by Larry Richman | Nov 18, 2024
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites individuals, families and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The devotional will...
by Larry Richman | Nov 1, 2024
The Church has announced expanded missionary opportunities for single members of the Church age 40 and older. Single men 40 and older may be called as full-time senior missionaries if they do not have dependent children living at home. Those who serve in this capacity...
by Larry Richman | Oct 21, 2024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released its 2025 schedule of Churchwide broadcasts and other recorded resources, which are listed in the table below. Stake and ward leaders should reference this schedule as they plan events for 2025. Details about...
by Larry Richman | Oct 3, 2024
At general conference every six months, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues an official World Report of Church news and events around the world. You can watch it in English below. The program is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French....
by Larry Richman | Sep 23, 2024
Young adults are invited to attend a worldwide devotional for young adults on November 3, 2024, in the Americas, and on November 10 in other areas. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan, will share messages specifically for...
by Larry Richman | Sep 9, 2024
President Russell M. Nelson turns 100 years old today. All are invited to commemorate his milestone birthday by gathering for a special home evening with family or friends to watch President Nelson’s 100th birthday celebration. The 75-minute broadcast on...
by Larry Richman | Sep 8, 2024
When President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on September 9, 1924, the Church was within the first 100 years of its 1830 organization. Today, as members of the Church prepare to commemorate the...
by Larry Richman | Aug 19, 2024
The biannual updates to the Church’s General Handbook have been published online. The August 2024 updates are summarized below. Counseling Together in Elders Quorum and Relief Society Meetings. Added instruction that elders quorum and Relief Society members counsel...
by Larry Richman | Aug 11, 2024
President Russell M. Nelson will turn 100 years old on Monday, September 9. All are invited to commemorate his milestone birthday by gathering for a special home evening with family or friends to watch President Nelson’s 100th birthday celebration. The 75-minute...
by Larry Richman | Aug 8, 2024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints produces many videos, events, and other productions. They are always looking for members to be considered for acting, voice-over, modeling, and music projects. The Church publishes opportunities on the Church Casting and...
by Larry Richman | Jul 29, 2024
As part of a Utah YSA Area Conference, young single adults want to collect over 100,000 birthday messages for President Russell M. Nelson’s 100th birthday. They hope to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for “The Most Contributions to a Greetings...
by Larry Richman | Jul 22, 2024
In a notice to Church leaders, the Church announced adjustments in the age ranges for single adults and young single adults. The term young single adult now refers to unmarried members ages 18–35. Where available, units for young single adults may include those ages...
by Larry Richman | Jun 13, 2024
The Church News recently published four charts that show the growth of the Church in four areas: Membership. The chart above shows the continual growth of the Church from 1830 to 2023. There were 17,255,394 members at the end of 2023. Wards and branches. There were...
by Larry Richman | Jun 11, 2024
The application and audition process for the 360-voice Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square opened this year on Saturday June 1, and will close Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. The application guide and link are available on the choir’s website at TheTabernacleChoir.org. The...
by Larry Richman | Jun 6, 2024
In about 100 days, on September 9, President Russell M. Nelson will celebrate his 100th birthday. In a social media post, he invited us to reach out to “the one.”