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Crowds leave after the close of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City. The LDS Church released a statement Monday in response to a group of women who have requested to attend the priesthood session of this year’s April conference.

A group sings hymns trying to get tickets for the morning session. Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, inside the Conference Center.

A man hurries toward the Conference Center for the Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple reflected in the pool on the Church plaza. Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, inside the Conference Center.

Conference goers hurry toward the Conference Center for the Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple, left, and the Conference Center, right, prior to the start of the Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Missionaries talk to visitors prior to the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Taking photos at the reflecting pond near the Salt Lake Temple prior to the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, inside the Conference Center.

Shera Mae Walker takes a photo of two of her children, David and Anna Mea prior ton the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, outside the Conference Center.

Seth Hassell laughs with his daughter Londin prior to the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple Sunday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Allison Sloan listens to Presedent Henry B Eyring’s talk during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Salt Lake Temple during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Thousands pour out of the Conference Center following the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Thousands pour out of the Conference Center following the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Limhi Meneses and his daughter Yelaena during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

The Meneses family on Temple Square during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Those not able to get into the Conference Center listen to the talks on Temple Square. Morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Sam Davidson and Ailina Smith listen to the talks while sitting on the church plaza near the Salt Lake Temple during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Thousands pour out of the Conference Center following the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf enter the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring, left, and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right, preside over the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Waiting to enter the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Translation aids are distributed before the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Women on the podium at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring, left, and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right, preside over the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right,, watch as first counselor President Henry B. Eyring approaches the podium in the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

First counselor President Henry B. Eyring speaks at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Asking for tickets to the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Translation aids are distributed before the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring, left, and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right, sing at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Young Women General President Bonnie L. Oscarson speaks morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Overall photo of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Overall photo of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Director Mack Wilberg directs the congregation in song at the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gives a thumbs up at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his daughter, Ann M. Dibb, at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his daughter, Ann M. Dibb, sends a kiss to a friend at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his daughter, Ann M. Dibb, sends a kiss to a friend at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his daughter, Ann M. Dibb, at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with his daughter, Ann M. Dibb, at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waves at the crowd at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is animated during his talk in the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is animated during his talk in the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is animated during his talk in the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is animated during his talk in the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Elder Richard G. Scott speaks during the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Henry B. Eyring at the end of the morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City Temple. Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson leads his councilors, President Henry B Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf onto the stand for the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Snapping a photograph of the Salt Lake Temple during the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Crowds leave the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Crowds leave the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Crowds leave the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Crowds leave the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

People file into the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Listening to the opening the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Crowds leave the opening session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and his wife Harriet wave to the audience following the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Henry B Eyring waves to the audience following the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson and President Henry B Eyring shake hands with members of the Twelve as they exit the stand Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Tabernacle choir Assistant conductor, Ryan Murphy leads the choir during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

The choir and those on the stand, stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson and his daughter, Sister Ann Dibb make their way off the stand following the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson and his daughter, Sister Ann Dibb make their way off the stand following the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson with his councilors, President Henry B Eyring, left and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right, sit on the stand for the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members stand and sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson speaks during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Audience members listen to Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson speaks during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Henry B Eyring conducts the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Members of the Seventy listen to conference during Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Members of the Tabernacle Choir sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Members of the Tabernacle Choir sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson with his councilors, President Henry B Eyring, left and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, right, sit on the stand for the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

The Salt Lake City Temple prior to the start of the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Members of the Tabernacle Choir sing during the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S Monson and his councilors, President Henry B Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf on the stand for the Saturday morning session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf enter the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

General authorities prior to the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

General authorities prior to the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, right, shakes hands with President Boyd K. Packer, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints talks during the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Family Choir from stakes in Roy, Kanesville, Hooper, and West Haven sings during the afternoon session of The 183rd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The sustaining vote at the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The sustaining vote at the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Family Choir from stakes in Roy, Kanesville, Hooper, and West Haven sings during the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Boyd K. Packer, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints talks during the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, with counselors President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf enter the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

President Thomas S. Monson, left, and second counselor President Dieter F. Uchtdorf during the sustaining vote at the afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City Temple. Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Salt Lake City Temple. Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Salt Lake City Temple. Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Joe Richins, center, sits with a group of young men, from the left, Tyler Caldwell, Justin Richens, Teigan Tolman and Coire Vosika from Idaho wait for the Priesthood session during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Conference goers walk around Temple Square during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Alisa McConkie and her sister in-law Kiersten Walker sit on the grass on Temple Square listening during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Curtis Sillito touches his daughter Camyleh’s head as he and his wife Simone sit on the ground listening to the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Kiersten Walker walks with her daughters Precia and Audrie during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Michele McIntyre talks to her baby Makenzee during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Sean Kim plays with two of his kids Jake and Jane during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Hilda Wright sits and talks with her niece, Isabella Walton during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Noel Cantillo sits with one of his boys Adam during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

Sister Su’a of American Samoa, Left, and Sister Tuinukuafe, of Australia, talk to visitors on Temple Square during the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

The crowd exits the Conference Center following the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.

The crowd exits the Conference Center following the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 inside the Conference Center.