The general sessions commence at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Saturday and Sunday, with the priesthood or women's sessions beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. The priesthood session held in April is for men and boys (12 years and older) who hold the church's priesthood. The women's session held in October is for those eight years and older. Each of the general sessions lasts about two hours, with the evening session lasting approximately 90 minutes. Historically, beginning in 1994, a women's general meeting was held on Saturday a week prior to the general sessions of the October conference, with a general meeting for young women held at a similar time before the April conference. In November 2013, church leadership announced that beginning in 2014 these meetings for women would be replaced by a semiannual General Women's Meeting for those eight years of age and older. In October 2014, the First Presidency announced that it "has decided that the General Women's Meeting will be designated as the General Women's Session of general conference". In October 2017, the First Presidency announced that, beginning in April 2018, the Priesthood Session will occur during the April conference, while the General Women's Session would be held during October's conference. These sessions will occur during the Saturday evening time previously used for the Priesthood Session. Tickets to the conference are free of charge and church members can obtain them either from local leaders or by writing to church headquarters. Due to demand, the church often restricts the number of separate session tickets issued to attendees (meaning that it is difficult or impossible for most people to acquire tickets to multiple sessions for the same conference weekend). Standby tickets are also available, as frequently many ticket holders are not able to attend. The proceedings of general conference have traditionally been conducted in English, but since October 2014, speakers delivering sermons have the option of speaking in their native language. The proceedings are translated and broadcast in over 90 different languages worldwide. 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.