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This new tool helps prospective missionaries plan the best time to serve
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new tool to help prospective missionaries consider the best time frame for their missionary service.
The new prospective missionary tool available at lds.org helps those planning to serve a full-time mission plan when they would leave and return.
First rendering released for San Juan Puerto Rico Temple
By Scott Taylor
An artist rendering of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple, the third temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Caribbean, was released Saturday, Jan. 12.
An artist rendering of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple. The rendering was released Saturday, Jan. 12.
Daughter of President Nelson dies after courageous battle with cancer
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Wendy Nelson Maxfield — the daughter of President Russell M. Nelson, the leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Saints — died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 67.
Norman A. Maxfield and Wendy Nelson Maxfield. Sister Maxfield, daughter of Church President Russell M. Nelson, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Christmas joy: Kristin Chenoweth highlights annual Tabernacle Choir holiday concert
By Jason Swensen
Kristin Chenoweth enthralled audiences with her voice on Dec. 13 during her performance with The Tabernacle Choir.
Kristin Chenoweth jokes with conductor Mack Wilberg while singing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during their opening Christmas concert at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.
Colombia's newest temple is already helping area youth make 'the right choice'
By Jason Swensen
President Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Ulisses Soares remind Barranquilla-area young men and young women to stay on the "covenant path" by serving in the Church's newest temple.
President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, shakes the hands of young women who arrived early to secure front row seats for the Dec. 8, 2018, youth devotional in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Elder Uchtdorf shares message during Volkstrauertag: A German national day of remembrance
By Marianne Holman Prescott
Elder Uchtdorf speaks during the Volkstrauertag event at Fort Douglas Military Cemetary in Salt Lake City on Nov. 18. The gathering pays tribute to German prisoners of war — and others — who are buried there.
Gov. Gary Herbert , Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, General Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard Jefferson Burton and James Burton salute after placing a wreath during the German Day of Remembrance (Volkstrauertag) at Fort Douglas Military Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.
Church statement says changes coming for local celebrations, including pageants
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Saturday that there will be changes to local celebrations, including pageants.
An undated photo from the Manti Pageant.
Kristin Chenoweth to join The Tabernacle Choir in their 2018 annual Christmas concert — here's how to get tickets
By Aubrey Eyre
This year, one of Broadway’s most well-known performers, Kristin Chenoweth, will appear as the featured guest and narrator of the annual Christmas concert by The Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells on Temple Square.
Kristin Chenoweth will be this year's featured guest artist and narrator at The Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concert.
An innovative approach to education: How BYU-Pathway Worldwide is creating a global campus
By Marianne Holman Prescott
A look at the ways BYU-Pathway Worldwide has grown to create a worldwide education system in under a decade.
A Pathway student studies at home with her child.
Music and the Spoken Word: Let love rule the day
We can love people even if we do not love their choices. After all, isn’t it more important — though perhaps more challenging — to love a person than to love words or actions?
Choreographer and director Jerome Robbins, left, and actress-singer Mary Martin, dressed in her Peter Pan oufit, fly through the air during a rehearsal for a television program in 1955. (AP Photo)
Feeling discouraged, inadequate, overwhelmed? Sister Aburto has 17 suggestions to help
By Marianne Holman Prescott
Sister Aburto shares 17 pieces of advice to help students along their way.
Sister Reyna I. Aburto, of the Relief Society general presidency speaks, during a Salt Lake Institute devotional at the LDS Institute of Religion in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.
President Nelson speaks about using full, proper name of the Church during visit to Canada
By Scott Taylor
Speaking of his recent call to identify The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by its full, formal name, rather than nicknames and abbreviations, President Nelson said the direction does not constitute a name change but rather a course corre
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, enter the Palais des congrès de Montréal auditorium prior to the start of the Aug. 18, 2018, devotional in Montreal.
60 years after dedication, New Zealand temple closes for renovations. See what it will look like when it's finished
By Marianne Holman Prescott
After serving Church members in the Pacific for six decades, the Hamilton New Zealand Temple has closed for an extensive, three-year renovation.
Rendering of Hamilton New Zealand Temple and auxiliary buildings as they will appear after renovation.
Latter-day Saint missionary dies in accidental fall while serving in Australia
By Sarah Jane Weaver
A 19-year-old Latter-day Saint missionary serving in Australia Sydney Mission died Monday, July 23, after slipping and falling from a cliff in a popular sightseeing area.
Elder Gavin Paul Zimmerman, 19, from West Haven, Utah, died Monday, July 23, in an accidental fall while serving as a missionary in the Australia Sydney Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Church member killed in shooting during sacrament meeting in Fallon, Nevada
By Sarah Jane Weaver
A member of the Fallon 3rd Ward in Fallon, Nevada, was shot and killed by another member of the Latter-day Saints congregation during Sacrament meeting on Sunday, July 22.
The chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fallon, Nevada where a fatal shooting occurred on Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Elder Holland on why LDS Church and NAACP partnership is a golden opportunity
By Tad Walch
The joint courses will be the first practical application of the new relationship between the Church and the famous black civil rights organization. The initiative was announced July 15 at the 109th NAACP Annual Convention.
The Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir, an independent LDS choir, performs "Calvary" during the 109th NAACP Annual Convention at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio on Sunday, July 15, 2018.
In a 'grand night for singing,' Broadway-themed concert celebrates Pioneer Day
By Valerie Johnson
In a ‘grand night for singing,’ the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square celebrated the 171st anniversary of the arrival of the first pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley with "Music for a Summer Evening."
Guest performers Laura Michelle Kellythe and Matthew Morrison take the stage as they join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for their annual Pioneer Concert at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 20, 2018.
This Week on Social: President Nelson invites others to make a change of heart
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
Repentance, prayer and personal revelation were themes this week among the social media accounts of Church leaders.
A screenshot from the Facebook page of President Russell M. Nelson. Repentance, prayer and personal revelation were themes this week among the social media accounts of Church leaders.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir to hold Broadway-themed concerts in honor of Pioneer Day this year
By Jason Swensen
No rest for the choir and orchestra, who return to the Concert Center for a pair of Broadway-themed concerts after returning from 2018 tour.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Tabernacle Choir will continue their tradition of offering Pioneer Day holiday concerts with a pair of performances on July 20 and July 21.
How you should — or shouldn't — interpret the Word of Wisdom, according to one BYU professor
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
Benjamin Bikman, a BYU professor of physiology and development biology, spoke on his diabetes research and insulin resistance research during a July 17 BYU Forum, tying the research to Church members' perceptions of the Word of Wisdom.
Benjamin Bikman, a Brigham Young University professor of physiology and development biology, spoke on his research on diabetes and insulin resistance during a July 17 forum given at the BYU Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. He also tied the research to LDS perceptions of the Word of Wisdom and spoke on making healthy lifestyle choices.
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