Couples Married Civilly Now Authorized for Immediate Temple Marriage
New policy sets single global standard The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that a civil marriage between a man and a woman will no longer necessitate waiting a year for that couple to be to married (or sealed) in a...
Church’s Children and Youth Initiative to Begin January 2020
The Church is moving forward on its new global initiative for children and youth that will become available to millions of Latter-day Saint children and youth beginning in January 2020. It will replace the current scouting, Personal Progress, Duty to God, and Faith in...
Download General Authority Chart Updated April 2019
An updated chart of General Authorities and General Officers is now available to download. The chart reflects leadership changes announced during the April 2019 general conference. The chart will appear in the May 2019 issues of the Ensign and Liahona magazines...
Salt Lake Temple to Close, Temple Square to be Remodeled
Today, the Church announced that the historic Salt Lake Temple will close December 29, 2019 for about four years for extensive renovation. In addition, significant modifications will be made to Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building. The...
Tabernacle Choir 2019 Easter Concert to be Streamed Live
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square will present a special Easter performance on Temple Square on April 19 and 20, 2019, at 7:30pm. The concert will be streamed live online and rebroadcast on BYUtv. See details below. The Choir will be joined by the Orchestra at...
Being Wise in Managing Finances
The Church has prepared a resource, “Being Wise in Managing Our Finances,” that teaches principles of sound financial management, including making wise investment decisions. Bishops in the United States and Canada were instructed to plan a fifth-Sunday lesson in March...
Church Updates LGBTQ Policies on Baptism & Blessing of Children, Apostasy
Today, the First Presidency announced that children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals may now be blessed as infants and later baptized as members of the Church without First Presidency approval if the parents give permission for the baptism and...
Communicating With Church Members Through Email
Church Email Addresses The email address the Church uses to communicate with members has changed from LDSChurch.org to ChurchofJesusChrist.org. If you are no longer receiving emails from the Church, check your spam or junk folder. If you find any there, click...
Church’s 11th International Art Competition
The Church History Museum has opened an exhibit based on the 11th International Art Competition. This year’s theme is Meditations on Belief, based on Psalms 77:11-12: “I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will meditate...
Saints, Vol. 1 Now Available in Print in 14 Languages
Volume 1 of the book Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days is now available in print in 14 languages. The First Presidency has encouraged “all to read the book [Saints] and make use of the supplementary material available online.” Books...
More Options for Missionaries to Communicate with Families
Effective immediately, full-time missionaries may communicate with their families on their weekly preparation day via text messages, online messaging, phone calls, and video chat in addition to letters and emails. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
How the Church is Reaching Millennials, Gen Z, Children
From the Church’s Newsroom series “2018 Year in Review”: According to the Pew Research Center, young adults worldwide are less religious by a number of measures. The same can be said, according to Barna, of the generation behind them, commonly known...
Elder Rasband Tells Teachers to be First Responders to Students Considering Suicide
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged teachers to “talk to teens about suicide and love them out of considering suicide as a solution to their pain.” Elder Rasband spoke to 50,000 seminary and institute teachers in a devotional on...