Menu
Kaitlyn Bancroft
Kaitlyn Bancroft

Kaitlyn Bancroft is a reporter with Church News. Previously, she’s written for KSL.com, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Spectrum & Daily News (part of the USA TODAY NETWORK), The Denver Post, Deseret News and The Davis Clipper. She's a 2019 graduate of Brigham Young University's journalism program, where she worked at The Daily Universe for four years. Follow her work on Twitter @katbancroft or on Instagram @katbancroftreports, and email her at kbancroft@deseretnews.com.


From the missionary age change to multiple temple announcements, general conference has impacted countless lives.

This week’s study guide includes the teaching that only prophets receive revelation for the entire Church.

April 2025 will mark the 25th anniversary of the first-ever general conference held in the Conference Center.

Brother Gabriel W. Reid, second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, spoke about the process of acting on personal revelation.

The Resurrection is the “ultimate expression” of Christ’s love, President Russell M. Nelson testified.

This week’s study guide includes revelation given to Emma Smith, the Prophet Joseph Smith’s wife.

Focusing on the theme “Discover,” millions of participants worldwide were encouraged to make meaningful discoveries at RootsTech 2025, the largest family history gathering in the world.

“We run a RootsTech genealogy conference as a way to increase temple ordinances for God’s children,” President Russell M. Nelson has told Elder Kevin S. Hamilton, executive director of the Church’s Family History Department.

This week’s study guide includes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint’s organization on April 6, 1830.

A breakout session at the 2025 Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference explored the benefits of becoming a "healing church."

Steve Rockwood was joined by father-daughter singing duo Mat and Savanna Shaw and Ancestry genealogist Crista Cowan.

Elder Patrick Kearon was a keynote speaker at the 2025 Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference.

This week’s study guide includes the Savior’s reflection on the Atonement, which caused Him to "tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore."

The Emmy Award-winning singer/songwriter will take the main stage on Thursday, March 6.

Three speakers — genealogy expert Lindsay Fulton, Navajo artist Mylo Fowler and musician Victor Wooten — will share the power of family history for themselves and others.

His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II shared how meeting President Nelson in 2023 ignited "a certain kind of fire."

This week’s study guide includes revelation about repentance, the Atonement and the worth of souls.

17-year-old Drew Hamilton spent three months laboring at the construction site, honoring his ancestors who helped build the original church generations earlier.

The annual family history event has made a variety of announcements ahead of the March 6-8 conference.

Psychology professor Pamela Ebstyne King shared ways that religion and spirituality impact human well-being.

This week’s study guide includes John the Baptist restoring the Aaronic Priesthood.

Acts of worship should connect to love for the Savior, the General Authority Seventy said.

This week’s study guide includes the Lord’s direction to Joseph Smith regarding the lost 116 pages from the Book of Mormon translation.

The Botero family, Ysabelle Cuevas and Marco Lui join a lineup that features four other keynote speakers.

The new pages will feature learning tips, scriptural insights and more for both individual and family study.

This week’s study guide includes the Lord’s teachings to Oliver Cowdery about receiving personal revelation.

This week’s study guide includes the Lord chastising Joseph Smith for giving Martin Harris the first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon.

This week’s study guide includes the prophecy that “the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers” (Doctrine and Covenants 2:2).