▁practices ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁modern ▁era , ▁members ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁gather ▁in ▁the ▁st akes ▁of ▁Z ion ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁gather ▁with ▁their ▁local ▁w ard ▁or ▁branch ▁for ▁week ly ▁worship ▁services ▁in ▁L DS ▁meeting h ouses . ▁Tw ice ▁a ▁year ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁st ake ▁conference ▁for ▁each ▁st ake , ▁where ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁w ards ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁each ▁st ake ▁meet ▁as ▁a ▁group . ▁These ▁were ▁previously ▁held ▁in ▁st ake ▁tab ern acles , ▁but ▁now ▁normally ▁will ▁occur ▁in ▁st ake ▁center . ▁District ▁and ▁area ▁conference ▁also ▁happen ▁period ically . ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁gather ▁twice ▁each ▁year ▁for ▁General ▁Conference , ▁currently ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Conference ▁Center , ▁but ▁available ▁by ▁satellite ▁broadcast ▁to ▁many ▁L DS ▁meeting h ouses , ▁via ▁BY U tv , ▁and ▁other ▁broadcast ▁out lets . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁high ▁schools ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁many ▁L DS ▁students ▁gather ▁for ▁release ▁time ▁Sem inary ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁teach ings ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Standard ▁Works . ▁In ▁many ▁colleg es ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁students ▁gather ▁together ▁to ▁take ▁inst itute ▁classes ▁which ▁teach ▁these ▁same ▁topics ▁at ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁level . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Articles ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁( L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ) ▁( number ▁ 1 0 ) ▁ ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁Israel ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁Joseph ▁(