Mormons to hold major conference without attendees The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because of the spread of the coronavirusFILE - This Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, shows the Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)FILE - This Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, shows the Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The twice-yearly conference usually brings about 100,000 to Salt Lake City over two days. Banning the public from attending a conference where church leaders provide spiritual guidance and sometimes make news is quite rare in the religion's history but not unprecedented. Both the state of Utah and the capital city of Salt Lake City have preemptively declared state of emergencies.

Source: ABC News March 11, 2020 16:43 UTC