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Sarah Jane Weaver

Sarah Jane Weaver is the editor of the Deseret News. Joining the company in 1995, she has spent the last almost three decades writing, editing and thinking about news that resonates with the Deseret News audience. Weaver grew up in Salt Lake City and received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Brigham Young University.


“For me, it was also a glimpse of the grace of a world religious leader,” writes Church News executive editor Sarah Jane Weaver.

President Dallin H. Oaks, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said the October 2025 general conference will continue as planned by the late President Russell M. Nelson.

"President Nelson understood the value of general conference to provide direction to the Saints in the coming months. We honor him by following the planned conference schedule he approved," said President Dallin H. Oaks.

Special memorial Church News podcast remembers the life and prophetic ministry of President Russell M. Nelson.

The President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a world-renowned heart surgeon died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.

The new leaders of the Argentina Buenos Aires North and Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova mission met in person for the first time at the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders after learning that their missionary sons will be serving in the other mission.

One of nine siblings to serve as a missionary, Sister Christina Eyring enters the mission field in Spain next week.

"May the Lord guide and sustain you as you embark on this weighty new ministry," wrote President Nelson, President Oaks, President Eyring.

Sister Sheri Dew received an honorary doctorate for her “exemplary leadership and service in the workplace, the community and in public scholarship.”

"It was wonderful to be gathered together with so many religious leaders from such diverse faith traditions," Sister Browning said in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Jane Weaver hosts this important episode on peacemaking despite violent rhetoric.

In a Church News video titled "You Belong," Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf talks about how the women of the Church can be "a great blessing to generations."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke on the importance of temple covenants.

SVU faculty, students say the former Latter-day Saint Young Women general president's leadership is unifying.

As she steps away as host of the Church News podcast, Sarah Jane Weaver shares her learnings after recording 200 podcast episodes.

President Randall discusses President Russell M. Nelson’s medical journals donation, the value of higher education and the benefit of the Church’s institute program.

Latter-day Saint who works with the Church Correlation Department joins the Church News podcast to talk about teaching youth, writing curriculum and facing cancer.

Latter-day Saint Olympians, Church leader ask French youth and young adults to prepare now to finish the ultimate race and earn celestial glory.

Peter Vidmar recalls his own Olympic experience as he prepares to share his thoughts on sports and the Church with youth and young adults

Finnish member Mia Kemppaala joins the Church News podcast to talk about what she learned from President Jeffrey R. Holland’s 2022 visit to Finland and from her calling as a ward translator.

Religious liberty should be championed by all people of faith — and by people of no faith, teach leaders at 2024 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit.

As an attorney involved in negotiations between LGBT and religious groups, Elder Alexander Dushku, now a General Authority Seventy, learned about building respect and friendship

Sarah Jane Weaver reflects on the lessons she learned from former Church News editor Dell Van Orden, who died Thursday, June 27, 2024. He was 88.

The Church News podcast features counsel and direction from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles given to new mission leaders.

Go behind the scenes with series producers Aaron Merrell and Jaelan Petrie to explore the storytelling process of creating the videos and the sacred book of scripture they are based on.

Church News podcast features LeAnna Willmore, Bells at Temple Square conductor, as well as selected music from the handbell ensemble.

After more than three decades as the voice of "Music & the Spoken Word," Lloyd D. Newell joins the Church News podcast to share his memories.

In the Church News video “Jesus Christ Is Relief,” the Relief Society general presidency members — President Camille N. Johnson, Sister J. Anette Dennis and Sister Kristin M. Yee — speak about offering relief to a global community.

"I often tell people that the greatest period of my growth as an Apostle was the two years in the Philippines," said President Oaks in this Church News video titled "The Period of Greatest Learning."

Four years after the Salt Lake Temple closed in January 2020 for extensive renovations, the managing director of the Church’s Special Projects Department and the director of historic temple renovations join the Church News podcast.