Valerie Walton is a Church News reporter, University of Utah grad and returned missionary who served in the Florida Jacksonville Mission. She loves knitting, Church history artifacts and teaching youth Sunday School.
This week on social media, President Oaks spoke about the U.S. Constitution and peacemaking, Elder Caussé shared a traditional family crêpe recipe in a Friend to Friend broadcast, and Young Women and Young Men general leaders answered questions about who should be teaching youth classes.
"We should deepen our understanding of effective and Christlike leadership," said President Alvin F. Meredith III in the first BYU–Idaho devotional of the fall semester. The semester marks 25 years since the inaugural semester of the institution.
Three stakes were created in Alberta, Guatemala and North Carolina; 26 stake presidencies were reorganized in Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Portugal and Venezuela, and in the U.S. in California, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
This week on social media, Elder Neil L. Andersen posted about visiting a seminary class in Los Altos, California; the Primary general presidency invited children and their parents and leaders to join them for the Friend to Friend broadcast on Sunday, and more.
Learn about the new missionary training center presidents and companions who have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin serving in January 2027.
"Every hymn you sing, every text you send, every journal entry you write is an opportunity to add something good to the world," said Burke Olsen, Deseret News publisher, in an Ensign College devotional.
This week on social media, Apostles and Church organization leaders post about "Rejoice in Christ," the Salt Lake Temple Celebration theme, as well as the Sunday schedule changes coming on Sept. 6.
Learn about six new stake presidencies created in Argentina, DR Congo, Honduras, Mozambique, Nigeria and Spain, and 11 reorganized stake presidencies in California, Italy, Mississippi, Mozambique, New York, North Dakota, Philippines, Texas and Utah.
President Christofferson wrote about “Holiness to the Lord” on rededicated San Diego temple; Apostles ministered to Latter-day Saints in Washington, Micronesia and Colombia; organization leaders shared resources for coming Sunday schedule changes.
Five stakes were created in Alabama, Côte d'Ivoire, Honduras, North Carolina and Zambia; seven stake presidencies were reorganized in Arizona, California, England, Finland, Guatemala, Mexico and Missouri.
Learn about two new stakes in Idaho and Kentucky and 20 reorganized stake presidencies in Angola, Argentina, Arizona, California, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Idaho, Mexico, Peru, Philippines and Utah.
Stakes were created in Nigeria, North Carolina and Zimbabwe; 16 stake presidencies were reorganized in Argentina, California, Canada, Ghana, Idaho, Missouri, New Mexico, Nigeria, Pennsylvania, Texas, Uruguay, Utah and Washington.
Learn about the presidency of the new Nampula Mozambique Mutauanha Stake and 17 reorganized presidencies of stakes in eight countries from Canada to Samoa.
The new Fort Worth Texas Temple president and matron have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated.
Three stakes were created in Benin, Florida and Mozambique; nine stake presidencies were reorganized in Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan, Maine, Oregon, Peru and Utah. Learn about them here.
Learn about two stakes created in Brazil and Mexico and 22 stake presidencies that were reorganized in Alabama, Argentina, Brazil, California, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Florida, Germany, Idaho, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, North Carolina, Philippines, Texas and Wyoming.
New presidents and matrons of the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea and Port Vila Vanuatu temples have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temples are dedicated.
New presidents and matrons of the new Knoxville Tennessee and Modesto California temples have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temples are dedicated.
Two stakes were created in Idaho and Tennessee, and seven stake presidencies were reorganized in Canada, Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Learn more about them here.
Four stakes were created, in DR Congo, Ecuador, Nigeria and Utah; 25 stake presidencies were reorganized in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, DR Congo, Ecuador, Madagascar, Mexico, Philippines and Zambia and 8 U.S. states.
Learn about the new presidencies of two stakes created in Zimbabwe and 18 reorganized stake presidencies in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nigeria, Philippines, Texas, Utah, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
Learn about new stake presidencies that were reorganized around the world in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the United States in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Around the world, 18 stake presidencies have been reorganized in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru and the Philippines; and in the United States in California, Illinois, Texas and Utah.
Around the world, 21 stake presidencies have been reorganized in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Tonga and the United States in Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Read the list of 62 couples called by the First Presidency to serve as temple presidents and matrons beginning in September 2026 or when the temples are dedicated or rededicated. Read the list and find links to their profiles here.
Brian L. Rawson and Linda Rawson have been called to serve as president and matron of the new Wichita Kansas Temple by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temple is dedicated.
Read about the new presidents and companions of the Arkansas Bentonville, Brazil Maceió, England London and Nigeria Enugu missions, who have been called to serve by the First Presidency. Most will begin their service in July 2026.
Learn about the new leaders of 11 missions around the world, including the new Canada Toronto East, DR Congo Mwene-Ditu, Spain Madrid East and Zimbabwe Harare West missions. Most will begin their service in July.