Youth Speakers Address Global General Conference Audience
Apr 4, 2020, 6:51 PM | Updated: 9:44 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Two youth speakers from Provo, Utah, addressed a global audience during the special Saturday evening session of the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sister Laudy R. Kaouk, a young woman from the Slate Canyon 14th Ward in the Provo Utah Stake, spoke after Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave his address.
“God is cheering for us. He wants us to return to Him. He knows us personally. He knows you. He loves us.” —Sister Laudy R. Kaouk #GeneralConference #HearHim pic.twitter.com/cLFut5ghEn
— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (@Ch_JesusChrist) April 5, 2020
“No one is perfect and we all experience hardships,” says Laudy Kaouk, a member of the @Ch_JesusChrist Slate Canyon 14th Ward (Spanish), Provo Utah Stake.
She is one of two teenagers speaking at this evening’s special session of #GeneralConference @KSL5TV @KSLcom @kslnewsradio pic.twitter.com/unkWFETLGm
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) April 5, 2020
Brother Enzo S. Petelo, a priest in the Meadow Wood Ward of the Provo Utah Edgemont Stake then spoke.
“We are given the opportunity to minister like angels, to preach the gospel on all the continents of the earth, and to help souls come unto Christ.” —Brother Enzo S. Petelo #GeneralConference #HearHim pic.twitter.com/kme9mjXYqc
— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (@Ch_JesusChrist) April 5, 2020
“You can be a beacon of light to all those who are unsure of themselves,” says Enzo Petelo, a priest in the @Ch_JesusChrist Meadow Wood Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont Stake.
He is speaking on how the Priesthood blesses the youth. #GeneralConference2020 @KSL5TV @KSLcom @kslnewsradio pic.twitter.com/Oy6TRx1y8i
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) April 5, 2020
According to Tad Walch with the Deseret News, this was the first time youth speakers spoke during a General Conference since April 1983. Newly-called General Authority Seventy Elder Matthew S. Holland, son of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, spoke during that conference.
See more from the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in our live blog here.
