The Latest on a Mormon conference in Salt Lake City(all times local):11 a.m.A top Mormon leader is reminding church members about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms for deceased ancestors who didn't receive the ordinance while alive. ___1 a.m.Mormons will hear guidance and inspiration from the religion's top leaders during a church conference this weekend in Salt Lake City as well as getting an update about church membership statistics. Updated figures for total worldwide members and new converts are among the stats released during the Saturday afternoon session of the spring conference. Matt Martinich, an independent Mormon researcher, says he's eager to find out how many new members were converted by missionaries last year. Church figures show the average number of people converted per missionary has been on the decline in recent years.

Source: Fox News April 01, 2017 17:03 UTC