savior’s messages of love, understanding, acceptance, hope, connection, and inclusion during the 190th October General Conference on October 3-4 which was all digital. The proceedings were broadcast throughout the world in multiple languages, including Tagalog and Cebuano.

The weekend of October 9-11, a rebroadcast of the general conference will air on GMA News TV or GNTV (Channel 27). This will include the 4 sessions, The World Report, and Music and the Spoken Word.

On Friday, October 9, the Saturday morning session will be featured from 4:00-6:00 pm.

On Saturday, October 10 at 2:30 pm, GNTV will air the World Report which will feature news events around the world pertaining to The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. At 3:30 pm, GNTV will air Music and the Spoken Word, which is a program that primarily features gospel-themed musical performances of the world-renowned Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. From 3:30-5:30 pm, the Saturday Afternoon Session of the 190th General Conference will air.

On Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 pm, the Sunday Morning Session will air to be followed by the Sunday Afternoon Session at 4:00 pm.

Message of Hope and Inspiration

For many people around the globe, bended knee is the posture of prayer, the place we go for ultimate hope when we have nowhere else to turn.

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the first weekends in April and October are celebrations of prayer and hope. These are known as general conference. During the 190th General Conference, some 16 million Latter-day Saints in more than 50 nations watched or listened to the general conference through their computers, radios, smartphones or televisions.

Church leaders spend countless hours leading up to these gatherings, often on their knees in prayer, preparing messages of hope and encouragement — all founded on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Their sermons, as well as the beautiful music from The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, are for the whole world, Latter-day Saint or not.

“During trying times, few things are as reassuring and comforting as truth,” Church President and Prophet Russell M. Nelson said. “Amid the gloomy darkness of a troubled world, the light of Jesus Christ shines ever brighter. He can speak truth to our hearts and minds as we seek Him and learn to hear Him.”

This year’s General Conference is unique as it marks the 200 years since Joseph Smith, also on bended knee, uttered his first prayer in Palmyra, New York. Like many today, Joseph was weighed down with his own worries. He was deeply concerned about his soul and salvation.

The result of that prayer was truly transformational. Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ appeared. Pointing to His beloved Son, the Father told the teenage Joseph to “Hear Him!” A grand work began unfolding from there, giving us, among many other things, the Book of Mormon and the restored church, now a global family of believers known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph’s prayer can be a pattern for the world. Latter-day Saints believe in ongoing revelation from heaven. General conferences are among the ways Church members try to hear God speak through prophets and apostles.

Since 1830, when the Church was organized, Church leaders have conducted General Conferences. Today, the Church makes available the entire proceedings of the General Conferences on various online and offline channels, including print and radio.