Three More Far Eastern Area Conferences Announced

The First Presidency has announced that in addition to the Area General Conferences scheduled this August in Japan and Korea, smaller area conferences will also be held in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

General Authorities will be present at the conferences, held under the direction of the First Presidency. The sessions in the Philippines will be Monday and Tuesday, August 11 and 12. They will include a Monday evening activity and social program, and general sessions Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon and evening. The conference will be held in Manila at the Araneta Coliseum.

Sessions in Hong Kong will be Wednesday and Thursday evenings, August 13 and 14, in the Lee Theater. At the same times, other meetings will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. All members in the respective countries have been invited to attend.

The previously announced Area General Conference in Tokyo, Japan, will be held on August 8, 9, and 10 in the Budokan Complex. The following weekend, August 15, 16, and 17, another conference will be held in the Chang Chun Sports Palace in Seoul, Korea.

The conferences are designed to foster closer personal communication between the general leadership of the Church and the local Saints.

Manila’s Araneta Coliseum.

Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Memorial Hall in Taipei.