by Church Newsroom | Dec 31, 2019
The following recap of the year 2019 was published in the Newsroom for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes seriously Jesus Christ’s charge to take His good news to “all nations” (Matthew 28:19). In...
by Larry Richman | Dec 4, 2019
The First Presidency’s Christmas devotional will be broadcast on Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. MST. The program, originating from the Conference Center, will include Christmas messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church. The Tabernacle...
by Larry Richman | Nov 27, 2019
From a notice to stakes and wards, dated November 26, 2019: Beginning in January 2020, the curriculum for Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Young Women classes will change in the following ways: The meeting outlines will have specific dates on which they should be...
by Larry Richman | Oct 28, 2019
Members may now start their own missionary recommendations for both senior service missions and full-time senior missions at SeniorMissionary.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. On the site, you can also browse a list of opportunities to serve from home or across the world,...
by Church Newsroom | Oct 14, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 7, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 5, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2019
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...
by Church Newsroom | Sep 30, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Sep 5, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Aug 29, 2019
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,...
by Larry Richman | Aug 16, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Jul 11, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Jul 1, 2019
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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 27, 2019
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...