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Elder Joshua Hinton, right, speaks with Jan and Tom Galovich during a party at the LDS Motion Picture Studio in Provo on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
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How 1 Latter-day Saint has found joy as a missionary 4 years after paralyzing accident

Leadership and ability fuel young elder who refuses to be defined by his physical challenges.
The celestial room in the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple.
Temples 12 beautiful photos inside the newly renovated Oklahoma City temple By Valerie Johnson
President M. Russell Ballard, right, walks with President John S. Tanner prior to the BYU-Hawaii Winter Semester Commencement ceremony on April 20, 2019.
Leaders & Ministry Why the 'literal power' of the gospel is crucial in a virtual world, according to President Ballard By Aubrey Eyre
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Callings Take a look at these recently called stake presidencies
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks during a press conference in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019 about renovations to the Salt Lake Temple and grounds.
Temples President Nelson details plans for Salt Lake Temple during its 4-year closure for renovation By Sarah Jane Weaver
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Meet the new Area Seventies sustained during April 2019 general conference
Church members sustained 55 new Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the 189th Annual General Conference on April 6.
An Aaronic Priesthood choir from stakes in Layton, Utah, sings during the priesthood session of the 189th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 6, 2019.
Leaders & Ministry
It's been 12 years since Elder Soares visited his home in Brazil. Here are highlights from his trip
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided at the Sao Paulo Brazil Cumbica Stake conference and leadership this March.
Elder Ulisses Soares returned to neighborhood of his youth during recent assignment.
Callings
These new mission leaders are called to serve in Canada, Chile, Ghana and other areas around the world
The following eight new mission presidents and companions have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July.
One hundred twenty seven mission presidents and their wives gather in the Provo Missionary Training Center to hear counsel and instruction from Church leaders during the 2017 Seminar for New Mission Presidents on Sunday, June 25.
Members
See the milestone, centenarian and death notices of these Church members
Notices of members celebrating 70 years of marriage or more, members celebrating 100 years or more, and deaths of members who have served in a general Church capacity.
Visitors walks past flowers on the grounds of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019. Leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced renovation plans for the Salt Lake Temple and changes to the temple grounds and Temple Square.
Leaders & Ministry
Following Sri Lanka bombings, Church's Asia Area presidency offers words of sorrow, comfort
By Scott Taylor
Following Sunday's devastating bombings in Sri Lanka that have resulted in more than 200 deaths, the Asia Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement expressing sorrow and comfort.
Relatives of a blast victim grieve outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than hundred were killed and hundreds more hospitalized with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, the worst violence to hit the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Living Faith
Boyd Matheson: To know, remember and serve Jesus Christ in the adventure of discipleship
President Russell M. Nelson has invited all to come and experience for themselves the blessings found along the covenant path in the adventure of discipleship. "I invite you to seek to know for yourself that He is the Master Healer.”
Jesus Christ, now resurrected, approaches his apostles and others in this scene from a Bible Video.
Living Faith
What are your favorite memories of Temple Square? Send us your responses here
With the Salt Lake Temple and surrounding areas being closed for a four-year renovation, the Church News would like to hear about your favorite memories or experiences on Temple Square.
Flowers adorn the grounds of The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019. Church officials announced renovations and changes to it and the grounds.
Living Faith
Music and the Spoken Word: The greatest of all miracles
Good things happen, and bad things often improve. People change for the better, and hearts can soften over time.
A BYU study sheds new light on ladybugs' success as predators of pesky insects. Provided by Steve Walters/BYU (Submission date: 05/05/2005)
Leaders & Ministry
President Nelson to speak in Florida devotional this summer — here's what you need to know
By Valerie Johnson
President Russell M. Nelson will speak in a devotional in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, June 9, the Church announced on Friday, April 19.
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Nelson
Temples
'This will be an incredible opportunity': Iconic Salt Lake Temple to hold public open house in 2024
By Jason Swensen
In four years when renovations are complete, the Salt Lake Temple will open its doors during a public open house to people of all faiths or no faith.
Current view of Temple Square.
Temples
Take a look at the project renderings for the Salt Lake Temple renovation
By Valerie Johnson
The Church released details and project renderings for the planned Salt Lake Temple renovation in a Newsroom release on April 19. President Russell M. Nelson announced that the Salt Lake Temple would close on Dec. 29, 2019.
Rendering of the Salt Lake Temple’s south side at street level.
Temples
Boyd Matheson: Looking to sacred places and spaces
Boyd Matheson: The difference between an old building and a building that is historic is what happened on the inside. Winston Churchill famously said, "We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us."
Flowers adorn the grounds of The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2019. Church officials announced renovations and changes to it and the grounds.
Temples
FAQ: What to expect from the upcoming Salt Lake Temple renovation
By Trent Toone
Here are some questions and answers that will hopefully help those following the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square to better understand how the project will unfold in the coming years.
Rendering view inside the north gate of Temple Square showing the top of the skylight over the recommend desk entry.
Members
How 3 members helped the Church be officially recognized in DR Congo
By Scott Taylor
"Pioneer" Latter-day Saints in DR Congo include individuals who were converted in Europe before returning home and those who learn about the Church from books well before formal organization and recognition in the country.
David M. Kennedy, second from left, a special representative of the First Presidency, and Oscar W. McConkie Jr., fourth from the left and in the back, legal counsel for the Church, were key in helping get official recognition in 1986 for the Church in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). They are joined by, from left, a Mr. Minani of the Zaire intelligence office; Mucioko Banza, Mbuyi Nkitabungi, Regine Banza, Sister Jean Hutchings, Judith McConkie and Elder R. Bay Hutchings.
Callings
New temple presidents and matrons called to serve in Nauvoo, Fiji, Paris, Japan and other areas around the world
The following 16 new temple presidents and matrons have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in November.
Nauvoo Temple June 22nd, 2002. Allred/photo (Submission date: 06/23/2002)
Leaders & Ministry
President Nelson sends message of comfort to Pope Francis after Notre Dame fire
By Danielle Christensen
President Russell M. Nelson expressed his "profound sadness" to Pope Francis in a letter on Monday, April 15, after the Notre Dame fire
The Seine flows under the Pont Au Double bridge next to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a massive fire. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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'Our hearts are with beloved Paris': Sister Sharon Eubank shares hopeful post after Notre Dame fire
By Aubrey Eyre
Like many around the world who watched as smoke and flames destroyed the roof of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on Monday, April 15, members of the Church took to social media this week to share in mourning the loss of the cathedral.
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