There will be significant changes to Sunday meeting schedules beginning in January 2019. According to President Russell M. Nelson’s opening remarks in the October 2018 general conference, there will be a 'new balance and connection between gospel instruction in the home and in the Church.
This new balance will consist of a 60-minute sacrament meeting each Sunday followed by a 50-minute class that will alternate between Relief Society and Sunday School. Classes will also follow the new “Come, Follow Me” curriculum, which will focus on the New Testament in 2019.
This will be part of a four-year rotation of study based on the four main books of scripture: the Old Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price.
Find a sneak peak to the home-centered curriculum here.
But what will the schedule look like over the course of a month? Here’s everything you need to know, according to lds.org:
For adults and youth:
Week one:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition to classes
- 50-minute Sunday School class for adults, 50-minute class for youth
Week two:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition to classes
- 50-minute class for priesthood quorums, Relief Society and Young Women
Week three:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition to classes
- 50-minute Sunday School class for adults, 50-minute class for youth
Week four:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition to classes
- 50-minute class for priesthood quorums, Relief Society and Young Women
Week five:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition to meeting
- Youth and adult meetings under the direction of the bishop
For primary:
- Singing time will replace sharing time. The 'Outline for Sharing Time' will be discontinued.
Every week:
- 60-minute sacrament meeting
- 10-minute transition
- 5-minutes for prayer, talk, scripture or article of faith
- 20-minutes of singing time that supports scriptures studied in class
- 5-minute transition to class
- 20-minute class from “Come, Follow Me” curriculum
Read more about the changes to Sunday scheduling on lds.org.