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Twice a year, families everywhere settle in for general conference. There are four two-hour sessions, prophets and apostles speaking, and a room full of people who all listen differently. A teenager might catch every word. A seven-year-old might last ten minutes. And somewhere in between, a parent is trying to help everyone hear at least one thing that matters.
The October 2026 general conference is Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, in 80 languages. To help, we built a free set of conference games for the whole family. Four of them work before and during the sessions, and six more about the Apostles are good for afterward. They all work on a phone, with no app and no login.
This guide walks through each game with screenshots and suggests when to use it. At the end you'll find a simple plan for the whole weekend.
| Game | Best for | When to play | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who's Speaking? | Ages 10 to adult | Friday night or before a session | About 5 minutes |
| Conference Bingo | Ages 8 to adult | During any session | The whole session |
| Treasure Hunt | Ages 3 to 7 | During any session | The whole session |
| Predictions | Ages 10 to adult | Before Saturday morning, checked Sunday night | 5 minutes, twice |
| Church Leader Games | Ages 10 to adult | Between sessions or after conference | 5 minutes each |
Little children often recognize voices before they recognize faces. Who's Speaking? plays short audio clips from the April 2026 general conference and asks you to pick the speaker from four names. There are 15 voices in 15 rounds. You can replay a clip, but the first listen is worth more points.
Before you start, tap Learn the voices first. It lists all 15 members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve, and each name plays a short sample. After you answer, the game shows who was speaking, their calling, a line from the talk and a link to read the whole talk.

How to use it: play it Friday night as a family, passing one phone around the room. On Saturday morning, children who just learned the voices often light up when a familiar one comes on. "That's Elder Gilbert!" is a great way to start listening.
Conference Bingo gives everyone in the family their own 5×5 card. Open the page on each phone and every person gets a different card. Pick the session you're watching (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning or Sunday afternoon) and tap a square when you hear it. Five in a row wins. The center square, Jesus Christ, is free.

Squares include gospel topics like Holy Ghost, Revelation, Repentance and Plan of salvation, plus things you'll see, like Choir sings or A hymn is named. Use New card for a fresh card each session and Clear marks to start over. Prefer paper? Print this card sends it to your printer.
A gentle tip: bingo works best as a reason to listen, not a race. When someone gets bingo, have them share the sentence they heard for their last square. That one sentence is often the best part of the session.
Young children need something to look for. The Conference Treasure Hunt shows 12 pictures, including a sheep or shepherd, a temple, a heart for love, missionaries, a family, the choir and scriptures. When your child hears or sees one, they tap it and earn a star.

Turn on Read-aloud so a child who can't read yet hears each word when they tap it. Pick the session at the top, and use Start over for the next one. Progress saves on the device, so a child can come back after a snack break without losing stars.
If you also want something on paper, the Church offers simple, printable conference activities for children and youth. They pair well with the Treasure Hunt for children who like to color while they listen.
Conference Predictions is for teens and adults who like a little suspense. Before the first session, each person guesses yes or no on 12 statements, such as "A speaker tells a story about a grandchild" or "At least one talk is given in a language other than English." After the last session on Sunday, switch to Check my card, mark what really happened and see your score.

Your guesses stay on your own phone. Nothing is posted publicly. It makes a fun Sunday dinner conversation: "Who called the most?"
The two-hour break between sessions is a good time for something short. The Church Leader Games take five minutes or less each. Every answer links to the original talk or official biography on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

For more ways to make the weekend meaningful, from conference breakfasts to notebooks, see our 8 general conference traditions.
All sessions stream live on the general conference page on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app. They are also streamed and broadcast in over 80 languages. Talks are posted to read soon after each session, which makes a good follow-up for Which Apostle Said It?
Yes. Every game is free, with no account, no app and no ads inside the game.
Yes. The games work for every general conference, in April and October. Bingo and the Treasure Hunt work for any session, and Who's Speaking? uses clips from a recent conference.
They're designed to do the opposite. Bingo and the Treasure Hunt give children a reason to listen for words and ideas. If a game starts to compete with the talk, pause it. A short family discussion afterward matters more than the score.
No. Children can share one phone, or you can print the bingo card. The Treasure Hunt works well with a parent holding the phone and a child pointing.
No. They're independent games made by Weak Things. They are not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Every talk link goes to the Church's official site.
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