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Sydney Walker

Sydney Jorgensen Walker is a reporter for the Church News. She graduated from the BYU journalism program in 2017. She previously wrote for the Faith section in the Deseret News and worked as an assistant in the Priesthood and Family Department at Church headquarters. You can email her at sydneywalker@deseretnews.com and follow her on Twitter @sydney_walker31

Ed and Terry Evans with their friend John Titus Oniel from Freetown, Sierra Leone, watch the Saturday morning session of 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from their home in Rupert, Idaho, on Oct. 1, 2022.
Members
9 ways to watch or listen to April 2023 general conference + 5 ways to prepare
Learn about the April 2023 general conference schedule, in-person attendance, ways to watch or listen live, ideas to prepare and how to follow online.
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Leaders & Ministry
President Nelson to receive Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize from Morehouse College
The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta is awarding President Nelson the Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize at a ceremony in April.
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Living Faith
6 animated videos for kids about following the covenant path
Videos on the Gospel for Kids YouTube channel teach children about prayer, service, revelation, forgiveness and more.
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Leaders & Ministry
Find shelter in Christ from life’s tornadoes, Elder Soares tells Portuguese-speaking members in Utah
It was the first devotional of its kind for Portuguese speakers in the Utah Area.
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Members
Enhance your ‘Come, Follow Me’ New Testament study with this new AR map of the Holy Land
The Church created an augmented reality map of the Holy Land to bring to life key events from the Savior’s life and ministry. Here’s where to find it.
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Leaders & Ministry
‘Parents, we need to be all in,’ Young Women general presidency says of new ‘For the Strength of Youth’ guide
How parents and leaders can best support youth as they use the new “For the Strength of Youth” guide to make decisions.
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Global
3 ways the Church is helping build self-reliance in Brazil
The Church’s humanitarian efforts in Brazil in January included renovating a cancer institute, helping fund surgeries for people with cleft lips and palates and donating shower chairs.
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History Revisited
7 stories to read in honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, the Church News has compiled a list of stories honoring Black members of the Church.
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Members
Photos from the recording of the worldwide youth event with Elder Gong
Did you attend the recording of the youth devotional with Elder Gong, President Cordon and President Lund? Download the group photo here.
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Leaders & Ministry
Elder Gong encourages youth to look for spiritual trail markers that lead to Christ
“Our Savior and His Atonement are our most important trail marker, our greatest source of strength as we make our way through life,” Elder Gong said.
Youth and leaders carry bags through a flooding river while arriving at a For the Strength of Youth conference in Rustenburg, South Africa
Members
How a ‘miraculous’ river crossing at the Johannesburg FSY taught youth to ‘trust in the Lord’
Over 500 youth made it across the flooded river, either on the backs of YSA counselors or on their own with the help of safety ropes.
Moses Lwakihugo shares his story of fleeing Africa and coming to the United States in a new Church video “Christlike Service to Refugees”
Living Faith
How refugees in Spokane have found belonging and support among Latter-day Saints
A new Church video shares the stories of refugees from Africa who have found belonging and support among Latter-day Saints in Spokane, Washington.
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Members
When can I register my youth for FSY?
Registration opens this week for FSY 2023 in the United States and Canada. See a timeline of registration dates.
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Members
What youth learned from the devotional with Elder Gong about doing ‘all things through Christ’
Thousands of Salt Lake-area youth attended the recording of the devotional in the Conference Center. Watch the broadcast Sunday, Jan. 29.
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Leaders & Ministry
7 general conference talks about doing ‘all things through Christ’
Here’s how Church leaders have used the 2023 youth theme verse Philippians 4:13 in general conference talks.
Masked staff members and Church missionaries gather around a mammongram machine at the José Royol Public Health Center in Rivera, Uruguay.
Global
How the Church is fighting breast cancer in Uruguay
To help fight breast cancer in Uruguay, the Church recently donated a digitizer for mammograms to the José Royol Public Health Center in Rivera.
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Living Faith
Sister Browning, Sister Yee participate in St. Louis food drive honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Some 2,000 boxes of canned goods and nonperishable items were distributed to families in need during the food drive presented by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.
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Leaders & Ministry
Invitations President Nelson has given since he became President of the Church
What has President Nelson invited Latter-day Saints to do? Here is a look at some of his invitations since becoming Prophet in January 2018.
Members of the Matthews 2nd Branch (Portuguese) of the Charlotte North Carolina South Stake
Members
The story of the first Portuguese-speaking branch in North Carolina
“It was an answer from the Lord, no doubt,” said a Brazilian member.
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, leave at the end of the women’s session of the 192nd Annual General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Leaders & Ministry
99 announcements and changes in the Church since President Nelson became Prophet 5 years ago
See a chronological list of announcements and changes that have happened in the Church since President Russell M. Nelson became Prophet five years ago.
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Members
FamilySearch announces new name for Family History Library. Here’s why
“The name changes will better align local centers with FamilySearch’s expanding global brand,” according to the FamilySearch news release.
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Living Faith
What is a cairn and why is it the 2023 youth theme logo?
Rock formations called cairns help hikers navigate when the path is unclear. Here’s why a cairn is the logo for the 2023 youth theme.
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Global
Go behind-the-scenes of recording the 2023 youth album in Brazil
Watch this behind-the-scenes video of what it was like to record the 2023 youth album in Portuguese in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Leaders & Ministry
What does it mean to ‘do all things through Christ?’ The Young Men and Young Women general presidencies on the 2023 youth theme
“If we choose to truly understand and act on those 10 words, what we ‘do’ will change this year as we come to Christ,” President Bonnie H. Cordon said.
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Living Faith
Dominican youth share what it’s like to act in the 2023 youth theme music video
The 2023 youth theme music video “I Can Do All Things Through Christ” was filmed entirely in the Dominican Republic with an all Dominican crew and actors.
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Living Faith
Watch the music video for the 2023 youth theme song ‘I Can Do All Things Through Christ’
For the artist, the message of the song is simple yet powerful: “Christ is always there.”
A young woman in New Zealand reads the scriptures.
Leaders & Ministry
What Church leaders have promised those who study the Savior’s life and teachings
As a new year of New Testament study with “Come, Follow Me” begins, read 10 quotes about the importance of studying the Savior’s life and teachings.
A family reads the scriptures together for “Come, Follow Me”
Leaders & Ministry
How to make 2023’s study of the New Testament with ‘Come, Follow Me’ the best yet
“The study of the New Testament in 2019 was the best New Testament study of my life — until 2023, which I know will be even better,” said Sunday School General President Mark L. Pace.
Christmas lights shine around the Conference Center in Salt Lake City
Leaders & Ministry
Find love, hope and joy in the Promised Messiah this Christmas season, President Eyring writes
“The gift of the Son of God is a priceless gift. ... He is the gift that offers divine love, lasting hope and true joy,” President Eyring wrote in the December 2022 Liahona.
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Members
Church announces 2 new resources to help parents and Primary teachers teach children about covenants
New resources to teach about the covenant path can be found in the appendices of the 2023 “Come, Follow Me” manuals for individuals and families and for Primary.