 In October 2019, church president Russell M. Nelson announced that General Conference the following April would be "unlike any other" and would celebrate the bicentennial of events that served as "the very foundation of the restoration", and encouraged church members to prepare for the occasion.In mid-November 2019, it was announced that the traditional Priesthood Session for all male church members 11 and older would be replaced by a Saturday Evening Session for all members of the church who are 11 and older.Church leaders subsequently announced that a multi-cultural choir would provide the music at that Saturday Evening Session.