Elder Braxton Blake Mecham had been serving in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission.

"Service is not merely a humanitarian act; it is an expression of our faith and our commitment to follow the example of Christ," said Elder Manea Tuahu, an Area Seventy in French Polynesia.

The Church's Canada Area presidency released a statement offering condolences and sympathy for those affected by the tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta.

Elder Kyle S. McKay, a General Authority Seventy who serves as Church historian and recorder, will speak at the Church History Symposium, a two-day event that will focus on how Latter-day Saints remember their past.