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Video: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shares his testimony, says pandemic is a time to draw closer to God
By Sarah Jane Weaver
"My plea every morning of my life is, how can I convey what I know to be more true than anything on the face of this earth?" Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said in a new Church News video.
Latest temple updates: 2 in South America to reopen, but COVID-19 conditions ‘pause’ or downgrade 15 in US, Canada, Mexico, England and Australia
By Scott Taylor
Two South America temples are reopening in Phase 1, while five temples are downgrading from Phase 2 to Phase 1 and another 10 are being paused.
President Nelson is ‘humbled, grateful’ by response to #GiveThanks and invites all to #LightTheWorld
By Sarah Jane Weaver
President Russell M. Nelson thanked those who responded to his invitation to #GiveThanks and invited all to continue to show gratitude and #LightTheWorld this Christmas season.
Primary general presidency shares 26 ways children can ‘Light the World’ during Christmas season
By Sarah Jane Weaver
“Children love to serve and do it so naturally,” Primary General President Joy D. Jones said. “Let’s unleash their enthusiasm and power." Here are 26 ways children can #LightTheWorld this season.
Elder and Sister Christofferson ask missionaries, ‘What is one aspect of the Restoration that you are grateful for?’
By Scott Taylor
In a worldwide missionary devotional streamed on Thanksgiving Day, Elder D. Todd Christofferson and his wife, Sister Kathy Christofferson, look at the Restoration and its blessings through the lens of gratitude.
Scott Taylor: Turning #GiveThanks notes into a page in my personal journal of gratitude
By Scott Taylor
President Russell M. Nelson's recent invitation to #GiveThanks is motivating Church News managing editor Scott Taylor to again write in his personal gratitude journal.
A historical perspective on President Nelson’s #GiveThanks invitation and other messages on gratitude
By Sydney Walker
Church leaders in the past have issued invitations to the world. “But there has been no invitation quite like the one that President Nelson gave,” Richard Turley Jr. said.
Episode 6: Sarah Jane Weaver interviews historian Richard E. Turley Jr. on President Nelson’s #GiveThanks invitation
By Sarah Jane Weaver
In Episode 6 of the Church News podcast, Richard E. Turley Jr. gives a historical perspective on President Russell M. Nelson's #GiveThanks message and other prophetic invitations.
Church leaders respond to President Nelson’s invitation to #GiveThanks
By Megan McKellar and Sydney Walker
Since Friday, President Russell M. Nelson, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other Church leaders have posted on social media using #GiveThanks. Here are quotes from their posts.
Ground broken for fifth temple in Texas— one considered a miracle by local members
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
A small, socially distanced groundbreaking ceremony was held for the McAllen Texas Temple on Saturday, Nov. 21, presided over by Elder Art Rascon, an Area Seventy.