Safety in Meetinghouses Is the Responsibility of Every Latter-day Saint
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has updated its guidelines to help its leaders and members remain safe while on Church property. “Changing conditions around the world” are the impetus of this update, the Church’s Presiding Bishopric wrote in a letter...
9 Changes at the October 2019 General Conference
This was a momentous general conference with lots of exciting changes to help the Church move forward. Below is a list of nine major changes that were announced. Policy about witnesses to ordinances. (Russell M. Nelson, Oct. 2, General Conference Leadership...
Church Announces Changes to Strengthen Youth
In general conference, changes were announced to strengthen youth. Read a summary of the changes on the Church’s Newsroom site. Read a letter with details about the changes that was sent to ward and stake leaders. Below is the revised Young Women...
Church Adjusts Policy for Witnessing Ordinances
Today, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent the following letter to Church leaders and members: Dear Brothers and Sisters: Witnessing Ordinances Early in this dispensation, the Lord instructed that “in the...
Church Newsroom Facebook and Instagram Accounts Merge with Main Church Pages
The social media accounts of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continue to unify to improve usage of the correct name of the Church and simplify the Church’s social media presence. The Church Newsroom Facebook and Instagram accounts have merged with the...
Book of Mormon Videos to be Released; Watch Trailer for 1 Nephi
Stories from the Book of Mormon are coming to life in a new live-action video series titled “Book of Mormon Videos.” This video series is produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first video of the series will be available September...
BYU-Pathway Worldwide Offers Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education
BYU-Pathway Worldwide is disrupting higher education by offering a full private college education for less than $8,760. Compare that with the average private school degree of over $180,000 or a public school degree of over $80,000. With over 45,000 students,...
Church Launches Protection Training for Leaders of Children and Youth
As part of an ongoing effort to protect children and youth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an online training course for all adults who interact with children and youth in their Church assignments. The Church does not tolerate abuse of...
Video: Church Membership & Temple Growth “The Gospel Shall Roll Forth”
The video “The Gospel Shall Roll Forth” shows the growth in number of stakes and temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1830 to 2017. The video was provided by the Church’s Gospel Media Library at...
Join President Russell M. Nelson in 95th Birthday Celebration
Guest artists for President Russell M. Nelson’s 95th birthday celebration, scheduled for September 6, 2019, have been announced. Latter-day Saint performing artists Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four, GENTRI, The Bonner Family, Nathan Pacheco, and Donny Osmond will...
First Chapter of Saints Vol. 2 Now Online and in July Magazines
The first 8 chapters of volume 2 of Saints: No Unhallowed Hand will be available to read before the full book is published in February 2020. Chapter 1 is now online at saints.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, in the Gospel Library app, and in the July issue of the Ensign...
Updates to Names of Church Resources
Many of the Church’s resources have been renamed to better reflect the name of the Church and convey our commitment to follow Jesus Christ. The following resources have been changed to align with direction from Church leaders: LDS Tools app is now Member Tools. (This...
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...