Restoration

Video: A behind-the-scenes look at filming the bicentennial proclamation in the Sacred Grove with President Nelson
By Sarah Jane Weaver
A new Church News video features President Jean B. Bingham and President Joy D. Jones reflecting on being in the Sacred Grove with President Russell M. Nelson while filming the video announcing the bicentennial proclamation on the Restoration.
Elder Tad R. Callister: Joseph Smith’s name should be known for good and evil
Elder Tad R. Callister
Joseph Smith's name is known for good and evil throughout the world exactly as Moroni prophesied, Elder Callister wrote. "May we be among the wise and noble and virtuous who honor and praise the name of Joseph Smith for good."
Here’s a list of articles on the Restoration to help you prepare for general conference
By Church News Staff
To help Church members prepare for general conference, the Church News wrote a series of articles dedicated to the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Church's journey from grove to globe.
Gerry Avant: President Benson’s visit to the Sacred Grove
By Gerry Avant
I consider myself fortunate to be among the tens of thousands who have been able to walk in the Sacred Grove more than once. I went to the grove the first time to cover a visit by President Ezra Taft Benson.
Read 17 quotes on the First Vision from modern prophets
By Grace Carter
Here are statements on the First Vision from each of the 17 latter-day Church presidents as members of the Church prepare for a historic general conference commemorating the bicentennial of the Restoration this weekend.
‘Millions shall know Brother Joseph’: Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. explains how
By Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr., Church Historian and Recorder
At the time of Joseph Smith's death, many critics anticipated that the Church would fade into oblivion. But millions have come to "know Brother Joseph again."
How Doctrine and Covenants 4 shows the importance of principles over structure in the ongoing Restoration of the Church
By Sydney Walker
Missionary work — or “ministering to all,” as Elder Uchtdorf said — was and continues to be one of the key foundational principles of the gospel. The structure of the Church supports this principle.
Why women in the Church should be following President Nelson’s invitation to study about the priesthood
By Aubrey Eyre
The Relief Society general presidency issues a renewed call for women in the Church to heed President Nelson's counsel for women to study about the priesthood and what it means to them.
President Nelson extends 2nd invitation of 2020: ‘How do you hear Him? #HearHim’
By Scott Taylor
For the second time in the year marking the bicentennial of the First Vision, President Russell M. Nelson extended a special invitation to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Church Historian and Recorder speaks on significance of First Vision at Huntington Library conference
By Grace Carter
Drawing on its vast catalog of Church history materials, the Huntington hosted “The First Vision of Joseph Smith, Jr.: 200 Years On” — a two-day conference commemorating the bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision.
Historic documents of the First Vision on display at Church History Library
By Keith A. Erekson, Church History Library director
As part of the bicentennial celebration in 2020, the Church History Library has placed original records of the First Vision on display in its ongoing “Foundations of Faith” exhibit.