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...
Church Publishes Statement About Geographic Location of Book of Mormon Events
The Church has published a statement about the geographic location of Book of Mormon events in the article “Book of Mormon Geography” in the Gospel Topics section of the Church’s website (topics.lds.org). The following is the statement: The Church...
Report on the Growth of the Church
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a report about the growth and status of the Church. The report contains worldwide statistics about the following: Church membership, number of congregations and number of languages...States with the Highest Percentage of Church Members
Ever wonder which states have the highest percentage of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? In a post on LDS Church Growth, researcher Matt Martinich lists the U. S. states with the highest percentages. Here are the top 10, as of 2016: Utah:...
2018 Year in Review: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has published a 2018 Year in Review. The article takes a look back at the year’s significant stories and events. Here are a few of the key articles, many of which include videos: How Did the Church Change This Year? A...
Apostles Use Instagram to Share Savior’s Message
President Russell M. Nelson, along with his counselors in the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, can use Instagram to share the light of Jesus Christ and personal experiences that have taught them about the principles of the gospel....
2018 First Presidency Christmas Devotional
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites Church members, their families, and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional on Sunday, December 2, 2018. The devotional will include messages from...Follow on social media