README.md

Download General Conference
(and convert to Audiobook)

How to convert the official General Conference website listing into an
unofficial Audiobook for easy listening on any device, in any app.

UPDATES

• October 2023 - no changes, still works as-is
• April 2022 - updated selectors for new site

Download Pre-Converted Files

• October 2023 General Conference.m4b

Download from ChurchOfJesusChrist.org

1. Go to any of the General Conference listings (from April 1971 to Present). For example:
   • https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10
   • https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1971/04
2. Open Chrome's Menu => More Tools => Developer Tools
   (the JavaScript Console Inspector)
3. Copy and Paste this script into the Console:

   var script = document.createElement('script');
   script.src="https://churchofjesuschristdev.github.io/General-Conference-to-Audiobook/general-conference-talks.js";
   document.body.append(script);

   
4. Download each talk by either:
   • Painstakingly download each talk with the provided links
   • Or copy and paste the curl commands into Terminal.app
   

Convert to AudioBook

1. Use AudioBookBinder from the App Store to convert from several mp3s into a single m4b
2. Check the Church Newsroom if you'd like a nice image to use:
   https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-news-announcements
3. Enjoy with Bound (via its Web Uploader) on iOS, or any other audiobook app on any other device

Also of Interest

LibriVox Book of Mormon

If you'd like a little more variety in the voice acting of the Book of Mormon,
you might enjoy the community recordings put together by LibriVox Volunteers:

• https://librivox.org/the-book-of-mormon-by-joseph-smith-jr/

Manuals as AudioBooks

The church has some official audiobooks for the various manuals and study materials:

• https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/publications?lang=eng
• https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/audio?lang=mlg