Growth in Missions During the Last 10 Years
Since 2012, the number of missions in the Church has grown from 347 to 409. The Church News has created two infographics that show the regions of the world with the largest increases and the U. S. states with the largest increases. See the article “Graphs Show...
Returned Missionaries Can Choose to Share Contact Information with Former Mission Leaders
Latter-day Saints who served a mission since 2000 can choose to share their contact information with their former mission leaders through a new Mission Directory in the Member Tools app. A former missionary may opt in to this directory in his or her Church Account,...
FamilySearch Microfilms Now All Available Digitally
The Church has completed the project to digitize all 2.4 million rolls of microfilm with the records of more than 11.5 billion people from around the world. These are now available to the public online. For 83 years, the Church has been collecting and using microfilm...
RootsTech Connect 2022 Will Be Held March 3–5, 2022
FamilySearch has announced that RootsTech Connect 2022 will take place on March 3–5, 2022, as a fully virtual family history event. In 2021, RootsTech attracted more than 1 million visitors from over 240 countries, making it the largest in RootsTech history. Building...
Tabernacle Choir Performances Resume on Temple Square
After being temporarily halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the daily organ recitals, weekly Choir and Bell ensemble rehearsals, and Music & the Spoken Word broadcasts will return to Temple Square. Daily Organ Recitals will resume July 19 and will...
How the Church Is Preserving the Historic Hill Cumorah
Now that the Hill Cumorah Pageant has concluded, the Church will begin a long-term project to preserve the historic and sacred nature of the area. The Hill Cumorah in Manchester, New York, is where Joseph Smith received visits from the angel Moroni and retrieved the...
Instagram and Facebook Accounts for Young Men General Presidency Members
Members of the Young Men General Presidency now have official Instagram and Facebook accounts to connect with members around the world. You can find each Instagram account here: Steven J. Lund Ahmad Corbitt Bradley R. Wilcox You can find each Facebook account here:...
Meet the New Primary General Presidency
The Primary presidency oversees the Church’s organization that teaches children ages 18 months to 11 years the gospel of Jesus Christ and helps them live its principles. These leaders serve under the direction of the First Presidency and travel frequently to help...
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...
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 Publishes Discourses of Eliza R. Snow
The Church has launched the website The Discourses of Eliza R. Snow as a place to publish all of the discourses of Eliza R. Snow, a prominent pioneer and women’s leader in the history of the Church. This marks the first time her inspirational sermons have been...
Exceptions to Dress Standards for Young Missionary Elders
The Church has announced exceptions to the dress standards for young men serving as missionaries. Under the updated guidelines, the standard missionary attire is reemphasized, which includes a white shirt and tie and, in some areas, a suit coat. In approved teaching...
