President Nelson’s Difficult Decision to Close Temples: “What Would I Say to the Prophet Joseph Smith?”
In a new Church News video, President Russell M. Nelson describes the difficult decision to temporarily close the temples due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, “Only in our temples do we receive the highest blessings that God has in store for His faithful children.”...
July 2020 Updates to General Handbook
Additional chapters of the General Handbook have been revised. The chapters for the Elders Quorum, Relief Society, Sunday School, and Teaching the Gospel have been rewritten. Other chapters have been updated. Several updates have been made to Chapter 38, "Church...
Watch Church’s First-Ever Virtual Youth Music Festival
Wednesday night, thousands of Latter-day Saint young men and women tuned in to the first-ever virtual Youth Music Festival, “Hear the Voice of the Lord,” to watch other youth share their talents and testimonies of Jesus Christ. If you missed this worldwide broadcast,...
Salt Lake Temple Time Capsule Is Opened After 128 Years
Church historians have opened the time capsule that sat at the top of the Salt Lake Temple for 128 years. The time capsule was cemented within the 3,800-pound circular granite capstone at the feet of the Moroni statue. Although most items within the temple capstone...
COVID-19 Delays Filming of Seasons 4 & 5 for Book of Mormon Videos
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the filming of additional episodes of the Book of Mormon Videos series. The Church has released videos covering the events from the Book of Mormon through Alma 42. Filming for 3 Nephi and Ether was scheduled for this summer, but will...
Church History Research Guides
Librarians at the Church History Library have created guides to resources available on various subjects. See the Research Guides page for a list of the guides available: General Church History. Resources and materials about the history of the Church in different eras...
Secure Your Church Account with Two-Step Verification
Two-Step Verification is an additional security feature for your Church Account that helps prevent anyone from using your account even if they know your password. Get started at account.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and choose Two-Step Verification under Security Settings....
Listen to Anything in the Gospel Library With Text-to-Speech
Now you can listen to anything in the Gospel Library app. If it doesn't already have a pre-recorded audio, you can now use the text-to-speech capability for all the content in the app. Just tap the headphones icon and it will play the pre-recorded audio (if...
Gospel Voice Amazon Alexa Skill and Google Assistant
The Church has created Gospel Voice, available as an Amazon Alexa skill and a Google Assistant. With this new skill (for Amazon Alexa) or action (for Google Assistant), you can conveniently listen to Church content, such as scriptures; general conference; Come, Follow...
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
"We all experience heartache, hardship, and sorrow. But no matter what we’re going through, we can always find hope and comfort in God and His promises." That's the message of the page "How Can I Get through Hard Things?" from the Church's site ComeUntoChrist.org. Why...
Volunteer to Help Improve Place-Names on FamilySearch
Here's a great volunteer opportunity to help improve the place names that appear on FamilySearch. FamilySearch offers a simple tool online or on mobile phones where you can help standardize and correct names of places by matching them with a standard place that can be...
Video: Campfires of Faith
Watch the new Church video "Campfires of Faith," featuring a message from Elder Gerrit W. Gong. A campfire of faith in Jesus Christ can bring light and hope to our lives. Focusing on the light of faith causes darkness to lose its power and enables us to take action on...
