This is more than two guys in suits and ties, wandering around and knocking on doors.

Church leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including modern-day Prophet and President Gordon B. Hinckley, are preparing for the 168th General Conference.

Leaders from around the world will deliver “a meaningful message to the entire world via satellite,” according to a recent press release.

The General Conference will be televised on public access in Ames on Oct. 3 and 4 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on both days. The conference will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ames, 2524 Hoover Ave., will have a big-screen television available for people to watch the sessions.

“What’s important about this is that the Lord’s representatives will be telling us at this day and time what we need to be doing to live a good life. It’s much like the apostles or prophets of old,” said John Strong, branch president of the Ames division.

Jason Ellsworth, counselor of the Ames branch president and graduate student in agronomy, said there will be five, two-hour sessions with six speakers at each session.

Greg Westwater, who has been a member of the church since birth, said listening to church leaders helps him confront issues in his life.

“When I go and listen to what they have to say, there’s usually an answer to something I’ve been worried about. Or I think, ‘Oh, yes, that’s something I need to do better,'” said Westwater, sophomore in mechanical engineering.

Westwater said he recently spent two years doing missions in New York City.

Each year, two semi-annual conferences are held for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“Every six months they hold the general conference, broadcast through satellite,” Westwater said. “The president will speak and other leaders will select the message they feel will be important to the world.”

Topics range from leading a Christian life, being good families and parents, humility, love and kindness, Ellsworth said.

“The prophet and apostles speak about Christ and what we must do before he returns,” Strong said. “It’s gospel-centered and focuses on how we are to live a healthy and happy life.”

Cherilyn Walley, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints in Ames, said people can find truths in all the church teachings.

“We just claim to have the most truth of any church on earth,” Walley, graduate student in history, said. “We have more members outside of the United States than inside … a lot of people in poorer countries are a lot more prepared to hear the message.”

The church members said there are certain beliefs that separate this denomination from other Protestant and Catholic beliefs.

“We believe that the authority of God and his revelation has been restored to earth … meaning that it was on earth before and had been brought back,” Strong said.

Westwater said what makes the Church of Mormon different is that the “denomination has an authority for God to speak.

“We believe in the modern day prophet that speaks for God,” Westwater said. “The two books [the Bible and Book of Mormon] teach the same thing … People against the church would tell you there are contradictions, but that all goes back to how you want to interpret things. In my opinion, they completely agree.”