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A woman stands in front of an aid worker seated at a table in a camp in northeast Syria .
Church support warms refugees in northeast Syria
By Mary Richards
Displaced people in northeast Syria received winter clothing and essential items from CARE and the Church of Jesus Christ.
Elder Jack N. Gerard gives a keynote address during a webinar on religious freedom.
All are ‘children of a loving God,’ Elder Gerard says in religious freedom webinar
By Trent Toone
Elder Jack N. Gerard, a General Authority Seventy, was the keynote speaker in a religious freedom webinar that commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Missionaries stand behind 12 people who are a part of the new Ukrainian group in Vienna, Austria.
New Ukrainian group of Latter-day Saints now meeting in Austria
By Mary Richards
A group meets under the direction of a ward or stake and allows people to worship together in their own language.
Members of the Barcelos Ward wave to the camera during a service project.
Recent humanitarian efforts from Latter-day Saints in Europe
By Mary Richards
Members of the Church responded after flooding, donated blood, cleaned homes, sorted supplies, sewed quilts and more in several European countries.
President Camille N. Johnson and President Susan H. Porter walk with shade umbrellas as they visit Rise and Rebuild Foundation in the Philippines.
Relief Society and Primary general presidents share the light of the Savior in Philippines ministry
By Mary Richards
President Camille N. Johnson and President Susan H. Porter saw child nutrition efforts, taught members and met with civic leaders during the 10-day visit.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson greets Sheikh Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara, president of the High Islamic Council in Mali.
Church of Jesus Christ forges relationship with Islamic community in West Africa
By Mary Richards
A Mali Muslim leader’s visit to Church sites in Utah is an example of strengthened interfaith relationships in the Africa West Area.
President Emily Belle Freeman smiles as she hugs young women in Lagos, Nigeria.
President Freeman and Sister Dennis testify of Jesus Christ through West Africa ministry
By Mary Richards
The Young Women general president and Relief Society general presidency first counselor taught and ministered in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Rescue teams work at a tunnel collapse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Church responds to help those affected by torrential rains, flooding in the Dominican Republic
By Trent Toone
At least 21 people have reportedly died and more than 13,000 people have been evacuated to secure areas in the Dominican Republic.
President Camille N. Johnson and President Susan H. Porter remove the red covering from a Giving Machine in Cebu, Philippines.
See locations, dates for Giving Machines in 2023
By Mary Richards
Giving Machines are in 61 locations this year in 7 countries. Find the operating dates, locations and ways to follow on social media.
An associate in the job-training program works in a Deseret Industries store.
By the numbers: Church programs for education, employment
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ emphasizes self-reliance and helping members feel empowered to meet their temporal, spiritual and emotional needs.
Family members take a photo on the beach.
RootsTech launches video and social media campaign to promote 2024 theme ‘Remember’
By Trent Toone
RootsTech organizers have launched a video and social media campaign to promote its 2024 theme, “Remember.”
Elder Thierry K. Mutombo takes a fruit tree seedling to plant in Kenya.
Trees, water, equipment and other humanitarian aid throughout Africa
By Mary Richards
“Our prayers have been answered,” said a school headmaster after a donation from the Church of Jesus Christ in Ghana.
President Dallin H. Oaks, center, and President Henry B. Eyring, left, sit at a table with Ibrahima Touré, Ivory Coast ambassador to the United States, at Church headquarters.
Ivory Coast ambassador meets with First Presidency members in Salt Lake City
By Mary Richards
The visit also included a tour of Welfare Square and the Humanitarian Center.
Two former stake presidents walk on the Okinawa Japan Temple grounds.
Both lost family in WWII, now former stake presidents in Okinawa share their journey from sorrow to peace — and a temple
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Former leaders in Okinawa lost their fathers in World War II and now rejoice that a temple — the Okinawa Japan Temple — will grace their land.
Four-year-old Priscilla washes her hands in water collected from a spring in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Having water ‘is like a dream’ in Rwanda
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ and Water for People are working on completing water systems in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Women and children at a malnutrition screening session in the village of Ngolo, in the Northern region of Burkina Faso.
The Church’s global effort to nourish children and mothers
By Mary Richards
The Relief Society is involved in a global effort to improve the health and development of children under five and their mothers.
A map of the 36 new missions being created in 2024.
With 36 new missions coming in 2024, get to know the cities, states and countries a little better
By Scott Taylor
Scheduled to start July 1, 2024, the 36 new missions will be in seven U.S. states and 20 other countries.
An aerial photo of the Kanton Atoll in Kiribati, with several green and sand rimmed islands in a blue ocean.
How the Church is helping address one of the biggest issues in Kiribati
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The Church and the Kiribati government recently partnered to help some of the outer islands get clean drinking water.
A map shows an area of Israel and Gaza in the Middle East.
Church providing humanitarian aid in Middle East during conflict
By Mary Richards
A statement says the Church is devoting significant financial resources for critical needs.
The Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple at dusk.
See first images inside, outside of the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple, the Church’s 2nd in the metro area
By Scott Taylor
The temple begins its open-house phrase, beginning with Monday’s media briefing and tours.
Women from soup kitchens in Puno, Peru, receive new cooking kits donated by the Church.
Photo gallery: See how the Church and its members are helping people across Latin America
By Sydney Walker
Recent donations from the Church include new school desks in Guatemala, access to clean drinking water in Colombia and cooking kits for soup kitchens in Peru.
A FamilySearch team member, shares FamilySearch archivist solutions with a congress delegate in the United Arab Emirates.
FamilySearch announces new initiative for digitizing Ottoman Empire family histories at ICA Congress
By Trent Toone
FamilySearch participated in the ICA Congress in the United Arab Emirates where representatives announced a new initiative to digitize Ottoman Empire family histories.
Children carry humanitarian supplies in Brazil after 2023 cyclones.
How the Church in Brazil has been blessing thousands of people throughout the country
By Vanessa Fitzgibbon
Recent donations from the Church of Jesus Christ in Brazil have helped thousands of members and non-members.
Hands hold pictures of ancestors in a Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos letter.
Day of the Dead is a time to remember ancestors
By Mary Richards
Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and the Church’s Mexico Area presidency invited others to reflect on lessons from their ancestors and do family history work.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will create 36 new missions worldwide in 2024.
With full-time missionary numbers exceeding 72,000, Church to create 36 new missions worldwide
By Scott Taylor
Also, a policy adjustment now allows prospective missionaries to submit applications 150 days before availability date.
JustServe specialist and volunteer Francisca Salgado speaks at the official launch of JustServe in Santiago, Chile.
JustServe officially launches in Chile
By Mary Richards
An event in Santiago let organizations and volunteers know how to get started using JustServe in Chile — the 14th country to have the free community service platform.
The Church’s Africa West Area presidency meets with Muslim leaders at the Nigerian National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. 26, 2023.
Nigerian stake president named peace ambassador; Church leaders visit Nigerian National Mosque
By Mary Richards
The Africa West Area presidency visited the Nigerian National Mosque and a Nigerian stake president was named an Eminent Ambassador of Peace.
Elder Jörg Klebingat speaks to others at a donation ceremony in the Volta Region of Ghana after the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
Church gives emergency food and supplies to flood victims in Ghana
By Mary Richards
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
The Mou Tham family pose for a photo in front of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple in 1963.
Family featured in President Monson address returns to Hamilton New Zealand Temple
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The Mou Tham family, featured in President Monson’s 2011 conference address, recently returned to the Hamilton temple to celebrate the 50th anniversary of being sealed there.
Lynne M. Jackson, a descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott.
Descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott announced as first keynote speaker for RootsTech 2024
By Trent Toone
FamilySearch has announced that Lynne M. Jackson, a descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott, will be a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2024.