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Sydney Walker
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


"We have a unique and true testimony of Christ. That is the key to everything else," President Oaks said at 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders.

See resources for Elder Alan R. Walker’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See resources for Elder Thierry K. Mutombo’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

In a video posted on social media, Elder Ronald A. Rasband showed inside a room at Church headquarters where thousands of prospective missionaries are assigned to serve around the world.

Read recent counsel from Church leaders to help those feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges, Church callings, ministering and finishing the to-do list.

See resources for Elder Edward B. Rowe’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

Brigham Young University leads multiuniversity research group to evaluate faith and ethics in AI.

See resources for Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See resources for Elder David A. Bednar’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See resources for Elder Clark G. Gilbert’s April 2026 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See how the Church is caring for those in need in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Pernambuco, Ceará and Paraíba, and in the Amazon region.

The Rev. Lawrence E. Carter, who presented President Russell M. Nelson with the Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize, is retiring from Morehouse College. The Church donated 33,705 pounds of food in his honor.

The Black 14 and the College Football Hall of Fame collaborated with the Church to donate 36,000 pounds of food to the Atlanta Community Food Bank on April 7.

“I invite you to pray to Heavenly Father and say, like Jesus did, ‘Here am I, send me,’” said President Susan H. Porter.

During the Sunday morning session, President Dallin H. Oaks invited all to follow the Savior’s example by loving their adversaries and being a peacemaker.

“As followers of Christ, let us follow Him by forgoing contention and by using the language and methods of peacemakers,” said President Dallin H. Oaks.

“To walk with Jesus is to follow His prophet,” said Elder Brian J. Holmes.

April 2026 general conference will include a solemn assembly to sustain a new Church president and First Presidency. What does a solemn assembly look like and why is it important?

Alexander Castillo, Lilian Villamor and Lani Misalucha of the Philippines are featured in Part 3 of the “People of Faith” Church News documentary series on BYUtv.

Celeste Ha‘o, Ryan Tanaka and Mufi Hannemann of Hawaii are featured in Part 2 of the “People of Faith” Church News documentary series on BYUtv.

Violet Shibuta, Marcos Rossi and Carlos Martins of Brazil are featured in Part 1 of the “People of Faith” Church News documentary series on BYUtv.

A new portrait of Joseph Smith will hang near President Russell M. Nelson’s portrait in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

President Jeffrey R. Holland left “his unforgettable testimony of God on all that he touched,” said President Dallin H. Oaks during President Holland’s funeral.

Here's how Church leaders have used Moses 6:34 to teach about Jesus Christ’s invitation to "walk with me."

In 2019, the Church released a video seeking to portray the Nativity story in the most accurate way possible — “The Christ Child: A Nativity Story.” Watch it here.

"We’re really excited to have that opportunity to move the work forward,” said Portland Maine Stake President Richard J. Taylor.

"Such an announcement by a member of the area presidency has never occurred before," Elder Allen D. Haynie told Latter-day Saints in Portland, Maine. "Tonight will be the first time."

See resources for Elder Carlos A. Godoy’s October 2025 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See resources for Elder B. Corey Cuvelier’s October 2025 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.

See resources for President Henry B. Eyring’s October 2025 general conference message to enrich gospel learning individually and in the home.